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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
Branlebas-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1907–1909
Quantity
10
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
19
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
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 Classificationsteel
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardVarious French shipyards (Normand, Dyle et Bacalan, Chantiers de Penhoët, Rochefort Dockyard, De La Brosse et Fouché)
- Laid Down1905
- Launched1907
- Commissioned1908
- Ships in Class10
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement344 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)58 m
- Beam6.28 m
- Draft2.96 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement60
- Officers4
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 triple‑expansion steam engines fed by 2 Normand or Du Temple boilers, driving 2 shafts
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power5,069 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed27.5 kn
- Range2,100
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun1 × 65 mm Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891
- Main Gun Calibre65 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns6 × 47 mm QF 3‑pounder Hotchkiss
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- 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 ControlYes
▣Armour2MOD.2
- Armour20 mm belt
- Belt Armour20 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1907Production started
- 1909Production ended
119
years in service
2
years in production
10
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
338DESTROYERS19PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS636FRANCE · ALL WEAPONS266PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
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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