Data Quality86%
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
La Melpomène-class torpedo boat
Category
Country
Production
1933–1935
Quantity
12
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · INTERWAR PERIOD
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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
◎Identification4MOD.4
- Laid Down1933
- Launched1935
- Commissioned1936
- Ships in Class12
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement610 t
- Full Load Displacement834 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)80.7 m
- Beam7.96 m
- Draft3.07 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement99
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
- Propulsion TypeGeared turbines, 2 shafts
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Geared turbines, 2 shafts
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power16,405 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed34.5 kn
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun100 mm (3.9 in)/40 caliber
- Main Gun Calibre100 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns37 mm AA guns, 13.2 mm machine guns
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
- Torpedo Tubes2
▲Survivability1MOD.1
- Hull Materialsteel
◎Fleet Status1MOD.1
- Lost6
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1933Production started
- 1935Production ended
- 1939First deployment: World War II
93
years in service
2
years in production
12
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
100PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT6INTERWAR PERIOD · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT315FRANCE · ALL WEAPONS66PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
📚 Sources