Data Quality84%
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
Ariel-class gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1871–1873
Quantity
9
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
4
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationgunboat
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardPembroke Dockyard, Chatham Dockyard
- Laid Down1871
- Launched1871
- Commissioned1871
- Ships in Class9
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement430 t
- Standard Displacement430 t
- Full Load Displacement430 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)38 m
- Beam6.9 m
- Draft3.1 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement40
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type*1 × 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine (except Swinger – single-expansion) *2 × boilers *1 × (hoisti
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power347 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed9.5 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun64-pounder muzzle-loading rifles
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns20-pounder Armstrong breech loaders
⬢Missile Armament5MOD.5
- VLS Cells0
- SAM Maximum Range0 km
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialcomposite (iron keel/stem/stern posts, iron framing, wooden planking)
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed9
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned9
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired9
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1871Production started
- 1873Production ended
155
years in service
2
years in production
9
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 ↗
182PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT4PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT650UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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