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
Banterer-class gunboat
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1880–1882
Quantity
11
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
8
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull ClassificationComposite screw gunboat
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardBarrow Iron Shipbuilding, Pembroke Dockyard, Samuda Brothers
- Launched1880
- Commissioned1880
- Ships in Class11
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Standard Displacement465 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)38.1 m
- Beam7.16 m
- Draft3.05 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement60
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type*2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine *Single screw
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power328 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed9.5 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun6-inch/64-pdr muzzle-loading rifles
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns3.75-inch/20-pdr BL guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialComposite
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status4MOD.4
- Completed11
- Planned13
- Lost1
- Retired10
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1880Production started
- 1882Production ended
146
years in service
2
years in production
11
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 ↗
193PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT8PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT672UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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