Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Imperieuse-class armored cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1886–1888
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
36
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationArmoured cruiser
- Ship TypeArmoured cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard, Chatham Dockyard
- Laid Down1881
- Launched1883
- Commissioned1886
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement8,400 t
- Standard Displacement8,400 t
- Full Load Displacement8,400 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)96.01 m
- Beam18.9 m
- Draft7.92 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement555
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Coal-fired steam, twelve boilers; Two shafts with three-cylinder inverted compound reciprocating engines
- Number of Engines12
- Shaft Power5,965.6 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed16 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range6,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × BL 9.2-inch Mk III guns; 6 × BL 6-inch guns
- Main Gun Calibre234 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns6 × BL 6-inch guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialWood and copper sheathed
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourCompound armour; Waterline belt: 254 mm; Bulkheads: 229 mm; Barbettes: 203 mm; Decks: 51–102 mm; Gun shields: 51 mm; Conning tower: 229 mm
- Belt Armour254 mm
- Deck Armour50.8 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1886Production started
- 1888Production ended
140
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
160CRUISERS36PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS839UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 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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