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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
Marathon-class cruiser
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
36
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 Classification2nd class cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, Chatham Naval Dockyard
- Laid Down1887
- Launched1888
- Commissioned1889
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement2,950 t
- Standard Displacement2,950 t
- Full Load Displacement2,950 t
▣Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement218
◇Propulsion4MOD.4
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Dürr boilers (Medusa)
- Top Speed20 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
◆Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun6 × BL 6 inch gun Mk II – VI
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count6
- Secondary Guns9 × QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss, 1 × QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss, 3 × machine guns
▤Missile Armament3MOD.3
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
▲Aviation3MOD.3
◎Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◈Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
▣Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed5
- Cancelled0
- Retired5
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1889Production started
137
years in service
0
years in production
5
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
160CRUISERS36PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS839UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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