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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
L-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1941–1942
Quantity
16
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR II
9
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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
◎Identification4MOD.4
- Hull ClassificationL-class destroyer
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Ships in Class16
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement1,920 t
- Full Load Displacement2,660 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)110.3 m
- Beam11.3 m
- Draft3 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement190
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines; 2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power35,800 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36 kn
- Range5,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun6 × QF 4.7-inch Mk XI guns in Mark XX twin mountings
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count6
- Secondary Guns1 × QF 4-inch Mk V AA gun; 4 × QF 4-inch Mk XVI dual purpose guns; 1 × 4 - QF 2-pounder Mk VIII AA guns; 2 × 4 - QF .5-inch Vickers Mk III AA machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Air-Search RadarType 286M air warning radar; Type 285 AA radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed16
- Under Construction0
- Cancelled0
- Lost9
- Retired7
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1941Production started
- 1942Production ended
85
years in service
1
years in production
16
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
112DESTROYERS9WORLD WAR II · DESTROYERS271UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
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.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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