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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
Eclipse-class screw sloop
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
43
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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 Classificationsloop
- Ship Typesloop-of-war
- Builder / ShipyardDevonport Dockyard, Portsmouth Dockyard, Chatham Dockyard, Sheerness Dockyard, Deptford Dockyard
- Laid Down1867
- Commissioned1867
- Ships in Class7
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement1,760 t
- Full Load Displacement1,788.16 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)64.6 m
- Beam11 m
- Draft5 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement180
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single-expansion steam engine (most), compound steam engines (Spartan, Sirius, Tenedos)
- Number of Engines1
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed12 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main GunRML 7 inch gun, RML 64 pounder 71 cwt gun
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count2
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialwood with iron cross-beams
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed7
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned9
- Cancelled2
- Lost0
- Retired7
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1867Production started
- 1870Production ended
159
years in service
3
years in production
7
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
175CORVETTES43PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES650UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS16PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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