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Almirante Oquendo

A heavy cruiser with a displacement of 17,500 tons embodying the "Super Washington" design, known as "Proyect 138." The design was developed in 1938 at the Spanish naval shipyard in Ferrol. Under one of the draft designs, the ship's primary armament comprised twelve 203 mm main guns. However, such an ambitious project for Spanish shipbuilding would never...

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A heavy cruiser with a displacement of 17,500 tons embodying the "Super Washington" design, known as "Proyect 138." The design was developed in 1938 at the Spanish naval shipyard in Ferrol. Under one of the draft designs, the ship's primary armament comprised twelve 203 mm main guns. However, such an ambitious project for Spanish shipbuilding would never come to life because of the country's economy following the devastating civil war.

Doubloons
28,500
Official profile image of Almirante Oquendo

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
48,300
Maximum speed
36.0 knots
Surface detection
14.0 km
Main battery range
17.6 km
Main battery reload
12.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection14 km
  • Main battery17.6 km
  • Secondary battery7 km
  • Torpedoes8 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 · 203 mm HE 256 lb 2,850
  • AP · 203 mm AP 256 lb Mk I 4,500
  • Torpedo · 533 mm Mk VIII ES 16,633
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
36.0 knots
Turning circle radius
790 m
Rudder shift time
11.3 s
Maneuverability API rating 58

Concealment

Surface detection
14.0 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 43

Survivability

Hit points
48,300
Torpedo damage reduction
16 %
Survivability API rating 64

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
16–152 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 78
Maximum range
17.6 km
Reload time
12.0 s
Rate of fire
5.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
22.5 s
Maximum dispersion
154 m

Shells

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

203 mm HE 256 lb
HE
Maximum damage per hit
2,850
Fire chance
17.0 %
Muzzle velocity
814 m/s
Shell mass
116 kg
203 mm AP 256 lb Mk I
AP
Maximum damage per hit
4,500
Muzzle velocity
814 m/s
Shell mass
116 kg
Gun layout
Mount
203 mm/50 Mk IX on a Mk.III mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
7.0 km
Mount
90 mm proiettili HE
Maximum damage per hit
1,300
Fire chance
5.0 %
Rate of fire
15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
860 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 15

533 mm Mk VIII ES

Maximum range
8.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
16,633
Reload time
106 s
Speed
62 knots
Detectability
1.3 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Triple
Mounts
2
Tubes each
3

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 70
Aura
20 mm/65 Model 1939 on a Model 1939 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
20
Aura
37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
16
Aura
90 mm/50 Model 1939 on a twin mount
Calibre
90 mm
Mounts
6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
48,300
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
6
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
42

Engine

Published maximum speed
36.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 170,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

533 mm MkIV* ES

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Almirante Oquendo

Default
Type
Hull

SCI Mk IX Mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

203 mm/50 Mk IX on a Mk.III mount

Default
Type
Artillery

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

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

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

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
17
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Speed
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Torps
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