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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
Bacchante-class corvette
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1877–1877
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
75
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
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 ClassificationIron screw corvette
- Ship Typecorvette
- Builder / ShipyardPortsmouth and Chatham Dockyards
- Laid Down1875
- Launched1876
- Commissioned1877
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement3,913 t
- Standard Displacement3,991 t
- Full Load Displacement3,913 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)85.34 m
- Beam13.72 m
- Draft7.01 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement375
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Three-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine, 10 × cylindrical boilers, 1 × screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed15 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun14 × 7-inch/112-pounder muzzle-loading rifled guns (later 12 × 6-inch Mk II breech-loading guns, 4 × 5-inch breech-loading guns)
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count14
- Secondary Guns2 × 6.3-inch/64-pounder muzzle-loading rifled guns (not Bacchante)
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialiron with teak planking
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed3
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned4
- Cancelled1
- Lost0
- Retired3
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1877Production started
149
years in service
0
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
214CORVETTES75PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES816UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS161PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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