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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
Viper-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1899–1902
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
94
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationTorpedo boat destroyer
- Ship TypeTorpedo boat destroyer
- Builder / ShipyardHawthorn Leslie and Company
- Laid Down1899
- Launched1899
- Commissioned1899
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement344 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)64 m
- Beam6.4 m
- Draft2.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement68
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Parsons turbines on four shafts, two propellers per shaft
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power7,457 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed36.5 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun1 × 12 pounder
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns5 × 6 pounder
⬢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 MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status7MOD.7
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Cancelled0
- Lost2
- Retired0
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- ArmourNone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1899Production started
- 1902Production ended
127
years in service
3
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 ↗
436DESTROYERS94PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · DESTROYERS1101UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS90PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
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