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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
Kingfisher-class sloop
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1935–1939
Quantity
9
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · INTERWAR PERIOD
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
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 Classificationsloop-of-war
- Ship Typepatrol sloop
- Builder / ShipyardFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Alexander Stephen and Sons, John I. Thornycroft & Company, Yarrow Shipbuilders, J. Samuel White and Company, William Denny and Brothers
- Laid Down1934
- Launched1935
- Commissioned1935
- Ships in Class9
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement510 t
- Full Load Displacement518.16 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)74.1 m
- Beam8.1 m
- Draft1.8 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement60
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 geared steam turbines
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power2,685 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed20 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 4 inch Mk V naval gun
- Main Gun Calibre102 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary GunsVickers .50 machine gun, Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems5MOD.5
- Air-Search RadarType 286
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarType 271
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed9
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned9
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired9
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1935Production started
- 1939First deployment: World War II
91
years in service
4
years in production
9
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
199CORVETTES8INTERWAR PERIOD · CORVETTES732UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS16PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
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