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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
Chitose-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1936–1938
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
4
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
80
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Ship Typelight aircraft carrier
- Builder / ShipyardKure Naval Arsenal
- Laid Down1934
- Launched1936
- Commissioned1938
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement11,190 t
- Full Load Displacement15,300 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)192.5 m
- Beam20.8 m
- Draft7.51 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement800
- Air Wing Personnel30
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power42,300 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed28.9 kn
- Range5,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun8 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 naval guns
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns30 × Type 96 25 mm AT/AA Guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft30
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed2
- Lost2
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1936Production started
- 1938Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
90
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
46FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS4INTERWAR PERIOD · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS274JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS10PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
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.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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