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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Apollo-class protected cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1889–1892
Quantity
21
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
23
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationprotected cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardChatham Dockyard, Vickers, Samuda Brothers, Robert Stephenson and Company
- Laid Down1889
- Launched1890
- Commissioned1891
- Ships in Class21
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement3,600 t
- Standard Displacement3,600 t
- Full Load Displacement3,657.6 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)95.76 m
- Length (waterline)95.76 m
- Beam13.26 m
- Draft5.33 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement286
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion4MOD.4
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)steam reciprocating
- Top Speed19.75 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 6-inch QF guns, 6 × 4.7-inch QF guns, 8 × 6-pounder guns
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns6 × QF 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns, 8 × 6-pounder guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes3
- ASW CapabilityNo
- 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 Status8MOD.8
- Completed21
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned21
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired15
- Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
- Armourinternal curved steel armour deck
- Belt Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1889Production started
- 1892Production ended
- 1899First deployment: Second Boer War
137
years in service
3
years in production
21
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
143CRUISERS23PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS795UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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