Ship Database

Tier IX Battleship Premium

U.S.A.

Bird Cry

This ship's look is inspired by the untamed seas and true pirate spirit.

Doubloons: 21,500

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 80,800
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 16.2 km
Main battery range: 21.6 km
Main battery reload: 30.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 25 km

Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection16.2 km
Main battery21.6 km
Secondary battery7 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

HE · 406 mm HE/HC Mk13 5,700
AP · 406 mm AP Mk8 13,500

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 920 m
Rudder shift time: 17.2 s

Maneuverability API rating 46

Concealment

Surface detection: 16.2 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 33

Survivability

Hit points: 80,800
Torpedo damage reduction: 25 %

Survivability API rating 98

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 6–500 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 85

Maximum range: 21.6 km
Reload time: 30.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time: 45.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 275 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Maximum damage per hit: 5,700
Fire chance: 36.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 820 m/s
Shell mass: 862 kg

406 mm AP Mk8

Maximum damage per hit: 13,500
Muzzle velocity: 762 m/s
Shell mass: 1,225 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret
Mounts: 1
Barrels each: 2

Mount: 406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret
Mounts: 2
Barrels each: 3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.0 km

Mount: 127 mm HE Mk32
Maximum damage per hit: 1,800
Fire chance: 5.0 %
Rate of fire: 10.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 792 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 87

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 15

Aura: 76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.33 mount
Calibre: 76 mm
Mounts: 14

Aura: 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
Calibre: 127 mm
Mounts: 10

Carrier aviationClass system

The public API still uses legacy aircraft categories and does not expose every modern carrier payload mechanic. Only fields returned by Wargaming are shown.

Dive bombers

AD-1 Skyraider

Aircraft tier: 9
Squadrons: 1
Cruise speed: 135 knots
Aircraft health: 2,630

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 80,800
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 10
AA mounts: 39

Engine

Published maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Propulsion: 212,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Bird Cry

Default

Type: Hull

Mk9 mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

AD-1 Skyraider

Default

Type: DiveBomber

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits: 1,000,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Air Groups Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

Modernization

Extends the firing range of the main battery and secondary battery

Credits: 500,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 15
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 9–11

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

Germany

Pommern

HP: 81,900
Speed: 31 kn
Guns: 21.3 km
Torps: 6 km

Open comparison

Pan-Asia

Xuan Wu

HP: 79,000
Speed: 33 kn
Guns: 23.3 km

Open comparison

Japan

Iwami

HP: 80,700
Speed: 28.2 kn
Guns: 22.3 km
Torps: 20 km

Open comparison