Data Quality86%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Bussard-class cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1890–1895
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
89
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
32
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
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Hull ClassificationUnprotected cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardKaiserliche Werft Danzig, Blohm and Voss, Kaiserliche Werft Kiel, Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement1,559 t
- Full Load Displacement1,559 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)82.6 m
- Length (waterline)79.62 m
- Beam12.5 m
- Draft4.45 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement161
- Officers9
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × triple‑expansion steam engines, 2 × screw propellers, 4 fire‑tube boilers, auxiliary barque rig
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power2,059 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed15.5 kn
- Cruise Speed9 kn
- Range2,990
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun8 × 10.5 cm SK L/35 guns
- Main Gun Calibre105 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns5 × 3.7 cm Hotchkiss revolver cannon
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲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 frames with yellow pine planking, Muntz metal sheathing
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed6
- Lost3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1890Production started
- 1895Production ended
- 1899First deployment: Boxer Rebellion
136
years in service
5
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
227CRUISERS89PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS1052GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS283PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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