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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
Duquesne-class cruiser
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
143
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
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
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull Classificationunprotected cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Launched1876
- Commissioned1881
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement5,824 t
- Full Load Displacement5,824 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)99.64 m
- Length (waterline)99.64 m
- Beam15.56 m
- Draft7.14 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement551
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)pair of compound steam engines driving a screw propeller
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power5,370 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed16.85 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range6,680
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun7 × 194 mm guns
- Main Gun Calibre194 mm
- Main Gun Count7
- Secondary Guns14 × 138.6 mm guns, 6 × 37 mm Hotchkiss
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialiron
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status5MOD.5
- Completed2
- Planned3
- Cancelled1
- Retired2
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1870Production started
- 1901Production ended
156
years in service
31
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
285CRUISERS143PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS721FRANCE · ALL WEAPONS224PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 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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