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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the corvettes category.
01 / Overview
Calypso-class corvette
Category
Country
Production
1884–1885
Quantity
2
Unit Price (current)
$20.9M↗ 3477% inflation · 1884→2025
Original Price
$583.2K (1884)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
30
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$20.9M
Original: $583.2K (1884)
Inflation: +%3477
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the corvettes category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationScrew corvette
- Ship Typethird-class cruiser
- Builder / ShipyardHM Dockyard Portsmouth and HM Dockyard Chatham
- Laid Down1881
- Launched1883
- Commissioned1885
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Full Load Displacement2,814 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)71.6 m
- Beam13.6 m
- Draft6.1 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement317
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4-cylinder J. and G. Rennie compound-expansion steam engine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power3,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed13.75 kn
- Cruise Speed13.75 kn
- Range4,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament5MOD.5
- Main GunBL 6-inch Mark II 26 calibre guns
- Main Gun Calibre152.4 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary GunsBL 5-inch guns
- CIWSNordenfelt guns and Gardner machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned0
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour2MOD.2
- Armour1.5-inch armoured deck
- Deck Armour38 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1884Production started
- 1885Production ended
142
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries3country
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
161CORVETTES30PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES620UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS21PRICE · CORVETTES503PRICE · ALL WEAPONS161PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
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