Data Quality86%
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
Production
1855–1856
Quantity
98
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 ClassificationCrimean gunboat
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardMoney Wigram & Sons, Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, W & H Pitcher
- Laid Down1855
- Launched1855
- Commissioned1855
- Ships in Class98
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement232 t
- Standard Displacement284 t
- Full Load Displacement284 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)32.31 m
- Length (waterline)28.35 m
- Beam6.71 m
- Draft1.98 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement38
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type*2-cylinder horizontal single expansion steam engine *Single screw
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power201 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed7.5 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun68-pounder (95cwt) MLSB gun, 32-pounder MLSB gun
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns2 × 24-pounder howitzers
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialwood
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Unit Cost39,468 USD
◆Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed98
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned98
- Cancelled0
- Lost2
- Retired96
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1853First deployment: Crimean War
- 1855Production started
- 1856Production ended
171
years in service
1
years in production
98
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 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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