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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Admiralty M-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1915–1916
Quantity
85
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationM-class destroyer
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardVarious Royal Navy yards
- Laid Down1914
- Launched1915
- Commissioned1915
- Ships in Class85
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement900 t
- Standard Displacement900 t
- Full Load Displacement1,100 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)83.2 m
- Beam8.13 m
- Draft2.59 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement80
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 shafts; 1 steam turbine set
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power18,642.5 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed34 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range3,710
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun3 × QF 4-inch naval guns (Mk IV, XII, XXII)
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count3
- Secondary Guns2 × QF 2-pounder (40 mm) guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status7MOD.7
- Completed85
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned85
- Cancelled3
- Retired85
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- ArmourNone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1915Production started
- 1916Production ended
111
years in service
1
years in production
85
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
282DESTROYERS8WORLD WAR I · DESTROYERS839UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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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.
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