Data Quality85%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Violet-class destroyer
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
52
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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 Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardWilliam Doxford & Sons
- Laid Down1896
- Launched1897
- Commissioned1898
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement350 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)65.48 m
- Beam6.4 m
- Draft2.92 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement63
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Vertical triple-expansion steam engines, Coal-fired Normand boilers
- Shaft Power4,699 kW
- Top Speed30 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre76.2 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns3 × 6-pounder guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes3
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status1MOD.1
- Completed2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1898Production started
- 1899Production ended
- 1914First deployment: World War I
128
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
384DESTROYERS52PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1051UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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