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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
County-class guided missile destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1962–1970
Quantity
8
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · EARLY COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
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
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull ClassificationGuided missile destroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardCammell Laird, Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Harland & Wolff, John Brown & Company, Swan Hunter, Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, Vickers-Armstrongs
- Commissioned1962
- Ships in Class8
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement6,200 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)158 m
- Beam16 m
- Draft6 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement471
- Officers33
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionCODAG
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)COSAG (Combined steam and gas) on 2 shafts; 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, geared steam turbines, 30,000 shp; 4 Metrovick G6 gas turbines, 30,000 shp
- Number of Engines6
- Shaft Power59,656 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed30 kn
- Range3,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2× twin 4.5-inch (113 mm) Mark N6 guns
- Main Gun Calibre113 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns2× Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
⬢Missile Armament5MOD.5
- Anti-Ship Missiles4× MM38 Exocet (Batch 2)
- Surface-to-Air MissilesSeaslug GWS.1 or GWS.2 (24 missiles), Seacat GWS-22 (2×2)
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters1
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarType 903 radar (MRS-3 fire-control system)
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemMRS-3 fire-control system
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareYes
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed8
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned10
- Cancelled2
- Lost0
- Retired8
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1962Production started
- 1970Production ended
- 1982First deployment: Falklands War
64
years in service
8
years in production
8
units produced
3
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries3country
County-class guided missile destroyerSALES2records
Chile
Pakistanⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
49DESTROYERS1EARLY COLD WAR · DESTROYERS126UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS266PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 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.
Combined diesel-electric and gas propulsion system integrating diesel engines for cruising and gas turbines for high-speed operation.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
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