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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Gloucester-class light cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1938–1939
Quantity
10
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull Classificationlight cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardDevonport Dockyard, Fairfield Shipbuilding & Eng., Harland and Wolff, Hawthorn Leslie, John Brown & Co., Scotts Shipbuilding & Eng., Swan Hunter, Vickers-Armstrongs
- Launched1936
- Commissioned1937
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Standard Displacement11,930 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)180.13 m
- Beam19.76 m
- Draft6.29 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement750
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 × shafts; 4 × steam turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power61,500 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed32.25 kn
- Cruise Speed13 kn
- Range5,300
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun12 × BL 6-inch Mk XXIII guns (4 × 3)
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count12
- Secondary Guns8 × QF 4-inch Mk XVI guns (4 × 2), 8 × QF 2-pounder Mark VIII pom-pom guns (2 × 4)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft2
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemAdmiralty Fire Control Table, HACS AA fire control system
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingYes
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed2
- Under Construction0
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired1
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1938Production started
- 1939Production ended
88
years in service
1
years in production
10
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 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.
A technique to reduce a ship's magnetic signature by neutralizing its internal magnetic field, minimizing vulnerability to magnetic mines or detection.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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