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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
Sleipner-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1936–1939
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
65
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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 Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardThe Royal Norwegian Navy's shipyard at Karljohansvern, Horten; Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted
- Laid Down1934
- Launched1936
- Commissioned1936
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement735 t
- Standard Displacement735 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)74.3 m
- Beam7.8 m
- Draft4.15 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement75
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)De Laval oil fuelled steam turbines
- Shaft Power9,321 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed32 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun3 × 10 cm guns; 1 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun; 2 × 12.7 mm Colt anti-aircraft machine guns
- Main Gun Calibre100 mm
- Main Gun Count3
- Secondary Guns1 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun; 2 × 12.7 mm Colt anti-aircraft machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialaluminium (bridge, mast, funnel); special steel (hull)
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed6
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned6
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired5
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1936Production started
- 1939Production ended
90
years in service
3
years in production
6
units produced
2
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.
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