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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 seaplane tender
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationChitose-class
- Ship Typeseaplane tender
- Builder / ShipyardKure Naval Arsenal
- Laid Down1934
- Launched1936
- Commissioned1938
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement9,850 t
- Standard Displacement11,190 t
- Full Load Displacement12,700 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)192.5 m
- Length (waterline)185 m
- Beam20.8 m
- Draft7.5 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement825
- Officers50
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)steam turbines, 4 boilers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power56,700 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed29 kn
- Range8,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun127 mm/40 Type 89
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns25 mm Type 96 AA guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft24
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingYes
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost2
- Retired2
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1934Production started
- 1938Entered service
- 1939Production ended
92
years in service
5
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 ↗
54FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS8INTERWAR PERIOD · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS348JAPAN · ALL WEAPONS15PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
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 technique to reduce a ship's magnetic signature by neutralizing its internal magnetic field, minimizing vulnerability to magnetic mines or detection.
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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