Data Quality88%
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
Algerine-class gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1857–1857
Quantity
8
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
31
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 ClassificationWooden screw gunboat (gunvessels from 1859)
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardR & H Green, Blackwall Yard; W. & H. Pitcher, Northfleet
- Laid Down1856
- Launched1857
- Commissioned1857
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement370 t
- Standard Displacement370 t
- Full Load Displacement370 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)38.1 m
- Length (waterline)33.5 m
- Beam7.01 m
- Draft2.82 m
◇Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type* 2-cylinder horizontal direct-acting single-expansion steam engine * Single (hoisting) screw
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power218 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed9 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
◆Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun8-inch 68-pounder muzzle-loading smoothbore; later 110-pounder and 40-pounder Armstrong breech-loading guns
- Main Gun Calibre203 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
▣Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed6
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned6
- Cancelled0
- Lost3
- Retired3
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1857Production started
169
years in service
0
years in production
8
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 7 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries7country
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
236PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT31PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT732UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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