Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the corvettes category.
01 / Overview
Swallow-class screw sloop
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CORVETTES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
30
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 Classificationsloop-of-war
- Ship Typesloop
- Builder / ShipyardDeptford Dockyard, Pembroke Dockyard
- Laid Down1852
- Launched1854
- Commissioned1856
- Ships in Class4
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement1MOD.1
- Light Displacement625 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)42.37 m
- Beam8.48 m
- Draft4.09 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement120
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- PropulsionSteam Reciprocating
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)two-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power182 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed7 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun32 pdr gun (58 cwt)
- Main Gun Calibre32 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns8 × 32 pdr (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 Status3MOD.3
- Completed4
- Lost0
- Retired4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1856Production started
- 1857Production ended
170
years in service
1
years in production
4
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CORVETTES RANKING Corvettes · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
161CORVETTES30PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CORVETTES620UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS47PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CORVETTES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCorvettescategory.
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