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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
S-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1917–1919
Quantity
67
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
4
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
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardAlexander Stephen and Sons
- Ships in Class67
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement1,000 t
- Full Load Displacement1,220 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)84.1 m
- Beam8.13 m
- Draft3 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement90
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines; 3 Yarrow boilers; oil fuel
- Shaft Power20,124 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed32.5 kn
- Range2,750
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun3 × 4‑inch (102 mm) Mark IV guns
- Secondary Guns1 × 2‑pounder (40 mm) pom‑pom; 1 × .303 mm Maxim MG
⬢Underwater Warfare2MOD.2
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1917Production started
- 1919Production ended
109
years in service
2
years in production
67
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 4 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries4country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
223DESTROYERS4WORLD WAR I · DESTROYERS587UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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