Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the corvettes category.
01 / Overview
Fantome-class screw sloop
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1873–1874
Quantity
6
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
25
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
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
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull Classificationscrew composite sloop
- Ship Typesloop
- Builder / ShipyardPembroke Dock, Blackwall Yard, Chatham Dockyard, Money Wigram & Sons
- Commissioned1873
- Ships in Class6
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement949 t
- Full Load Displacement964.184 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)48.8 m
- Beam9.55 m
- Draft4.27 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement140
◆Propulsion8MOD.8
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)1 shaft, 1 × 2‑cylinder horizontal compound expansion steam engine, 3 boilers
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power754 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed10 kn
- Range1,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 7‑inch (178 mm) rifled muzzle‑loading guns
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns2 × 6.3‑inch 64‑pounder rifled muzzle‑loading guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialiron frame sheathed in teak and copper
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status2MOD.2
- Completed6
- Under Construction0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1873Production started
- 1874Production ended
153
years in service
1
years in production
6
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
140CORVETTES25PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES569UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS124PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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