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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
D-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
116
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
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 ClassificationTorpedo boat destroyer
- Ship TypeTorpedo boat destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardJohn I. Thornycroft & Company
- Laid Down1895
- Launched1897
- Commissioned1896
- Ships in Class10
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Full Load Displacement370 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)64 m
- Beam5.97 m
- Draft2.34 m
◇Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Triple expansion steam engines, coal-fired water-tube boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power4,250 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed30 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
◆Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 12-pounder 12 cwt
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns5 × QF 6-pounder 8 cwt
▤Missile Armament3MOD.3
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
▲Aviation3MOD.3
◎Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◈Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
▣Fleet Status4MOD.4
- Completed10
- Under Construction0
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
◇Armour1MOD.1
- ArmourNone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1896Production started
- 1899Production ended
130
years in service
3
years in production
10
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 · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
465DESTROYERS116PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1163UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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