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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the light / escort carriers category.
01 / Overview
Nairana-class escort carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1943–1944
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS · WORLD WAR II
10
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the light / escort carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationEscort carrier
- Ship TypeEscort carrier
- Builder / ShipyardJohn Brown & Company, Harland and Wolff, Swan Hunter
- Laid Down1941
- Launched1943
- Commissioned1943
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement12,450 t
- Full Load Displacement14,050 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)163.6 m
- Beam20.9 m
- Draft6.4 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement728
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionDiesel
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shaft diesel engines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power8,200 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed17 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 x QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval guns
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns16 x Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, 16 x QF 2 pounder Pom Pom
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft20
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarType 277
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemAction Information Organisation (AIO)
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed3
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned3
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired3
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1943Production started
- 1944Production ended
83
years in service
1
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS RANKING Light / Escort Carriers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
10LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS10WORLD WAR II · LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS795UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS5PERFORMANCE/PRICE · LIGHT / ESCORT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theLight / Escort Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
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.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
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