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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
Boadicea-class scout cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1909–1910
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
148
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 Down1907
- Launched1908
- Commissioned1909
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement3,350 t
- Standard Displacement3,350 t
- Full Load Displacement3,403.6 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)123.44 m
- Beam12.65 m
- Draft4.27 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement317
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × Parsons steam turbine sets, each driving two shafts
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power13,422 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed25 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range4,260
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun6 × BL 4 inch Mk VII guns
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count6
- Secondary Guns4 × QF 3-pounder Vickers guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲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 Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourDeck: 0.5–1 in (12.7–25.4 mm), Conning Tower: 4 in (101.6 mm)
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour12.7 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1909Production started
- 1910Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
117
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 ↗
290CRUISERS148PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS1204UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/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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