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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
C-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1930–1933
Quantity
5
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
43
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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 ClassificationC-class destroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardRoyal Navy dockyards
- Laid Down1930
- Launched1931
- Commissioned1932
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,375 t
- Standard Displacement1,375 t
- Full Load Displacement1,890 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)100.28 m
- Beam10.06 m
- Draft3.81 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement145
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 2 shafts
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power26,845 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range5,870
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × QF 4.7-inch Mk IX
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns1 × QF 3-inch 20 cwt AA gun, 2 × quadruple .5-inch Vickers Mk III AA machineguns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemDirector-control tower, ASDIC (D class only)
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed5
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned8
- Cancelled3
- Lost2
- Retired5
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1930Production started
- 1933Production ended
- 1937Sale: Canada (4 units)
- 1939First deployment: World War II
96
years in service
3
years in production
5
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries2country
C-class destroyerSALES2records
Canadaⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
207DESTROYERS43INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS498UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 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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