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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
Comus-class corvette
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1879–1881
Quantity
9
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
30
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull Classificationcorvette
- Ship Typesteam corvette
- Builder / ShipyardJohn Elder & Company; Royal Dockyards at Chatham and Portsmouth
- Laid Down1876
- Commissioned1879
- Ships in Class9
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement2,380 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)68.58 m
- Beam13.41 m
- Draft5.79 m
◇Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw compound engine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power1,928 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed14.75 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
◆Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × RML 7-inch muzzle-loading rifles; 4 × BL 6-inch 80-pounder guns; 8 × 64-pounder MLRs
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns2 × light guns; 8 × QF Nordenfelt guns
▤Missile Armament3MOD.3
⬢Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes2
- 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 Materialiron/steel frames with copper sheathing over timber
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
▣Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed9
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned9
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired9
- Preserved0
◇Armour2MOD.2
- Armour1.5 in deck armour over engines
- Deck Armour38 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1879Production started
- 1881Production ended
- 1942Entered service
147
years in service
2
years in production
9
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
161CORVETTES30PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES620UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS161PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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