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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Nelson-class armored cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1878–1880
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
115
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
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 Classificationarmoured cruiser
- Ship Typearmoured cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardElder & Co. and Robert Napier and Sons
- Laid Down1874
- Launched1876
- Commissioned1878
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement7,473 t
- Full Load Displacement7,473 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)85.34 m
- Beam18.29 m
- Draft7.77 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement560
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts, 2 compound-expansion steam engines
- Number of Engines2
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed14 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × RML 10 inch 18 ton guns
- Main Gun Calibre254 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns8 × RML 9 inch 12 ton guns, 6 × 20 pdr guns
⬢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 ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned0
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourBelt: 6-9 in
- Belt Armour152.4 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1878Production started
- 1880Production ended
148
years in service
2
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 ↗
256CRUISERS115PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS224PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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