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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
Rapana-class merchant aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Production
1943–1945
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · WORLD WAR II
18
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
95
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Laid Down1942
- Launched1942
- Commissioned1943
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Full Load Displacement16,500 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)152 m
- Beam20 m
- Draft9 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement70
- Air Wing Personnel30
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power12,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed15 kn
- Cruise Speed12 kn
- Range3,000
▤Aviation4MOD.4
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1943Production started
- 1945Production ended
83
years in service
2
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
59FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS18WORLD WAR II · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS988UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS1PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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