Data Quality85%
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 gunvessel
Category
Country
Production
1880–1880
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
70
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
34
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
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Laid Down1879
- Launched1880
- Commissioned1884
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement835 t
- Standard Displacement835 t
- Full Load Displacement835 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)47.85 m
- Length (waterline)47.85 m
- Beam8.99 m
- Draft4.14 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement100
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- Propulsion Type*2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine *Single screw
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power514.5 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed10.5 kn
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns2 × 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifles, 2 machine guns, 1 light gun
⬢Survivability1MOD.1
- Hull Materialcomposite (iron framing, wooden planking)
▲Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed3
- Active0
- Retired3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1880Production started
- 1899First deployment: Second Boer War
146
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 ↗
314PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT70PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT932UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS371PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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