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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
Camelion-class screw sloop
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1861–1866
Quantity
8
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
30
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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 Classificationsloop
- Ship Typesloop-of-war
- Builder / ShipyardDeptford Dockyard, Pembroke Dockyard, Portsmouth Dockyard, Chatham Dockyard
- Laid Down1858
- Launched1860
- Commissioned1861
- Ships in Class16
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,365 t
- Standard Displacement1,365 t
- Full Load Displacement1,365 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)56.39 m
- Beam10.06 m
- Draft4.47 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement180
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine (except Perseus & Reindeer which had single trunk steam engines)
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power149 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed9 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunRBL 40 pounder Armstrong gun
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count5
- Secondary Guns32-pounder muzzle-loading guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎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 Status8MOD.8
- Completed8
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned16
- Cancelled8
- Lost1
- Retired8
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1861Production started
- 1866Production ended
165
years in service
5
years in production
8
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
161CORVETTES30PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES620UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS47PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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