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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Town-class light cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1937–1939
Quantity
10
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull Classificationlight cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardDevonport Dockyard, Fairfield Shipbuilding & Eng., Harland and Wolff, Hawthorn Leslie, John Brown & Co., Scotts Shipbuilding & Eng., Swan Hunter, Vickers-Armstrongs
- Launched1936
- Commissioned1937
- Ships in Class10
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Full Load Displacement11,724.64 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)180 m
- Beam19.2 m
- Draft6.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement750
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 × shafts; 4 × steam turbines
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power56,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed32 kn
- Cruise Speed13 kn
- Range5,300
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament5MOD.5
- Main GunBL 6-inch Mk XXIII naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count12
- Secondary GunsQF 4-inch Mk XVI naval gun, QF 2-pounder Mark VIII pom-pom
- CIWSQF 2-pounder Mark VIII pom-pom
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft2
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability4MOD.4
◇Fleet Status7MOD.7
- Completed10
- Under Construction0
- Planned10
- Cancelled0
- Lost4
- Retired5
- Preserved1
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone specified
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1937Production started
- 1939Production ended
89
years in service
2
years in production
10
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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