Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category.
01 / Overview
Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1889–1891
Quantity
13
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
46
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the patrol boats & fast attack craft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull Classificationtorpedo gunboat
- Ship Typetorpedo gunboat
- Builder / ShipyardDevonport Dockyard, Chatham Dockyard, Armstrong Mitchell, Elswick, Sheerness Dockyard
- Laid Down1888
- Launched1889
- Commissioned1889
- Ships in Class13
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement735 t
- Standard Displacement735 t
- Full Load Displacement735 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)73.76 m
- Length (waterline)70.1 m
- Beam8.23 m
- Draft2.59 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement91
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- Propulsion Type* 2 × Belliss and Morcom triple-expansion steam engines * Locomotive boilers * Twin screws *(later re-boilered with wate
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)twin screw
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power1,864 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed19 kn
- Cruise Speed10 kn
- Range2,500
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main GunQF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I - IV
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns3-pounder guns
⬢Missile Armament5MOD.5
- VLS Cells0
- SAM Maximum Range0 km
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesNo
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes5
- 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 Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
◇Fleet Status7MOD.7
- Completed13
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired12
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1889Production started
- 1891Production ended
137
years in service
2
years in production
13
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
266PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT46PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT795UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS235PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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