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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the corvettes category.
01 / Overview
Amazon-class screw sloop
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
97
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
27
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the corvettes category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationwooden screw sloop
- Ship Typesloop
- Builder / ShipyardPembroke Dockyard, Devonport Dockyard
- Laid Down1865
- Launched1865
- Commissioned1865
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement1,525 t
- Full Load Displacement1,525 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)56.99 m
- Beam10.97 m
- Draft4.69 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement150
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single-expansion steam engine with screw propeller
- Number of Engines1
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed12 kn
- Cruise Speed11 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 7-inch (6½-ton) muzzle-loading rifled guns, 2 × 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifled guns
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns2 × 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifled guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialwood (teak, fir, oak)
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed6
- Lost2
- Retired4
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armournone
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1865Production started
- 1866Production ended
161
years in service
1
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
240CORVETTES97PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS251PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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