Data Quality84%
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
Castore-class gunboat
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1887–1889
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
46
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationRendel gunboat
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardArmstrong Whitworth, Elswick Works
- Laid Down1887
- Launched1888
- Commissioned1891
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement667 t
- Standard Displacement667 t
- Full Load Displacement677.672 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)35 m
- Beam11 m
- Draft2.8 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement42
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type2 shafts, vertical triple expansion steam engines
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)vertical triple expansion steam engines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power261 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed8 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun1 × 40 cm/32 Krupp cannon
- Main Gun Calibre400 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns1 × 12 cm gun
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲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 Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1887Production started
- 1889Production ended
139
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
266PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT46PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT356ITALY · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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