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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
Sims-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1939–1940
Quantity
12
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR II
38
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationDD
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardBath Iron Works, ME; Federal Shipbuilding, NJ; Newport News Shipbuilding, VA; Boston Navy Yard, MA; Norfolk Naval Shipyard, VA; Charleston Navy Yard, SC; Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
- Laid Down1937
- Launched1938
- Commissioned1939
- Ships in Class12
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,570 t
- Standard Displacement1,570 t
- Full Load Displacement2,293 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)106.07 m
- Beam10.97 m
- Draft4.04 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement192
- Officers10
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power38,130 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed37 kn
- Cruise Speed12 kn
- Range5,640
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun5-inch/38 caliber Mark 12 gun
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count5
- Secondary Guns.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes12
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarSC radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemMk37 GFCS
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed12
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned12
- Cancelled0
- Lost5
- Retired7
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1912Entered service
- 1939Production started
- 1940Production ended
87
years in service
1
years in production
12
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
223DESTROYERS38WORLD WAR II · DESTROYERS2094UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
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.
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