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01 / Overview
Minas Geraes-class battleship
Category
Country
Production
1910–1910
Quantity
2
Unit Price (current)
$306.8M↗ 3362% inflation · 1910→2025
Original Price
$8.9M (1910)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
BATTLESHIPS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
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UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$306.8M
Original: $8.9M (1910)
Inflation: +%3362
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the battleships category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationbattleship
- Ship Typedreadnought battleship
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth, Vickers
- Laid Down1907
- Launched1908
- Commissioned1910
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement19,281 t
- Standard Displacement19,281 t
- Full Load Displacement21,200 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)165.5 m
- Length (waterline)161.5 m
- Beam25.3 m
- Draft7.6 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement900
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2-shaft vertical triple expansion steam engines, 18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power17,525 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed21 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range10,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun12 × 12-inch (305 mm)/45 EOC guns in 6 twin turrets (4 superfiring, 2 en echelon)
- Main Gun Calibre305 mm
- Main Gun Count12
- Secondary Guns22 × 4.7-inch (120 mm)/50 cal guns in casemates; 18 × 3-pounder (47 mm); 8 × 1-pounder (37 mm)
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityNo
- 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 CitadelYes
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Unit Cost8,863,842 USD
◆Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned3
- Cancelled1
- Lost1
- Retired2
- Preserved0
▤Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourKrupp cemented belt (230 mm), barbettes (230 mm), turrets (305 mm front, 200 mm sides, 51–76 mm top), conning tower (300 mm), deck armor (38–51 mm)
- Belt Armour230 mm
- Deck Armour51 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1910Production started
- 1913Sale: Turkey (1 units)
116
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
Minas Geraes-class battleshipSALES1records
| Year | Buyer | Quantity | Amount | Present Value (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 |  Turkey | 1 | — | — |
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
05 / MASS Score
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theBattleshipscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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