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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
Bristol-class light cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1910–1910
Quantity
5
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
72
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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
◎Identification4MOD.4
- Laid Down1909
- Launched1909
- Commissioned1910
- Ships in Class5
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement4,800 t
- Full Load Displacement5,300 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)138 m
- Beam14.3 m
- Draft4.73 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement310
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Number of Engines12
- Shaft Power16,400 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed25 kn
- Range4,140
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count2
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes2
▲Armour1MOD.1
- Deck Armour19 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1910Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
116
years in service
0
years in production
5
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
207CRUISERS72PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS966UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS6PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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