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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
Kaiser Franz Joseph I-class cruiser
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
89
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
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 Classificationprotected cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardStabilimento Tecnico Triestino and Pola Navy Yard
- Laid Down1888
- Launched1889
- Commissioned1890
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement3,967 t
- Full Load Displacement4,494 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)103.8 m
- Length (waterline)97.9 m
- Beam14.8 m
- Draft5.7 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement427
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts; 4 × cylindrical double-ended boilers; 2 × horizontal triple expansion engines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power8,225 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed19.65 kn
- Range3,200
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 24 cm K L/35 Krupp guns in turrets fore and aft
- Main Gun Calibre240 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns6 × 15 cm SK L/35 guns in casemates amidships (3 per side)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes4
- 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 ControlYes
◇Fleet Status4MOD.4
- Completed2
- Planned3
- Cancelled1
- Lost2
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armourdeck 38 mm; belt 57 mm; turrets 90 mm; conning tower 50–90 mm
- Belt Armour57 mm
- Deck Armour38 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1889Production started
- 1890Entered service
- 1899First deployment: Boxer Rebellion
137
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
227CRUISERS89PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS151AUSTRIA · ALL WEAPONS224PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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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.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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