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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
River-class torpedo-boat destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1910–
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typetorpedo-boat destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company and William Denny and Brothers
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Standard Displacement750 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)75 m
- Beam7.38 m
- Draft2.59 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement66
- Officers5
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 x Yarrow boilers, Parsons turbines, 3 shafts
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power7,457 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed26 kn
- Cruise Speed11.5 kn
- Range2,690
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunBL 4-inch Mark VIII naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns3 x QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes3
- 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 Status7MOD.7
- Completed6
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Cancelled0
- Lost3
- Retired6
- Preserved2
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1910Production started
- 1914First deployment: World War I
116
years in service
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
310DESTROYERS6PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS44AUSTRALIA · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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