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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
Wickes-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1918–1921
Quantity
111
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · WORLD WAR I
14
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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 ClassificationDD
- Ship TypeDestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardBath Iron Works, Charleston Naval Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Co., Mare Island Naval Shipyard, New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Newport News, William Cramp & Sons
- Laid Down1917
- Launched1918
- Commissioned1918
- Ships in Class111
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,154 t
- Standard Displacement1,154 t
- Full Load Displacement1,247 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)95.8 m
- Beam9.43 m
- Draft2.8 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement100
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 boilers, 2 steam turbines, 2 shafts
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power18,320 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed35.3 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4" (102 mm) 50 caliber guns
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns3" (76 mm) 23 caliber AA gun
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes12
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Air-Search RadarSC radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed111
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned267
- Cancelled156
- Lost21
- Retired90
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1918Production started
- 1921Production ended
108
years in service
3
years in production
111
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 5 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries5country
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
302DESTROYERS14WORLD WAR I · DESTROYERS2600UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS22PERFORMANCE/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.
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