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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
T 53-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1957–1958
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · EARLY COLD WAR
9
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
44
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
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardArsenal de Brest, Arsenal de Lorient, Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne
- Laid Down1957
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement2,750 t
- Standard Displacement2,750 t
- Full Load Displacement2,794 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)128.6 m
- Beam12.7 m
- Draft5.4 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement347
- Officers19
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 boilers, Geared turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power46,996 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed34 kn
- Cruise Speed18 kn
- Range5,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun6 × 127mm guns (3 × 2)
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count6
- Secondary Guns6 × 57mm/60 modèle 1951 guns (3 × 2), 4 × 20mm guns (4 × 1)
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
- Anti-Ship Missiles4 Exocet MM38 missiles (after refit)
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes12
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters1
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarDRBV22A combined sentry radar
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarDRBV31 surface sentry and navigation radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed6
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Lost2
- Retired6
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1957Production started
- 1958Production ended
69
years in service
1
years in production
6
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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