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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
B-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1895–1907
Quantity
24
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
31
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
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
◎Identification4MOD.4
- Ship TypeTorpedo boat destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardLaird Brothers (later Cammell Laird), Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Armstrong Whitworth, William Doxford and Sons, J & G Thomson (later John Brown and Company)
- Ships in Class24
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement350 t
▣Dimensions1MOD.1
- Length (overall)64 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement66
◆Propulsion4MOD.4
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Triple-expansion steam engines and/or steam turbines
- Top Speed30 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary GunsQF 6-pounder Hotchkiss (5 ×)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability4MOD.4
◇Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed24
- Lost4
- Retired20
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1895Production started
- 1907Production ended
131
years in service
12
years in production
24
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
356DESTROYERS31PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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