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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
Rosario-class screw sloop
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1862–1863
Quantity
7
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
84
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 Classificationwooden screw sloop
- Ship Typesloop-of-war
- Builder / ShipyardPembroke Dockyard, Devonport Dockyard, Deptford Dockyard
- Laid Down1859
- Launched1860
- Commissioned1862
- Ships in Class7
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement913 t
- Standard Displacement913 t
- Full Load Displacement913 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)49.02 m
- Length (waterline)42.59 m
- Beam9.29 m
- Draft4.83 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement140
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw steam engine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power436 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed9.2 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun40-pounder Armstrong breech-loading gun
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns32-pounder muzzle-loading smooth-bore guns, 20-pounder Armstrong breech-loading guns
⬢Missile Armament4MOD.4
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialwood
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status7MOD.7
- Completed7
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned13
- Cancelled6
- Lost0
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1862Production started
- 1863Production ended
164
years in service
1
years in production
7
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
225CORVETTES84PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES870UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS47PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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