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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
Lawrence-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
72
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationDestroyer
- Ship TypeTorpedo Boat Destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardFore River Ship & Engine Co.
- Laid Down1899
- Launched1901
- Commissioned1903
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement420 t
- Standard Displacement420 t
- Full Load Displacement630 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)76.2 m
- Beam7.01 m
- Draft1.98 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement75
- Officers3
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 coal-fired Thornycroft boilers, 2 vertical triple-expansion engines, 2 propellers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power5,965 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed29 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 3-inch/50 caliber
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns5 × 6-pounder (57 mm)
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- 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 CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1900Production started
- 1903Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
126
years in service
3
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
413DESTROYERS72PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS2745UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
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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