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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
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1955–1959
Quantity
18
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · EARLY COLD WAR
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardBath Iron Works; Bethlehem Fore River; Ingalls Shipbuilding; Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company
- Commissioned1955
- Ships in Class18
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement2,800 t
- Full Load Displacement4,050 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)127.4 m
- Length (waterline)124.1 m
- Beam13.7 m
- Draft6.7 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement333
- Officers15
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)General Electric steam turbines with four Foster-Wheeler boilers, 2 shafts
- Shaft Power52,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed32.5 kn
- Range4,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun5"/54 caliber Mark 42 single gun
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count3
- Secondary Guns4 × 3"/50 caliber Mark 33 guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
- Anti-Ship MissilesRIM-24 Tartar missiles (on four converted ships)
- Surface-to-Air MissilesRIM-24 Tartar
- ASW Rocket / MissileYes
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemMark 56 fire-control system
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
▣Survivability2MOD.2
◇Fleet Status5MOD.5
- Completed18
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired18
- Preserved2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1955Production started
- 1959Production ended
71
years in service
4
years in production
18
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
87DESTROYERS3EARLY COLD WAR · DESTROYERS1317UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket or missile: a weapon system used to detect and engage underwater targets, typically deployed from aircraft.
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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