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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
R-class destroyer
Category
Prime contractor
John Brown & Company, William Beardmore and Company, Swan Hunter, Alexander Stephen and Sons, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, J. Samuel White, William Denny and Brothers, Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, John I. Thornycroft & Company, William Doxford & Sons
Production
1916–1917
Quantity
62
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
25
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
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
◎Identification3MOD.3
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Ships in Class62
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement990 t
- Full Load Displacement990.6 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)84.1 m
- Beam8.15 m
- Draft3 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement82
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines
- Shaft Power20,134 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36 kn
- Range3,440
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun3 × 4‑inch (102 mm) Mk IV guns
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count3
- Secondary Guns1 × 2‑pounder (40 mm) pom‑pom
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability4MOD.4
◇Fleet Status4MOD.4
- Completed62
- Cancelled0
- Lost8
- Preserved1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1916Production started
- 1917Production ended
110
years in service
1
years in production
62
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 4 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries4country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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