Data Quality85%
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
Britomart-class gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1860–1867
Quantity
16
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
85
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 ClassificationCrimean gunboat
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardT & W Smith, Wm. Cowley Miller, Briggs & Co., Courtenay, Joseph Banks, C Lamport, Portsmouth Dockyard
- Laid Down1859
- Commissioned1860
- Ships in Class16
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement330 t
▣Dimensions2MOD.2
- Length (overall)36.576 m
- Beam6.706 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement38
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type*1 × 1-cylinder single-expansion reciprocating steam engine *1 × screw
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power157 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed9 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main Gun68-pounder SBML or 64-pounder RML
- Main Gun Calibre203 mm
- Main Gun Count2
⬢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 Materialwood
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed16
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned20
- Cancelled4
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1860Production started
- 1867Production ended
166
years in service
7
years in production
16
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
343PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT85PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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