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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Scharnhorst-class cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1907–1908
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
5
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationArmored cruiser
- Ship TypeArmored cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardAG Weser, Blohm and Voss
- Laid Down1904
- Launched1906
- Commissioned1907
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement11,616 t
- Full Load Displacement12,985 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)144.6 m
- Length (waterline)143.8 m
- Beam21.6 m
- Draft8.37 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement840
- Officers52
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power19,123 kW
- Shafts / Screws3
- Top Speed22.5 kn
- Cruise Speed14 kn
- Range4,800
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun21 cm SK L/40
- Main Gun Calibre210 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary Guns15 cm SK L/40, 8.8 cm SK L/35
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes4
▲Survivability3MOD.3
- CBRN CitadelYes
- Hull Materialsteel
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◎Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed2
- Lost2
◈Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourBelt: 150 mm, Turrets: 170 mm, Deck: 35-60 mm
- Belt Armour150 mm
- Deck Armour35 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1907Production started
- 1908Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
119
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
107CRUISERS5PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS583GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS224PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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