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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
Kidd-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · COLD WAR
9
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
42
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
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull ClassificationKidd-class
- Ship Typeguided-missile destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardIngalls Shipbuilding
- Commissioned1981
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement7,289 t
- Full Load Displacement9,783 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)172 m
- Beam17 m
- Draft10 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement348
- Officers28
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionGas Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 gas turbines driving 2 shafts
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power59,600 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed33 kn
- Range6,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament5MOD.5
- Main Gun2 × 5-inch (127 mm) Mark 45
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- CIWSPhalanx
⬢Missile Armament7MOD.7
- VLS Cells0
- Anti-Ship MissilesRIM-66 SM-2MR Block IIIA
- Surface-to-Air MissilesStandard Missile (SM-2)
- SAM Maximum Range90 km
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileYes
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- Embarked Helicopters2
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems7MOD.7
- Air-Search RadarAN/SPS-48E 3D
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarSPS-55 Surface Search Radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemNew Threat Upgrade (NTU) with cooperative engagement
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareYes
- Decoy LaunchersMark 36 SRBOC
▣Survivability4MOD.4
◇Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed4
- Active4
- Lost0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1979Production started
- 1982Production ended
47
years in service
3
years in production
4
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE8terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket or missile: a weapon system used to detect and engage underwater targets, typically deployed from aircraft.
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.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A type of internal combustion engine that generates power using a turbine driven by gas expansion.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
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