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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the frigates category.
01 / Overview
Type 15 frigate
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1951–1977
Quantity
23
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FRIGATES · EARLY COLD WAR
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the frigates category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification4MOD.4
- Hull Classificationdestroyer conversion
- Ship Typeanti-submarine frigate
- Ships in Class23
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement2,300 t
- Full Load Displacement2,700 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)109.12 m
- Beam11.28 m
- Draft4.42 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement174
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; steam turbines on 2 shafts
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power29,828 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed31 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Guntwin QF 4 inch Mk XVI naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Gunstwin 40mm Bofors Mk.5
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarType 293Q
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarType 277Q
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status7MOD.7
- Completed23
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired23
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1951Production started
- 1977Production ended
75
years in service
26
years in production
23
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FRIGATES RANKING Frigates · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theFrigatescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
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.
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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