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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
Paulding-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1910–1912
Quantity
21
Unit Price (current)
$28.6M↗ 3477% inflation · 1908→2025
Original Price
$800.0K (1908)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
31
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$28.6M
Original: $800.0K (1908)
Inflation: +%3477
ⓘ 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 / ShipyardBath Iron Works, ME; Newport News Shipbuilding, VA; Fore River Ship & Engine Co., MA; New York Shipbuilding, NJ; William Cramp & Sons, PA
- Laid Down1908
- Launched1909
- Commissioned1911
- Ships in Class21
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement742 t
- Full Load Displacement753.872 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)89.3 m
- Beam7.99 m
- Draft2.44 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement86
- Officers4
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 × oil-fired boilers; 3 × Parsons steam turbines; 3 shafts
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power8,948 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed29.5 kn
- Range3,000
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun5 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count5
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
▲Aviation3MOD.3
◎Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◈Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
▣Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed21
- Retired21
◇Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1910Production started
- 1912Entered service
- 1914First deployment: World War I
116
years in service
2
years in production
21
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
356DESTROYERS31PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS2690UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS30PRICE · DESTROYERS481PRICE · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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