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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
Penelope-class fifth-rate frigate
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FRIGATES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
25
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
65
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
◎Identification3MOD.3
- Hull Classificationfrigate
- Ship Typefifth-rate frigate
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Standard Displacement700 t
- Full Load Displacement1,450 t
▣Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement294
◇Propulsion3MOD.3
- PropulsionSail
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)sail
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
◆Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Guntwenty-six 12-pounders
- Main Gun Calibre457 mm
- Main Gun Count32
- Secondary Gunssix 6-pounders on the quarterdeck and forecastle
▤Missile Armament3MOD.3
⬢Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
▲Aviation3MOD.3
◎Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◈Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialwood
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1798Production started
228
years in service
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FRIGATES RANKING Frigates · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
209FRIGATES25PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · FRIGATES1013UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS217PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FRIGATES
ⓘ Rankings are within theFrigatescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A flat surface or structure on an aircraft that generates lift or thrust, typically used to describe the wings or rotor blades of fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft.
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