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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
Akatsuki-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1931–1933
Quantity
4
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
27
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 Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardSasebo Naval Arsenal, Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Uraga Dock Company, Fujinagata Shipyards
- Laid Down1931
- Launched1932
- Commissioned1932
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,750 t
- Standard Displacement2,050 t
- Full Load Displacement1,778 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)118.5 m
- Beam10.4 m
- Draft3.2 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement233
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shaft Kampon geared turbines, 3 boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power37,285 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed38 kn
- Cruise Speed14 kn
- Range5,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun3 × twin Type 3 127 mm 50 caliber naval guns
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count6
- Secondary Guns2 × single Type 93 13 mm machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes9
- 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 ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed4
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned4
- Cancelled0
- Lost3
- Retired1
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1931Production started
- 1933Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
95
years in service
2
years in production
4
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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