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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
Insect-class gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1915–1916
Quantity
12
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · WORLD WAR I
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationInsect-class
- Ship TypeGunboat
- Builder / ShipyardAilsa Shipbuilding Company, Barclay Curle, Lobnitz, Sunderland Shipbuilding Company Ltd, Wood, Skinner & Co
- Laid Down1915
- Launched1916
- Commissioned1916
- Ships in Class12
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement625 t
- Standard Displacement625 t
- Full Load Displacement635 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)72.238 m
- Length (waterline)72.24 m
- Beam10.973 m
- Draft1.219 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement55
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type2 shaft VTE engines, 2 Yarrow type mixed firing boilers 2000 IHP
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shaft VTE engines, 2 Yarrow type mixed firing boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power1,491 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed14 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × BL 6-inch Mk VII guns (later 6-inch Mk XIII 50-calibre)
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns2 × 12-pounder guns, 1 × QF 2-pounder Pom-Pom, 1 × QF 3-inch anti-aircraft gun, 6 × .303" Maxim machine guns, .303" Lewis machine gun, Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
⬢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 MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed12
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned12
- Cancelled0
- Lost3
- Retired9
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- ArmourImprovised
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1915Production started
- 1916Production ended
111
years in service
1
years in production
12
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
170PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT1WORLD WAR I · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT620UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS17PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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