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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
Tribal-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1938–1963
Quantity
27
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
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
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Hull ClassificationTribal-class
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardVickers Armstrongs, William Denny & Brothers, Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, John I. Thornycroft & Company, Alexander Stephen & Sons, Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Halifax Shipyards, Cockatoo Dockyard
- Ships in Class27
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,854 t
- Standard Displacement1,854 t
- Full Load Displacement1,883.664 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)114.9 m
- Beam11.13 m
- Draft3.43 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement190
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)3 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 2 × geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power32,810.8 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36 kn
- Range5,700
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4.7 inch QF Mark IX & XII (twin mountings)
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count8
- Secondary GunsQF 2 pounder (40mm) AA guns, 0.5 inch Vickers machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemLow-angle director, high-angle/low-angle rangefinder director
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed27
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned32
- Cancelled5
- Lost13
- Retired26
- Preserved1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1938Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1963Production ended
88
years in service
25
years in production
27
units produced
4
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
100DESTROYERS6INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS253UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
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.
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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