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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
Zhiyuan-class cruiser
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CRUISERS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
123
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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 Classificationprotected cruiser
- Ship Typecruiser
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth, Elswick
- Laid Down1886
- Commissioned1886
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Standard Displacement2,300 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)81.69 m
- Beam11.58 m
- Draft4.57 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement232
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Compound-expansion steam engine, two screws
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed18 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun3 × 21 cm MRK L/30 Krupp breechloaders
- Main Gun Calibre210 mm
- Main Gun Count3
- Secondary Guns2 × 15 cm MRK L/35 breechloaders, 8 × 6-pdr L/40 Hotchkiss quick-firing guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes4
- 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 Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost2
- Retired0
- Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourDeck: 4 in (flat), 3 in (slope); Gun shields: 2 in
- Deck Armour101.6 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1886Production started
140
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CRUISERS RANKING Cruisers · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
264CRUISERS123PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CRUISERS1051UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS32PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CRUISERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theCruiserscategory.
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