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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
Blonde-class scout cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1910–1911
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
60
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationscout cruiser
- Ship Typescout cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardPembroke Dockyard
- Laid Down1909
- Launched1910
- Commissioned1910
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement3,350 t
- Standard Displacement3,350 t
- Full Load Displacement3,403.6 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)123.75 m
- Beam12.65 m
- Draft4.72 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement314
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 × Parsons steam turbines, 12 × Yarrow boilers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power13,422 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed25 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range4,100
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun10 × BL 4-inch Mk VII guns
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count10
- Secondary Guns4 × QF 3-pounder Vickers guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- 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 ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourDeck: 1 inch (slope), 0.5 inch (flat); Conning tower: 4 inches
- Deck Armour25.4 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1910Production started
- 1911Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
116
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
191CRUISERS60PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS942UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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