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Bramble-class gunboat
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Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · United Kingdom · 1886
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Bramble-classgunboat

Bramble-class gunboat
Bramble-class gunboat Photo: photograph not identified · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Speed
30
Firepower
40
Agility
45
Sensors
10
Range
50
Sea-Keeping
55
Affordability
70
Survivability
35
Versatility
50
Technology
20
Origin United Kingdom
ManufacturerArmstrong Whitworth
CategoryPatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1886–1886
Operators1 countries
Quantity4
Data Quality84%
38
Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft MASS Rating
8/114
Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
193/387
All-Time
Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · 10 axes scored
Speed
30
Firepower
40
Agility
45
Sensors
10
Range
50
Sea-Keeping
55
Affordability
70
Survivability
35
Versatility
50
Technology
20
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category.
01 / Overview
Bramble-class gunboat
Prime contractor
Production
1886–1886
Quantity
4
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
38
patrol boats & fast attack craft category
ⓘ 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 / ShipyardArmstrong Mitchell, Harland & Wolff
  • Launched1886
  • Commissioned1886
  • Ships in Class4
  • In ServiceNo
◈Displacement1MOD.1
  • Standard Displacement715 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)50.3 m
  • Beam8.8 m
  • Draft3.35 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement60
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
  • Propulsion Type*Triple-expansion steam engine *Single screw
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Single screw
  • Number of Engines1
  • Shaft Power746 kW
  • Shafts / Screws1
  • Top Speed10 kn
  • Range2,500
  • Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun4-inch/25-pdr QF
  • Main Gun Calibre101.6 mm
  • Main Gun Count6
  • Secondary Guns4 × machine guns
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability4MOD.4
◇Fleet Status3MOD.3
  • Completed4
  • Lost1
  • Retired3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1886Production started
140
years in service
0
years in production
4
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
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