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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
Akizuki-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1960–1960
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · EARLY COLD WAR
29
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardMitsubishi Shipbuilding & Eng. Co.
- Laid Down1958
- Launched1959
- Commissioned1960
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement2,350 t
- Full Load Displacement2,387.6 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)118 m
- Beam12 m
- Draft4 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement330
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power33,556 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed32 kn
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun5"/54 caliber Mk.16
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count3
- Secondary Guns3"/50 caliber Mk.22
⬢Missile Armament1MOD.1
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
◎Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Air-Search RadarOPS-1
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarOPS-5
- Combat SystemMark 57 Gun Fire Control System, Mark 63 Gun Fire Control System
- Electronic WarfareYes
◈Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed2
- Retired2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1960Production started
66
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
227DESTROYERS29EARLY COLD WAR · DESTROYERS2142UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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