Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Naniwa-class cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1885–1885
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
72
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationprotected cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Mitchell
- Laid Down1884
- Launched1885
- Commissioned1886
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement3,727 t
- Standard Displacement3,727 t
- Full Load Displacement3,786.632 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)97.54 m
- Length (waterline)91.44 m
- Beam14.02 m
- Draft6.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement340
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts; 2 compound-expansion steam engines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power5,592.75 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed18 kn
- Cruise Speed13 kn
- Range9,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 26 cm single guns
- Main Gun Calibre260 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns6 × 15 cm single guns, 2 × 57 mm single guns, 10 × 1-inch quadruple guns, 4 × 11 mm 10-barrel guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes4
- 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 CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost2
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourDeck: 2-3 in, Gun shields: 2 in, Conning tower: 3 in
- Deck Armour76.2 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1885Production started
- 1894First deployment: First Sino-Japanese War
141
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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