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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category.
01 / Overview
Albacore-class gunboat
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1883–1883
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
24
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationgunboat
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardLaird Brothers, Birkenhead
- Laid Down1883
- Launched1883
- Commissioned1884
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Standard Displacement560 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)41.15 m
- Beam8.08 m
- Draft3.12 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement60
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type* 2-cylinder compound-expansion steam engine * Single screw
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power485 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed10.7 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunBL 5 inch gun Mk I – V (50-pdr)
- Main Gun Calibre127 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary GunsBL 4 inch naval gun Mk I – VI (20-pdr)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialcomposite (iron keel/frames, timber hull)
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status7MOD.7
- Completed3
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired3
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1883Production started
143
years in service
0
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
217PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT24PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT700UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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