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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
Forester-class gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1874–1877
Quantity
12
Unit Price (current)
$622.8K↗ 2909% inflation · 1877→2025
Original Price
$20.7K (1877)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
4
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$622.8K
Original: $20.7K (1877)
Inflation: +%2909
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationComposite gunboat
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardWilliam Doxford, Sunderland; Robert Napier & Sons, Govan; Earle’s Shipbuilding, Hull; Barrow Iron Shipbuilding; J & G Thomson, Govan
- Laid Down1874
- Launched1874
- Commissioned1874
- Ships in Class12
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement440 t
- Standard Displacement447.5 t
- Full Load Displacement455 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)38.1 m
- Beam7.16 m
- Draft2.86 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement60
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type*1 ×2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine *2 × boilers *1 × screw
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power387 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed10 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun64-pounder muzzle-loading rifle
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns20-pounder Armstrong breech loader
⬢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 Materialcomposite (iron keel/stem/stern posts, iron framing, wooden planking)
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Unit Cost20,700 USD
◆Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed12
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned12
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired12
- Preserved0
▤Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1874Production started
- 1877Production ended
152
years in service
3
years in production
12
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 ↗
182PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT4PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT650UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS11PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT703PRICE · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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