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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
E and F-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1934–1935
Quantity
18
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
14
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
58
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 Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardUnited Kingdom
- Laid Down1933
- Launched1934
- Commissioned1934
- Ships in Class18
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,405 t
- Standard Displacement1,405 t
- Full Load Displacement1,427.48 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)100.28 m
- Beam10.06 m
- Draft3.81 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement145
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × geared steam turbines, 3 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power26,845.2 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed35.5 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range6,350
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × single 4.7 in QF Mark IX
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns2 × quadruple 0.5 in Vickers machine guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemASDIC, Two-Speed Destroyer Sweep minesweeping gear
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed18
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned18
- Cancelled0
- Lost10
- Retired8
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1934Production started
- 1935Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
92
years in service
1
years in production
18
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
141DESTROYERS14INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS325UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS405PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
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.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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