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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the frigates category.
01 / Overview
Ister-class screw frigate
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1866–1866
Quantity
1
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FRIGATES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
25
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the frigates category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull Classificationscrew frigate
- Ship Typefrigate
- Builder / ShipyardDeptford Dockyard, HMNB Devonport|Devonport Dockyard, Woolwich Dockyard
- Laid Down1860
- Commissioned1866
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement2,486 t
- Full Load Displacement3,251.2 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)73.15 m
- Beam14.63 m
- Draft5.69 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement450
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw steam engine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power1,208 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed12.5 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun4 × 100-pounder Somerset guns, 3 × 110-pounder RBL 7 inch Armstrong guns, 14 × 8-inch guns
- Main Gun Count36
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialwood
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed1
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned5
- Cancelled4
- Lost0
- Retired1
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1866Production started
160
years in service
0
years in production
1
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
FRIGATES RANKING Frigates · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
209FRIGATES25PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FRIGATES1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS86PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FRIGATES
ⓘ Rankings are within theFrigatescategory.
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