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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
Leander-class protected cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1882–1887
Quantity
4
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
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
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull Classificationsecond-class partially protected cruiser
- Ship Typeprotected cruiser
- Laid Down1880
- Commissioned1885
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement3,750 t
- Full Load Displacement4,400 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)96 m
- Beam14.02 m
- Draft6.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement275
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSail
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)sails and screw, two shafts, two-cylinder horizontal direct-acting compound engines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power4,100 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed17 kn
- Range11,000
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun6-inch Breechloading guns
- Main Gun Calibre152.4 mm
- Main Gun Count10
- Secondary Guns1-inch Nordenfelt guns and machine guns
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes4
▲Survivability1MOD.1
- Hull Materialsteel
◎Armour3MOD.3
- Armour1.5 in steel armoured deck and 1.5 in gun shields
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour40 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1882Production started
- 1886Entered service
- 1887Production ended
144
years in service
5
years in production
4
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
171CRUISERS45PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS870UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A flat surface or structure on an aircraft that generates lift or thrust, typically used to describe the wings or rotor blades of fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft.
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