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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
G and H-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1936–1940
Quantity
24
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
18
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardRoyal Navy
- Laid Down1934
- Commissioned1936
- Ships in Class24
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,345 t
- Standard Displacement1,345 t
- Full Load Displacement1,340 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)98.45 m
- Beam10.06 m
- Draft3.81 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement146
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power25,353.8 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed35.5 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range5,530
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4.7 in (120 mm) QF Mark IX
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns0.5 in (12.7 mm) Vickers .50 machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲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 (sonar)
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status7MOD.7
- Completed24
- Under Construction0
- Planned24
- Cancelled0
- Lost17
- Retired7
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1936Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Production ended
90
years in service
4
years in production
24
units produced
7
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries8country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
160DESTROYERS18INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS354UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/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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