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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
V and W-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
John Brown & Company, Cammell Laird, William Beardmore and Company, Swan Hunter, Alexander Stephen and Sons, Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, J. Samuel White, William Denny and Brothers, Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited, John I. Thornycroft & Company, William Doxford & Sons
Production
1917–1924
Quantity
67
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
20
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Laid Down1916
- Launched1917
- Ships in Class67
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement1,207 t
- Full Load Displacement1,207.008 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)95 m
- Beam9 m
- Draft3.6 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement134
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shafts, 2 steam turbines, 3 water‑tube boilers
- Number of Engines3
- Shaft Power20,100 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed34 kn
- Cruise Speed15 kn
- Range3,500
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 4‑inch (102 mm) Mk V gun
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary GunsQF 3‑inch (76 mm) 20 cwt AA gun
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes4
- 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 Status3MOD.3
- Completed67
- Planned107
- Cancelled40
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1917Production started
- 1924Production ended
109
years in service
7
years in production
67
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 10 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries10country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
338DESTROYERS20WORLD WAR I · DESTROYERS988UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/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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