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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
Carpenter-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR II
32
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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 ClassificationDD
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardBath Iron Works, ME; Consolidated Steel, TX; Bethlehem (Staten Island, Fore River, San Pedro, San Francisco); Federal Shipbuilding, NJ; Todd Pacific Seattle, WA
- Laid Down1942
- Launched1944
- Commissioned1945
- Ships in Class98
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement2,616 t
- Standard Displacement2,616 t
- Full Load Displacement3,460 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)119 m
- Beam12.5 m
- Draft4.4 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement350
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)General Electric steam turbines, 2 shafts
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power44,760 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36.8 kn
- Cruise Speed20 kn
- Range4,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun5 inch/38 caliber Mark 38 DP guns
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count6
- Secondary Guns3 inch/50 caliber guns, 40 mm Bofors AA, 20 mm Oerlikon
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes10
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters1
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarSC radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemMk37 GFCS
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingYes
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed98
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned152
- Cancelled54
- Lost1
- Retired98
- Preserved5
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1945Production started
- 1946Production ended
81
years in service
1
years in production
98
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 11 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries12country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
191DESTROYERS32WORLD WAR II · DESTROYERS1793UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket or missile: a weapon system used to detect and engage underwater targets, typically deployed from aircraft.
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 technique to reduce a ship's magnetic signature by neutralizing its internal magnetic field, minimizing vulnerability to magnetic mines or detection.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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