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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
Orlando-class armored cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1887–1889
Quantity
7
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
57
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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 ClassificationFirst class armored cruiser
- Ship Typearmored cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited, Pembroke Dockyard, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, Robert Napier and Sons, Chatham Dockyard
- Laid Down1885
- Launched1887
- Commissioned1887
- Ships in Class7
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement5,600 t
- Standard Displacement5,600 t
- Full Load Displacement5,600 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)91.44 m
- Beam17.07 m
- Draft6.86 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement484
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3-cylinder triple-extension steam engines, two shafts, 4 double-ended boilers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power4,101 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed18 kn
- Cruise Speed17 kn
- Range10,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × BL 9.2 inch gun Mk V or VI
- Main Gun Calibre234 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns10 × BL 6 inch guns, 6 × QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns, 10 × QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- 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 Materialiron and steel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed7
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned7
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired7
- Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourBelt: 254 mm, Conning tower: 305 mm
- Belt Armour254 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1887Production started
- 1889Production ended
139
years in service
2
years in production
7
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
186CRUISERS57PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS912UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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