Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
V-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR II
17
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationU and V class
- 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
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,777 t
- Standard Displacement1,777 t
- Full Load Displacement2,058 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)110.64 m
- Beam10.67 m
- Draft3.05 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement180
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers; Geared steam turbines; 2 shafts
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power29,828 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed36.75 kn
- Cruise Speed20 kn
- Range4,860
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4 × QF 4.7-inch (120-mm) Mk IX guns in single mountings CP Mk.XXII
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns2 × QF 40 mm Bofors guns in twin mount Mk.IV; 6 × 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 SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemFuze Keeping Clock HA Fire Control Computer
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status5MOD.5
- Completed16
- Under Construction0
- Planned16
- Cancelled0
- 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 ↗
141DESTROYERS17WORLD WAR II · DESTROYERS325UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS2PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
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 mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
These terms are listed automatically because they appear on this page.full encyclopedia →
📚 Sources