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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
Caldwell-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1917–1918
Quantity
6
Unit Price (current)
$29.5M↗ 3088% inflation · 1915→2025
Original Price
$925.0K (1915)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
38
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$29.5M
Original: $925.0K (1915)
Inflation: +%3088
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Laid Down1916
- Launched1917
- Commissioned1917
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement1,020 t
- Full Load Displacement1,125 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)96.2 m
- Length (waterline)93.9 m
- Beam9.53 m
- Draft2.44 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement146
◆Propulsion3MOD.3
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed32 kn
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count4
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes12
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1912Entered service
- 1917Production started
- 1918Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
109
years in service
1
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
473DESTROYERS38WORLD WAR I · DESTROYERS2866UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS27PRICE · DESTROYERS471PRICE · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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