Ship Database

Tier X Battleship Special

U.S.A.

Rhode Island

A battleship based on a 1938 "fast battleship" design variant, featuring an alternative armament configuration. The ship's main battery consists of twelve 356 mm guns housed in quadruple-gun turrets, initially planned for use on North Carolina-class battleships in 1937.

Doubloons: 31,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 74,100
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 15.2 km
Main battery range: 21.0 km
Main battery reload: 22.0 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 detection15.2 km
Main battery21 km
Secondary battery7.5 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.

HE · 356 mm HE/HC Mk22 mod. 1 5,000
AP · 356 mm AP Mk16 mod. 1 9,500

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 890 m
Rudder shift time: 12.1 s

Maneuverability API rating 50

Concealment

Surface detection: 15.2 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 37

Survivability

Hit points: 74,100
Torpedo damage reduction: 26 %

Survivability API rating 94

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 16–439 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 89

Maximum range: 21.0 km
Reload time: 22.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.7 rounds/min
180° turn time: 36.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 224 m

Shells

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

356 mm HE/HC Mk22 mod. 1

Maximum damage per hit: 5,000
Fire chance: 31.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 861 m/s
Shell mass: 578 kg

356 mm AP Mk16 mod. 1

Maximum damage per hit: 9,500
Muzzle velocity: 823 m/s
Shell mass: 585 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 356 mm/50 Mk.11 in a turret
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 4

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.5 km

Mount: 127 mm HE Mk32
Maximum damage per hit: 1,800
Fire chance: 5.0 %
Rate of fire: 15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 792 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 90

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 40

Aura: 76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.33 mount
Calibre: 76 mm
Mounts: 16

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

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 74,100
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 10
AA mounts: 66

Engine

Published maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Mk9 mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

356 mm/50 Mk.11 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Propulsion: 230,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Rhode Island

Default

Type: Hull

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

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: 14
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 10–11

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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HP: 75,300
Speed: 32 kn
Guns: 22.2 km

Open comparison

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HP: 76,800
Speed: 31.5 kn
Guns: 20.4 km

Open comparison

Europe

Thor

HP: 72,700
Speed: 33 kn
Guns: 21.7 km
Torps: 15 km

Open comparison