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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
Sampson-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1916–1917
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
10
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
71
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
- Laid Down1915
- Launched1916
- Commissioned1916
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,111 t
- Standard Displacement1,111 t
- Full Load Displacement1,225 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)96.1 m
- Beam9.3 m
- Draft3.3 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement99
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Shaft Power13,200 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed29.5 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count4
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes12
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability4MOD.4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1912Entered service
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1916Production started
- 1917Production ended
110
years in service
1
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
287DESTROYERS10WORLD WAR I · DESTROYERS2485UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS341PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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