Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Defence-class ironclad
Category
Country
Production
1861–1862
Quantity
2
Unit Price (current)
$56.5M↗ 3477% inflation · 1859→2025
Original Price
$1.6M (1859)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
IRONCLADS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
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UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$56.5M
Original: $1.6M (1859)
Inflation: +%3477
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the ironclads category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationIronclad
- Ship TypeArmoured frigate
- Builder / ShipyardPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Westwood, Baillie
- Laid Down1859
- Launched1861
- Commissioned1861
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement6,070 t
- Standard Displacement6,070 t
- Full Load Displacement6,150 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)92.05 m
- Length (waterline)85.34 m
- Beam16.46 m
- Draft7.92 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement460
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Single trunk steam engine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power1,745 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed11.4 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range1,670
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunRBL 7 inch Armstrong gun
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count6
- Secondary Guns68-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loaders, 32-pounder smoothbore guns or 5-inch RBLs
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull MaterialIron
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Unit Cost1,270,000 USD
◆Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired2
- Preserved0
▤Armour2MOD.2
- ArmourBelt: 4.5-inch, Bulkheads: 4.5-inch
- Belt Armour114 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1861Production started
- 1862Production ended
165
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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