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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
Ant-class gunboat
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1870–1879
Quantity
24
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
40
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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 ClassificationFlat-iron gunboat
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard, Robert Napier & Sons, Chatham Dockyard, Charles Mitchell & Co., J. and G. Rennie, Campbell Johnston, Laird Brothers, Pembroke Dockyard
- Laid Down1870
- Launched1879
- Commissioned1870
- Ships in Class24
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Standard Displacement254 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)25.91 m
- Beam7.92 m
- Draft1.83 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement30
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type*Two 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engines *Two screws
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)twin screw
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power194 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed8.5 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main GunRML 10 inch 18 ton muzzle-loading rifle
- Main Gun Calibre254 mm
- Main Gun Count1
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialiron
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status1MOD.1
- Completed24
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1870Production started
- 1879Production ended
156
years in service
9
years in production
24
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 ↗
248PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT40PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT768UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS17PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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