Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the corvettes category.
01 / Overview
Bathurst-class corvette
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1940–1942
Quantity
60
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · WORLD WAR II
5
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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 Classificationcorvette
- Ship Typeminesweeper
- Builder / ShipyardMort's Dock, Evans Deakin & Co., HMA Naval Dockyard, Cockatoo Docks & Eng. Co., Walkers Limited, Poole & Steel, BHP Shipyards, State Dockyard
- Laid Down1940
- Launched1941
- Commissioned1940
- Ships in Class60
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Full Load Displacement1,025 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)56.69 m
- Beam9.45 m
- Draft2.59 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement85
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Triple expansion, 2 shafts
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power2,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed27.8 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun12-pounder (76-mm) gun or 4-inch (102-mm) Mk XIX gun
- Main Gun Calibre76 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns40 mm Bofors gun, 2–3 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems4MOD.4
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemType 128 asdic
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingYes
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Unit Cost250,000 USD
◆Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed60
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned63
- Cancelled3
- Lost5
- Retired60
- Preserved2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Production started
- 1942Production ended
86
years in service
2
years in production
60
units produced
5
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries6country
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
A technique to reduce a ship's magnetic signature by neutralizing its internal magnetic field, minimizing vulnerability to magnetic mines or detection.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
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