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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
Kaba-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1915–1915
Quantity
10
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
38
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
- Hull Classification2nd class destroyer
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardMitsubishi Shipyards, Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Kure Naval Arsenal, Maizuru Naval Arsenal, Osaka Iron Works, Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Uraga Dock Company, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
- Laid Down1914
- Launched1915
- Commissioned1915
- Ships in Class10
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement655 t
- Full Load Displacement665.48 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)83 m
- Length (waterline)79 m
- Beam7 m
- Draft2 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement92
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 shafts; 3 triple-expansion steam engines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power7,087 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed30 kn
- Range1,600
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 4.7-inch Mk I – IV naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns4 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
▲Aviation3MOD.3
◎Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◈Survivability4MOD.4
▣Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed10
- Retired10
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1915Production started
111
years in service
0
years in production
10
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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