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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Denver-class cruiser
Category
Country
Production
1902–1905
Quantity
6
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
72
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationProtected Cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardBath Iron Works, ME; Crescent Shipyard, NJ; Fore River Ship & Engine, MA; Neafie and Levy, PA; Union Iron Works, CA; William R. Trigg Company, VA
- Laid Down1900
- Launched1903
- Commissioned1903
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement3,200 t
- Standard Displacement3,200 t
- Full Load Displacement3,251.2 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)94 m
- Beam13 m
- Draft4.8 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement327
- Officers19
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)6 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 2 × triple-expansion engines
- Number of Engines6
- Shaft Power3,500 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed16.41 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range2,200
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun5"/50 caliber Mark 5 RF guns
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count10
- Secondary Guns6 × 6-pounder (57 mm) RF guns; 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm) RF guns; 4 × .30 cal. (7.62 mm) machine guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityNo
- 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 ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed6
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned6
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired6
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourDeck: 2.5" slopes, 0.3125" flat, 1" ends; Casemates: 1.75"
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour63.5 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1902Production started
- 1905Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
124
years in service
3
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
DENVER-CLASS CRUISER · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
06 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
207CRUISERS72PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS2652UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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