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Rocket-class destroyer
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Colleen R. Praxmarer · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
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Rocket-classdestroyer

Destroyers · United Kingdom · 1894
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Rocket-class destroyer
Rocket-class destroyer Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Colleen R. Praxmarer · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Use of this image does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).
MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 20
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
30
Air Defence
10
ASW Capability
5
Sensors
5
Survivability
40
Versatility
25
Endurance
30
Aviation
0
Technology
20
Cost-Effectiveness
70
Methodology ↗ → Destroyers ranking
Origin United Kingdom
ManufacturerJohn Brown & Company
CategoryDestroyers
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1894–1895
Operators1 countries
Quantity3
⬇ Overview
⚙ Specs
⊕ History
⊕ Operators
⚖ MASS Score
📚 Sources
Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
⊟ Destroyersranking ↗methodology ↗
20
Destroyers MASS Rating
98/119
Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
440/478
All-Time
Destroyers · 10 axes scored
Firepower
30
Air Defence
10
ASW Capability
5
Sensors
5
Survivability
40
Versatility
25
Endurance
30
Aviation
0
Technology
20
Cost-Effectiveness
70
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Rocket-class destroyer
Category
Destroyers
Country
United Kingdom
Prime contractor
John Brown & Company
Production
1894–1895
Quantity
3
Operators
1 countries
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
98
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
MASS SCORE ↗
20
destroyers category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification4MOD.4
  • Launched1894
  • Commissioned1894
  • Ships in Class3
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
  • Light Displacement284 t
▣Dimensions1MOD.1
  • Length (overall)61 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement53
◆Propulsion2MOD.2
  • Shaft Power3,057 kW
  • Top Speed27 kn
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
  • Main Gun Calibre76 mm
  • Main Gun Count1
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
  • Torpedo Tubes2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1894Production started
  2. 1895Production ended
132
years in service
1
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
United KingdomRETIRED
Destroyers Pre-WWI / Industrial Age United Kingdom John Brown & Company
📚 Sources
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