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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
I-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1937–1939
Quantity
13
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
28
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 TypeI-class destroyer
- Laid Down1936
- Launched1936
- Commissioned1937
- Ships in Class11
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement1,370 t
- Full Load Displacement1,391.92 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)98 m
- Beam10 m
- Draft4 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement137
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Shaft Power25,350 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36 kn
- Range5,530
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) Mk IX guns
- Secondary Guns2 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
⬢Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
- Torpedo Tubes10
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
▲Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
- Air-Search RadarType 286
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarType 286
- Electronic WarfareYes
◎Survivability1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1936Entered service
- 1937Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
89
years in service
2
years in production
13
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
180DESTROYERS28INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS387UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
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.
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic spectrum to disrupt, deceive, or destroy enemy electronic systems.
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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