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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
N-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1940–1941
Quantity
24
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR II
17
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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 / ShipyardUnited Kingdom
- Laid Down1937
- Launched1938
- Commissioned1939
- Ships in Class24
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,773 t
- Standard Displacement1,773 t
- Full Load Displacement2,384 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)108.5 m
- Beam10.9 m
- Draft3.8 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement183
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 × geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power32,811 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range5,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gunsingle QF 4-inch Mk V naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns4 × single Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, 2 × twin Vickers .50 machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes5
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems6MOD.6
- Air-Search Radarfitted during wartime
- Surface / Fire-Control Radarfitted during wartime
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemASDIC
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed24
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned25
- Cancelled1
- Lost13
- Retired11
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Production started
- 1941Production ended
86
years in service
1
years in production
24
units produced
4
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries4country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
141DESTROYERS17WORLD WAR II · DESTROYERS325UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
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.
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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