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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
Stromboli-class sloop
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1838–1840
Quantity
2
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
88
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
◎Identification5MOD.5
- Hull Classificationpaddle sloop
- Ship TypeSteam Vessels (SV2), First Class Sloop
- Builder / ShipyardPortsmouth Dockyard and Sheerness Dockyard
- Ships in Class2
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement1,283 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)54.86 m
- Beam10.46 m
- Draft4.04 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement160
◆Propulsion5MOD.5
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2-cylinder side lever steam engine, Paddles
- Number of Engines2
- Top Speed9 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun2 × 10-inch (84 cwt) shell guns (later 1 × 68-pdr (84 cwt) MLSB, then 1 × 110-pounder pivot gun)
- Main Gun Calibre254 mm
- Main Gun Count2
- Secondary Guns2 × 68-pdrs (64 cwt) carronades, 2 × 42-pdrs (22 cwt) carronades (later 4 × 32-pdrs (42 cwt) MLSB guns)
⬢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 Status8MOD.8
- Completed2
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned2
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired2
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1838Production started
- 1840Production ended
188
years in service
2
years in production
2
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
230CORVETTES88PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES912UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS47PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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