Data Quality86%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Porter-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1935–1937
Quantity
8
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
57
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
32
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull ClassificationDestroyer
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardNew York Shipbuilding, Bethlehem Fore River
- Laid Down1933
- Commissioned1936
- Ships in Class8
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,850 t
- Standard Displacement1,850 t
- Full Load Displacement2,663 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)116.13 m
- Beam11.02 m
- Draft3.18 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement206
- Officers13
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power37,285 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed37 kn
- Range6,380
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun5-inch/38 caliber guns (127 mm)
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns1.1-inch/75 caliber guns (28 mm), .50 caliber machine guns (12.7 mm)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarSC radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemMk35/Mk37 GFCS
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed8
- Under Construction0
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired7
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1912Entered service
- 1935Production started
- 1937Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
91
years in service
2
years in production
8
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
PORTER-CLASS DESTROYER · CONFLICTS SERVED IN100% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
06 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
254DESTROYERS57INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS2295UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS460PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
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.
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