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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
O'Brien-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1914–1915
Quantity
6
Unit Price (current)
$27.9M↗ 3152% inflation · 1913→2025
Original Price
$858.9K (1913)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
16
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$27.9M
Original: $858.9K (1913)
Inflation: +%3152
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationDD
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardBath Iron Works, Fore River Shipbuilding Company, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, William Cramp & Sons
- Laid Down1913
- Launched1914
- Commissioned1915
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement1,050 t
- Full Load Displacement1,066.8 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)93 m
- Beam9.5 m
- Draft2.9 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement101
- Officers5
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 x Zoelly steam turbines, 2 x triple-expansion steam engines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power12,677 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed29 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun4-inch/50-caliber gun
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count4
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability4MOD.4
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed6
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned6
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired6
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1912Entered service
- 1914Production started
- 1915Production ended
112
years in service
1
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
313DESTROYERS16WORLD WAR I · DESTROYERS2652UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS29PRICE · DESTROYERS479PRICE · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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