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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
Almirante-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · EARLY COLD WAR
15
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
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardVickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
- Commissioned1960
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement2,730 t
- Standard Displacement2,730 t
- Full Load Displacement2,773.68 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)122.5 m
- Beam13.1 m
- Draft4 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement266
- Officers17
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers, Parsons geared turbines, 2 shafts
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power39,700 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed34.5 kn
- Cruise Speed16 kn
- Range6,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunVickers Mark Q 4-inch (102 mm)
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary GunsBofors 40mm/70
⬢Missile Armament5MOD.5
- Anti-Ship MissilesExocet
- Surface-to-Air MissilesSeacat
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare2MOD.2
- Torpedo Tubes5
- ASW CapabilityYes
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemMarconi sensors
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
▣Survivability1MOD.1
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1958Production started
- 1960Production ended
68
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
1
countries operating
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
125DESTROYERS15EARLY COLD WAR · DESTROYERS301UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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