Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Rivadavia-class battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1911–1915
Quantity
2
Unit Price (current)
$390.2M↗ 3152% inflation · 1913→2025
Original Price
$12.0M (1913)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
BATTLESHIPS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
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UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$390.2M
Original: $12.0M (1913)
Inflation: +%3152
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the battleships category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationbattleship
- Ship TypeDreadnought battleship
- Builder / ShipyardFore River Shipbuilding Company, New York Shipbuilding Corporation
- Laid Down1910
- Launched1914
- Commissioned1914
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement27,941 t
- Full Load Displacement30,578 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)181.28 m
- Length (waterline)178.31 m
- Beam29.97 m
- Draft8.43 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement1,130
- Officers130
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3-shaft, Curtis geared steam turbines, 18 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power29,828 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed22.5 kn
- Range11,000
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun12 × 12 inch (305 mm)/50 guns in six twin turrets
- Main Gun Calibre305 mm
- Main Gun Count12
- Secondary Guns12 × 6 inch (152 mm)/50 guns in casemates, 12 × 4 inch (102 mm)/50 quick-firing guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemBarr & Stroud rangefinders
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelYes
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 12–10 inches (300–250 mm), Turrets: 12 inches (305 mm), Casemates: 9 1/3–6 1/5 inches (238–159 mm), Conning tower: 12 inches (300 mm)
- Belt Armour300 mm
- Deck Armour76 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1911Production started
- 1915Production ended
115
years in service
4
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theBattleshipscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
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.
A defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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