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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
Sauro-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
76
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull ClassificationDestroyer
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardOdero, Sestri Ponente; CNQ Fiume
- Laid Down1924
- Commissioned1927
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,058 t
- Standard Displacement1,058 t
- Full Load Displacement1,058 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)90.16 m
- Beam9.2 m
- Draft2.9 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement156
- Officers10
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts; 2 geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power26,845.2 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed31 kn
- Cruise Speed14 kn
- Range2,600
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunOTO 1926 120 mm
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary GunsQF 2 pounder 40 mm AA guns; Breda Model 1931 13.2 mm machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- 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 Status8MOD.8
- Completed4
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned4
- Cancelled0
- Lost4
- Retired0
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1924Production started
- 1927Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
102
years in service
3
years in production
4
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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