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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
Leipzig-class corvette
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1875–1876
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
86
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
78
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 Classificationcorvette
- Ship Typescrew corvette
- Builder / ShipyardAG Vulcan, Stettin
- Laid Down1874
- Launched1875
- Commissioned1877
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement3,980 t
- Full Load Displacement4,626 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)87.5 m
- Length (waterline)87 m
- Beam14 m
- Draft6.2 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement425
- Officers39
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single marine steam engine with screw propeller
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power4,448 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed15.8 kn
- Range2,330
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun17 cm RK L/25 breech-loading guns (2), 17 cm RK L/20 breech-loading guns (10)
- Main Gun Calibre170 mm
- Main Gun Count12
- CIWS37 mm Hotchkiss revolver cannon (4)
⬢Missile Armament1MOD.1
▲Underwater Warfare2MOD.2
- Torpedo Tubes4
- ASW CapabilityNo
◎Aviation4MOD.4
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialiron with wood planking and copper sheathing
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Lost0
- Retired2
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1875Production started
- 1876Production ended
- 1888First deployment: Abushiri Revolt
151
years in service
1
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
227CORVETTES86PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES945GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS47PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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