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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
B97-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1914–1915
Quantity
8
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
34
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardBlohm & Voss, AG Vulcan
- Laid Down1914
- Launched1915
- Commissioned1915
- Ships in Class8
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,374 t
- Standard Displacement1,374 t
- Full Load Displacement1,843 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)98 m
- Length (waterline)96 m
- Beam9.35 m
- Draft3.39 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement114
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 oil-fired boilers driving 2 steam turbines on 2 shafts
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power29,828 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36 kn
- Cruise Speed20 kn
- Range2,620
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun4 × 10.5 cm SK L/45 naval guns (after 1916 refit)
- Main Gun Calibre105 mm
- Main Gun Count4
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- 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 Status8MOD.8
- Completed8
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned8
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired7
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914Production started
- 1915Production ended
112
years in service
1
years in production
8
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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