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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
Dryad-class torpedo gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1894–1894
Quantity
5
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
2
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
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull ClassificationTorpedo gunboat
- Ship TypeTorpedo gunboat
- Builder / ShipyardPembroke, Devonport & Chatham dockyards
- Launched1893
- Commissioned1894
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Standard Displacement1,070 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)80 m
- Beam9.3 m
- Draft4 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement120
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type*2 × 3-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines *Locomotive boilers *Twin screws
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)twin screws
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power2,600 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed18.2 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 4.7 inch guns
- Main Gun Calibre119 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns6-pounder guns and Nordenfelt machine gun
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes5
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1894Production started
132
years in service
0
years in production
5
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 ↗
170PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT2PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT620UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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