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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
Arcona-class corvette
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1857–1869
Quantity
5
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
97
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
32
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 Classificationsteam frigate
- Ship Typecorvette
- Builder / ShipyardKönigliche Werft Danzig
- Laid Down1855
- Launched1858
- Commissioned1859
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement1,928 t
- Full Load Displacement2,391 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)71.95 m
- Beam13 m
- Draft5.55 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement380
- Officers35
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single horizontal single‑expansion steam engine driving one screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power1,004 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed12.4 kn
- Cruise Speed11 kn
- Range1,150
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun6 × 68‑pounder guns
- Main Gun Count6
- Secondary Guns20 × 36‑pounder guns
⬢Aviation3MOD.3
▲Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◎Survivability4MOD.4
◈Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed5
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned0
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired5
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1857Production started
- 1869Production ended
169
years in service
12
years in production
5
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 · CORVETTES1070GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS228PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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