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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
Flower-class sloop
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1915–1917
Quantity
120
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · WORLD WAR I
9
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationFlower-class sloop
- Ship Typesloop-of-war
- Builder / Shipyardmerchant shipyards
- Laid Down1915
- Launched1915
- Commissioned1915
- Ships in Class120
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement900 t
- Standard Displacement1,200 t
- Full Load Displacement1,300 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)68.6 m
- Length (waterline)70 m
- Beam10 m
- Draft3.5 m
◇Complement3MOD.3
- Total Complement80
- Officers10
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)steam turbine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power2,000 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed16 kn
- Cruise Speed12 kn
- Range3,000
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament3MOD.3
- Main GunQF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count2
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityYes
- 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 Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed120
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned120
- Cancelled0
- Lost18
- Retired102
- Preserved2
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1915Production started
- 1917Production ended
111
years in service
2
years in production
120
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 6 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries6country
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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