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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
Kent-class heavy cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1928–1938
Quantity
5
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
45
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 ClassificationHeavy cruiser
- Ship TypeHeavy cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardChatham Dockyard, Devonport Dockyard, Fairfields, John Brown, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hawthorn Leslie, Vickers Armstrongs, William Beardmore
- Laid Down1924
- Launched1926
- Commissioned1928
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement10,400 t
- Standard Displacement10,400 t
- Full Load Displacement14,150 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)180 m
- Beam20.7 m
- Draft5.3 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement685
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)8 × Admiralty three-drum boilers, Parsons (Brown-Curtis in 'Berwick') geared steam turbines on 4 shafts
- Number of Engines8
- Shaft Power59,656 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed31.5 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range8,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun8 × BL 8-inch (203 mm L/50) Mk.VIII guns in twin mounts Mk.I
- Main Gun Calibre203 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns4 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) L/45 Mk.V guns in single mounts HA Mk.III, 8 × QF 2-pounder (40 mm) L/39 Mk.VIII guns in quad mounts HA Mk.VII (from 1925–), 8 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm L/50) Mk.III machine guns in quad mounts Mk.I (from 1924–)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelYes
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status7MOD.7
- Completed5
- Under Construction0
- Planned5
- Cancelled0
- Lost3
- Retired5
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 4.5 in with 1 in closing bulkheads (Kent, Cumberland, Suffolk, Kent & Cornwall only, from 1935–); Deck: 1.25 in over machinery, 1.5 in over steering gear; Citadel sides: 1–4 in, crowns: 1–2.5 in; Turrets: 1 in faces, sides, rears, crowns & barbettes
- Belt Armour114 mm
- Deck Armour32 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1928Production started
- 1938Production ended
98
years in service
10
years in production
5
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
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 defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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