Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Acorn-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1910–1911
Quantity
20
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
31
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationAcorn-class destroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardJohn Brown and Company, William Denny & Brothers, Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, R. W. Hawthorn Leslie & Company, Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, A. & J. Inglis, John I. Thornycroft & Company, J. Samuel White & Company
- Laid Down1910
- Launched1910
- Commissioned1910
- Ships in Class20
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement760 t
- Standard Displacement760 t
- Full Load Displacement855 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)75 m
- Length (waterline)73 m
- Beam7.7 m
- Draft2.3 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement72
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Oil-fired boilers, 3 shaft steam turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power10,067 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed27 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × BL 4 inch L/40 Mark VIII guns, mounting P Mark V
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns2 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I guns, mounting P Mark I
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed20
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned20
- Cancelled0
- Lost3
- Retired20
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1910Production started
- 1911Entered service
116
years in service
1
years in production
20
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
356DESTROYERS31PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS348PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
These terms are listed automatically because they appear on this page.full encyclopedia →
📚 Sources