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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
Somers-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1937–1939
Quantity
5
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
18
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull ClassificationDD
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Bath Iron Works
- Laid Down1935
- Commissioned1937
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,840 t
- Standard Displacement1,850 t
- Full Load Displacement2,767 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)116.13 m
- Beam10.97 m
- Draft3.15 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement235
- Officers10
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 2 General Electric geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power38,776.4 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed38.6 kn
- Cruise Speed12 kn
- Range7,020
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun5 in/38 caliber guns
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns1.1 in/75 caliber guns, .50 caliber 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 SystemMk35 GFCS
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed5
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned5
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired4
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1912Entered service
- 1937Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
89
years in service
2
years in production
5
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
160DESTROYERS18INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS1580UNITED 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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