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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
Racer-class screw sloop
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
75
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
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 Classificationwooden screw sloop
- Ship Typesloop-of-war
- Builder / ShipyardPembroke Dockyard, Deptford Dockyard, Devonport Dockyard
- Laid Down1855
- Launched1858
- Commissioned1856
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
- Light Displacement577 t
- Standard Displacement861 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)46 m
- Beam8.84 m
- Draft4.83 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement120
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single-expansion steam engine driving a single screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power461 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed10 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun32-pounder 58 cwt
- Main Gun Calibre165 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Gunsten 32-pounder 25 cwt carronades
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
◎Aviation3MOD.3
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialwood
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed5
- Planned5
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired5
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1856Production started
- 1860Production ended
170
years in service
4
years in production
5
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
214CORVETTES75PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES816UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS124PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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