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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
Arab-class gunvessel
Category
Country
Production
1875–1875
Quantity
2
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
◎Identification4MOD.4
- Laid Down1873
- Launched1874
- Commissioned1875
- Ships in Class2
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement720 t
- Full Load Displacement731.52 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)50.9 m
- Length (waterline)45.8 m
- Beam8.7 m
- Draft4.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement90
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type*1 × 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine *1 hoisting screw
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw with hoisting capability
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power430 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed10 kn
- Range790
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns2 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder RML, 2 × machine guns, 1 × light gun
⬢Survivability1MOD.1
- Hull Materialcomposite (iron frames, wooden planking)
▲Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed2
- Lost1
- Retired1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1875Production started
151
years in service
0
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries3country
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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