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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
Avon-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1896–1897
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
119
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
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
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardVickers
- Launched1896
- Commissioned1897
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length (overall)64 m
▣Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement63
◇Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Normand boilers
- Shaft Power4,699 kW
- Top Speed30 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
◆Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun12-pounder
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
▤Missile Armament3MOD.3
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
▲Aviation3MOD.3
◎Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◈Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
▣Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed3
- Under Construction0
- Retired3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1896Production started
- 1897Production ended
130
years in service
1
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
477DESTROYERS119PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1208UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS388PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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