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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the cruisers category.
01 / Overview
Velasco-class cruiser
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1881–1889
Quantity
8
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
130
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the cruisers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull Classificationunprotected cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardThames Ironworks & Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd.; Cádiz, Cartagena, and Ferrol, Spain
- Laid Down1881
- Commissioned1881
- Ships in Class8
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Standard Displacement1,152 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)64.008 m
- Beam9.754 m
- Draft4.115 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement173
◆Propulsion4MOD.4
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)barque-rigged steam
- Top Speed13 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 6-inch BL Mk II–VI; 4 × 120 mm (later 1 × 66 mm)
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns57 mm 6-pounder Nordenfelt guns (later 10 × 57 mm)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialiron
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status4MOD.4
- Completed8
- Planned8
- Lost5
- Retired3
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1881Production started
- 1889Production ended
- 1895First deployment: Cuban War of Independence
145
years in service
8
years in production
8
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
VELASCO-CLASS CRUISER · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win·100% loss
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
1
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
06 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
272CRUISERS130PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS150SPAIN · ALL WEAPONS143PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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