Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Sturgeon-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
31
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Ship TypeTorpedo boat destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardVickers
- Laid Down1894
- Launched1894
- Commissioned1894
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement300 t
- Full Load Displacement340 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)59 m
- Length (waterline)58 m
- Beam5.8 m
- Draft2.3 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement53
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Blechynden boilers, triple expansion steam engines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power2,982 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed27 kn
- Cruise Speed11 kn
- Range1,370
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Gunsfive 6-pounder guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- 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
- Completed3
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned3
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired3
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1894Production started
- 1895Production ended
132
years in service
1
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
356DESTROYERS31PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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