Ship Database
Tier VIII Aircraft Carrier Premium

U.S.A.

AL Hornet

An Eagle Union aircraft carrier, and the youngest sister of Yorktown and Enterprise. The voice of the bright and cheerful Hornet has destructive power. Her black and yellow costume is reminiscent of a wasp. From the Azur Lane game.

Doubloons
13,000
Official profile image of AL Hornet

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
50,000
Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Surface detection
13.8 km

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection13.8 km
  • Secondary battery4.5 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.

  • Aircraft torpedo 4,667
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Turning circle radius
1,060 m
Rudder shift time
12.3 s
Maneuverability API rating 47

Concealment

Surface detection
13.8 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 44

Survivability

Hit points
50,000
Torpedo damage reduction
28 %
Survivability API rating 64

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–102 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
4.5 km
Mount
127 mm HE Mk33
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
5.0 %
Rate of fire
22.2 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 63
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
30
Aura
28 mm Mk.1 on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre
28 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.24 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
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

Douglas SBD-5

Aircraft tier
8
Squadrons
2
Cruise speed
122 knots
Aircraft health
1,890

Torpedo bombers

Douglas TBD Devastator

Aircraft tier
8
Squadrons
2
Cruise speed
112 knots
Aircraft health
1,710
Maximum damage per torpedo
4,667
Torpedo range
3.0 km
Torpedo speed
35 knots
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
50,000
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
42

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.5 knots

Module research tree

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

AL Hornet

Default
Type
Hull

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Douglas SBD-5

Default
Type
DiveBomber

Douglas TBD Devastator

Default
Type
TorpedoBomber

Compatible upgrades

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

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Air Groups Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Flight Control Modification 1

Modernization

Does not increase the maximum number of each type of tactical squadron aircraft on deck.

Credits
2,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
7
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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

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Speed
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HP
51,100
Speed
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United Kingdom

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HP
51,400
Speed
30.5 kn
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