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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
Mitscher-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · EARLY COLD WAR
9
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
24
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 ClassificationDL
- Ship TypeDestroyer leader
- Builder / ShipyardBath Iron Works, Bethlehem Steel
- Laid Down1949
- Launched1952
- Commissioned1953
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement3,331 t
- Standard Displacement3,642 t
- Full Load Displacement4,855 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)150.57 m
- Beam15.24 m
- Draft4.48 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement373
- Officers28
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power59,651 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed30 kn
- Range4,500
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns3 in (76 mm) guns
⬢Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
▲Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed4
- Retired4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1952Production started
- 1954Production ended
- 1962Entered service
74
years in service
2
years in production
4
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
100DESTROYERS9EARLY COLD WAR · DESTROYERS1367UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS464PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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