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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
Mermaid-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1897–1898
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
106
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 TypeMermaid-class destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardHawthorn Leslie and Company
- Laid Down1896
- Launched1897
- Commissioned1897
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement391 t
- Full Load Displacement436 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)65.4 m
- Beam6.43 m
- Draft3.96 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement63
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shaft reciprocating engines, 4 Thornycroft boilers
- Shaft Power4,549 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed30 kn
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main GunQF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- 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 Status2MOD.2
- Lost1
- Retired1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1897Production started
- 1898Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
129
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
451DESTROYERS106PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1129UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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