Data Quality86%
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
Beacon-class gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1867–1868
Quantity
18
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
◎Identification4MOD.4
- Hull ClassificationComposite hull
- Ship Typegunvessel
- Ships in Class18
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement603 t
- Full Load Displacement612.648 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)47.24 m
- Beam7.62 m
- Draft2.9 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement80
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type*2 shafts; 2 × steam engines
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)twin-screw
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power3 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed9 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunRML 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading gun
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary GunsRML 64 pounder 56 cwt rifled muzzle-loading gun, 2 × RBL 20 pounder rifled breech-loading guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialiron framed with wooden planking
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status3MOD.3
- Completed18
- Lost1
- Retired17
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1867Production started
- 1868Production ended
159
years in service
1
years in production
18
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries3country
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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