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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
Mendoza-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
73
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 Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardJ. Samuel White, Cowes, England
- Laid Down1927
- Launched1928
- Commissioned1929
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,570 t
- Standard Displacement1,570 t
- Full Load Displacement2,120 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)102.11 m
- Length (waterline)101.2 m
- Beam9.68 m
- Draft3.81 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement160
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shaft Parsons geared steam turbines powered by 4 × 3-drum boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power31,319 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36 kn
- Cruise Speed14 kn
- Range4,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4.7 inch QF Mark IX
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count5
- Secondary Guns3-inch AA gun, 2-pounder pom-poms, later 40 mm Bofors guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability3MOD.3
- CBRN CitadelNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed3
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned3
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired3
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1929Production started
97
years in service
0
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
302DESTROYERS73INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS55ARGENTINA · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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