Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Gipsy-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
31
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
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
- Hull ClassificationTorpedo boat destroyer
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Scotland
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement350 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)63.95 m
- Beam6.4 m
- Draft2.5 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement63
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Triple expansion steam engines; Coal-fired Normand boilers
- Shaft Power4,699 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
▣Survivability4MOD.4
◇Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed6
- Lost2
- Retired4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1895Production started
- 1901Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
131
years in service
6
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 ↗
356DESTROYERS31PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS429PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 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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