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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
Clemson-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1919–1922
Quantity
156
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
76
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 Classificationflush-deck destroyer
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardBethlehem Steel Corporation, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, William Cramp & Sons, Union Iron Works, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Bath Iron Works
- Laid Down1918
- Launched1919
- Commissioned1919
- Ships in Class156
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,215 t
- Standard Displacement1,215 t
- Full Load Displacement1,308 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)95.7 m
- Length (waterline)95.7 m
- Beam9.43 m
- Draft2.84 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement122
- Officers8
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 2 shafts
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power20,594 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed35.5 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range4,900
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4-inch/50 caliber guns
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns3-inch/23 caliber anti-aircraft gun
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes12
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed156
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned162
- Cancelled6
- Lost20
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1912Entered service
- 1919Production started
- 1922Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
107
years in service
3
years in production
156
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 5 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
313DESTROYERS76INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS2652UNITED STATES · 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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