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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
Hardy-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
72
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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
- Ship TypeTorpedo boat destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardWilliam Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
- Laid Down1893
- Launched1895
- Commissioned1895
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement260 t
- Full Load Displacement325 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)61 m
- Length (waterline)59.7 m
- Beam5.8 m
- Draft2.36 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement53
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 sets vertical triple expansion engines; 8 Yarrow boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed27 kn
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns5 × 6-pounder guns
⬢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 Status1MOD.1
- Retired2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1894Production started
- 1895Production ended
132
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
413DESTROYERS72PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1081UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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