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Barracouta-class protected cruiser
Photo: Unknown author · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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Cruisers · 1890
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Barracouta-classprotectedcruiser

Barracouta-class protected cruiser
Barracouta-class protected cruiser Photo: Unknown author · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
30
Air Defence
5
Multi-Role Capability
25
Sensors
10
Survivability
40
Endurance
50
Command Capability
35
Aviation
0
Strategic Impact
20
Cost-Effectiveness
75
CategoryCruisers
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1890
Operators1 countries
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
26
Cruisers MASS Rating
72/150
Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
207/292
All-Time
Cruisers · 10 axes scored
Firepower
30
Air Defence
5
Multi-Role Capability
25
Sensors
10
Survivability
40
Endurance
50
Command Capability
35
Aviation
0
Strategic Impact
20
Cost-Effectiveness
75
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Barracouta-class protected cruiser
Category
Production
1890–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
72
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
26
cruisers category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1890Production started
136
years in service
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
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