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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
Visby-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1942–1944
Quantity
4
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR II
58
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
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
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull ClassificationDestroyer/frigate
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardGötaverken, Eriksbergs
- Commissioned1943
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement1,135 t
- Full Load Displacement1,135 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)98 m
- Length (waterline)95 m
- Beam9 m
- Draft3.8 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement155
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Three 3-drum boilers fed superheated steam to two de Laval geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power26,845 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed39 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun120 mm M/24 Bofors
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count3
- Secondary GunsBofors 40 mm gun, 20 mm cannon
⬢Missile Armament1MOD.1
▲Underwater Warfare2MOD.2
- Torpedo Tubes6
- ASW CapabilityYes
◎Aviation2MOD.2
- Embarked Helicopters1
- Flight DeckYes
◈Sensors & Combat Systems1MOD.1
▣Survivability2MOD.2
- Hull Materiallight alloys
- Stealth ShapingNo
◇Fleet Status4MOD.4
- Completed4
- Active0
- Planned4
- Retired4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1942Production started
- 1944Production ended
- 2006Entered service
84
years in service
2
years in production
4
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket or missile: a weapon system used to detect and engage underwater targets, typically deployed from aircraft.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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