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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
U and V-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1943–1944
Quantity
16
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR II
12
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardJohn Brown & Company, Cammell Laird, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, J. Samuel White, Swan Hunter, John I. Thornycroft and Company, Vickers-Armstrongs
- Laid Down1941
- Launched1942
- Commissioned1943
- Ships in Class16
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement1,795 t
- Full Load Displacement2,091 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)110.6 m
- Beam10.7 m
- Draft3.05 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement180
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers; Geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power29,828 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36.75 kn
- Range4,860
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk IX guns in single mountings CP Mk.XXII
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary GunsQF 40 mm Bofors guns in twin mount Mk.IV; QF 20 mm Oerlikon guns; 2 × twin mounts Mk.V, 2 × single mounts Mk.III
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingYes
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status1MOD.1
- Lost1
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1943Production started
- 1944Production ended
83
years in service
1
years in production
16
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
125DESTROYERS12WORLD WAR II · DESTROYERS301UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 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.
A technique to reduce a ship's magnetic signature by neutralizing its internal magnetic field, minimizing vulnerability to magnetic mines or detection.
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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