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Destrées-class cruiser
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Cruisers · France · 1896
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Destrées-class cruiser
Destrées-class cruiser Photo: Unknown · Wikimedia Commons · PD
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
30
Air Defence
10
Multi-Role Capability
25
Sensors
5
Survivability
40
Endurance
50
Command Capability
35
Aviation
0
Strategic Impact
20
Cost-Effectiveness
55
Origin France
CategoryCruisers
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1896–1899
Operators1 countries
Quantity2
Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
25
Cruisers MASS Rating
89/150
Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
227/292
All-Time
Cruisers · 10 axes scored
Firepower
30
Air Defence
10
Multi-Role Capability
25
Sensors
5
Survivability
40
Endurance
50
Command Capability
35
Aviation
0
Strategic Impact
20
Cost-Effectiveness
55
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Destrées-class cruiser
Category
Country
Production
1896–1899
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
89
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
48
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
25
cruisers category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Displacement1MOD.1
  • Full Load Displacement2,466.848 t
◈Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)95 m
  • Beam12 m
  • Draft5.39 m
▣Propulsion2MOD.2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1896Production started
  2. 1899Production ended
  3. 1912Entered service
  4. 1914First deployment: World War I
130
years in service
3
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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