Data Quality86%
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
Vigilant-class gunboat
Category
Country
Production
1856–1856
Quantity
14
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
94
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
ⓘ 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 Classificationgunvessel
- Ship Typegunboat
- Builder / ShipyardC J Mare & Company, Leamouth; R & H Green, Blackwall Yard; J & R White, Cowes; Wigram & Son, Blackwall Yard; Young, Magnay & Co, Limehouse; Fletcher & Fearnall, Limehouse
- Laid Down1855
- Launched1856
- Commissioned1856
- Ships in Class14
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement860 t
- Standard Displacement860 t
- Full Load Displacement860 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)54.86 m
- Length (waterline)48.94 m
- Beam8.64 m
- Draft2.44 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement80
- Air Wing Personnel0
◆Propulsion7MOD.7
- Propulsion Type* 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine * Single screw
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)single screw
- Number of Engines1
- Shaft Power593 kW
- Shafts / Screws1
- Top Speed11 kn
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun7-inch/110-pdr breech loader; 68-pdr muzzle-loading rifle; 2 × 20-pdr breech loaders
- Main Gun Calibre178 mm
- Main Gun Count1
- Secondary Guns12-pdr howitzers
⬢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 Status8MOD.8
- Completed14
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned14
- Cancelled0
- Lost2
- Retired12
- Preserved0
◆Armour3MOD.3
- Armournone
- Belt Armour0 mm
- Deck Armour0 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1856Production started
- 1865Sale: Egypt (1 units)
170
years in service
0
years in production
14
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 3 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries3country
Vigilant-class gunboatSALES1records
| Year | Buyer | Quantity | Amount | Present Value (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 |  Egypt | 1 | — | — |
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
05 / MASS Score
PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT RANKING Patrol Boats & Fast Attack Craft · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
193PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT8PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT672UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS1PERFORMANCE/PRICE · PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within thePatrol Boats & Fast Attack Craftcategory.
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