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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
Birmingham-class light cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1913–1922
Quantity
4
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
89
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull Classificationlight cruiser
- Ship Typelight cruiser
- Laid Down1911
- Launched1913
- Commissioned1914
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement4,800 t
- Standard Displacement4,800 t
- Full Load Displacement5,440 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)138 m
- Beam15 m
- Draft4.3 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement310
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 shafts, 2 steam turbine sets
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power18,390 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed25 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range5,830
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunBL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XI guns (50 calibre)
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count9
- Secondary GunsQF 3 pounder (47-mm) guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- 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 Status5MOD.5
- Completed4
- Under Construction0
- Planned4
- Cancelled0
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armourbelt: 1.5–3 in, deck: 0.4–1.5 in, gun shields: 4 in, conning tower: 4 in
- Belt Armour38 mm
- Deck Armour25 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1913Production started
- 1922Production ended
113
years in service
9
years in production
4
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
227CRUISERS89PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS988UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS224PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 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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