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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
Nueva Esparta-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · EARLY COLD WAR
15
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
48
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 / ShipyardVickers Armstrongs Shipyards, Barrow-in-Furness
- Laid Down1951
- Launched1952
- Commissioned1953
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement2,600 t
- Full Load Displacement3,670 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)122.53 m
- Beam13.11 m
- Draft5.79 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement254
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)steam turbines with Foster Wheeler boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power37,285 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed34 kn
- Range10,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 4.5 inch Mark V in BD Mark IV twin mountings
- Main Gun Calibre114 mm
- Main Gun Count6
- Secondary Guns40 mm/60 Bofors in STAAG Mk.II and Mk.V twin mounts
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes3
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems6MOD.6
- Air-Search RadarRadar Type 291, Radar Type 293Q
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarRadar Type 274, Radar Type 275
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemType 275 fire control, Type 293Q target indication
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed3
- Retired3
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1950Production started
- 1956Production ended
76
years in service
6
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
125DESTROYERS15EARLY COLD WAR · DESTROYERS301UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS411PERFORMANCE/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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