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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
Hai Tien-class cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1897–1899
Quantity
2
Unit Price (current)
$65.3M↗ 3779% inflation · 1896→2025
Original Price
$1.7M (1896)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
89
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$65.3M
Original: $1.7M (1896)
Inflation: +%3779
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationprotected cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth, Elswick, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Laid Down1896
- Launched1897
- Commissioned1899
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement4,300 t
- Full Load Displacement4,515 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)129.2 m
- Beam14.2 m
- Draft5.45 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement400
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts, 4 VTE engines, 12-cylindrical boilers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power12,677 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed24.15 kn
- Range8,000
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × EOC 8 inch 45 caliber (203.2 mm)/45
- Main Gun Calibre203.2 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns10 × QF 4.7 inch Mk V naval gun (120 mm)/45
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes5
- 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 ControlNo
◇Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourHarvey steel; deck 37-127 mm, turrets 114.3 mm, barbettes 51 mm, conning tower 152 mm
- Deck Armour37 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1897Production started
- 1899Production ended
129
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
227CRUISERS89PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS988UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS8PRICE · CRUISERS424PRICE · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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