Data Quality84%
01 / Overview
Stevens Battery
Category
Country
Production
1841–1874
Quantity
1
Unit Price (current)
$71.2M↗ 2749% inflation · 1874→2025
Original Price
$2.5M (1874)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
IRONCLADS · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
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UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$71.2M
Original: $2.5M (1874)
Inflation: +%2749
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the ironclads category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification6MOD.6
- Hull ClassificationSemisubmersible ironclad
- Ship Typeironclad
- Builder / ShipyardStevens family estate, Hoboken, New Jersey
- Laid Down1854
- Ships in Class1
- In ServiceNo
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement1,500 t
▣Dimensions2MOD.2
- Length (overall)76.2 m
- Beam12.19 m
◇Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Steam engine; screw-propelled
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power671 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed18 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
◆Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Main Gun6 x large muzzle-loading cannons
- Main Gun Count6
▤Missile Armament3MOD.3
⬢Underwater Warfare3MOD.3
▲Aviation3MOD.3
◎Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
◈Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialiron and timber
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlNo
▣Cost1MOD.1
- Unit Cost2,500,000 USD
◇Fleet Status6MOD.6
- Completed0
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned1
- Cancelled1
- Preserved0
◆Armour1MOD.1
- Armour4.5 in iron plate plus 14 in locust timber
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1841Production started
- 1874Production ended
185
years in service
33
years in production
1
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theIroncladscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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