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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
Driver-class paddle sloop
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1840–1846
Quantity
12
Unit Price (current)
$150.0K
Original Price
$150.0K (1838)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
30
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$150.0K
Original: $150.0K (1838)
Inflation: +%0
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the corvettes category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Hull ClassificationWooden paddle sloop
- Ship Typepaddle sloop
- Builder / ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard, Sheerness Dockyard, Pembroke Dockyard, Woolwich Dockyard, Chatham Dockyard
- Ships in Class12
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,590 t
- Standard Displacement1,590 t
- Full Load Displacement1,590 t
▣Dimensions2MOD.2
- Length (overall)54.86 m
- Beam10.97 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement160
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2-cylinder direct-acting steam engine (except ''Spiteful'', ''Devastation'' and ''Sphinx'') Paddles
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power280 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed12 kn
- Cruise Speed9 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun1 × 10-inch/42-pounder (84 cwt) pivot gun, 1 × 110 pdr Armstrong gun
- Main Gun Calibre254 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns4 × 32-pounder (42 cwt) guns
⬢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 Materialwood
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Unit Cost150,000 USD
◆Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed12
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned21
- Cancelled9
- Lost2
- Retired12
- Preserved0
▤Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1840Production started
- 1846Production ended
186
years in service
6
years in production
12
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 WEAPONS23PRICE · CORVETTES608PRICE · ALL WEAPONS47PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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