Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Earnest-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · 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 destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship TypeTorpedo boat destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardCammell Laird
- Launched1896
- Commissioned1895
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement395 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)65 m
- Beam6.6 m
- Draft3 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement63
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Triple expansion steam engines, Coal-fired Normand boilers
- Shaft Power4,700 kW
- Top Speed30 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main GunQF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
⬢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 ControlYes
◇Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed6
- Retired6
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1895Production started
- 1898Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
131
years in service
3
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
413DESTROYERS72PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1081UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
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.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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