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Medina-class gunboat
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Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · United Kingdom · 1877
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Medina-classgunboat

Medina-class gunboat
Medina-class gunboat Photo: Unknown · Wikimedia Commons · PD
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Speed
30
Firepower
40
Agility
50
Sensors
10
Range
35
Sea-Keeping
25
Affordability
80
Survivability
20
Versatility
30
Technology
15
Origin United Kingdom
CategoryPatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft
EraPre-WWI / Industrial Age
In service1877–1877
Operators1 countries
Quantity12
Data Quality84%
32
Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft MASS Rating
55/114
Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
285/387
All-Time
Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · 10 axes scored
Speed
30
Firepower
40
Agility
50
Sensors
10
Range
35
Sea-Keeping
25
Affordability
80
Survivability
20
Versatility
30
Technology
15
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category.
01 / Overview
Medina-class gunboat
Production
1877–1877
Quantity
12
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
55
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
32
patrol boats & fast attack craft category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
  • Hull ClassificationIron screw gunboat
  • Ship TypeRendel (or "flat-iron") gunboat
  • Builder / ShipyardPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
  • Launched1876
  • Commissioned1877
  • Ships in Class12
  • In ServiceNo
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement363 t
  • Full Load Displacement386 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)33.53 m
  • Beam10.39 m
  • Draft2.9 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement51
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
  • Propulsion Type* 2 × 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engines * Twin screws
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 × 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engines
  • Number of Engines2
  • Shaft Power231 kW
  • Shafts / Screws2
  • Top Speed9.5 kn
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun6.3-inch (160-mm) 64-pdr muzzle-loading rifles
  • Main Gun Calibre160 mm
  • Main Gun Count3
  • Secondary Guns4.7-inch quick-firing guns
⬢Missile Armament1MOD.1
▲Survivability1MOD.1
  • Hull Materialiron
◎Fleet Status1MOD.1
  • Completed12
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1877Production started
149
years in service
0
years in production
12
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
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