Ship Database

Tier IX Cruiser Premium

U.S.A.

Cambridge

A cruiser armed with 305 mm main battery guns, representing a hypothetical embodiment of the preliminary design "Heavy Cruiser Study. Scheme 3" (1940), incorporated into the hull of an Oregon City-class ship. By the end of World War II, USS Cambridge was still in the early stages of construction, making her a suitable platform for experiments with weaponry typical of large cruisers.

Doubloons: 21,500

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 42,700
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 12.2 km
Main battery range: 16.1 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 detection12.2 km
Main battery16.1 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 · 305 mm HE Mk17 mod. 1 4,300
AP · 305 mm AP Mk18 mod. 1 8,900

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 750 m
Rudder shift time: 8.7 s

Maneuverability API rating 54

Concealment

Surface detection: 12.2 km
Air detection: 7.6 km
Submarine detection: 7.6 km

Concealment API rating 56

Survivability

Hit points: 42,700
Torpedo damage reduction: 13 %

Survivability API rating 58

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 16–325 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 90

Maximum range: 16.1 km
Reload time: 12.0 s
Rate of fire: 4.8 rounds/min
180° turn time: 22.5 s
Maximum dispersion: 144 m

Shells

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

305 mm HE Mk17 mod. 1

Maximum damage per hit: 4,300
Fire chance: 27.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 808 m/s
Shell mass: 462 kg

305 mm AP Mk18 mod. 1

Maximum damage per hit: 8,900
Muzzle velocity: 762 m/s
Shell mass: 517 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 2

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 78

Aura: 76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.33 mount
Calibre: 76 mm
Mounts: 10

Aura: 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
Calibre: 127 mm
Mounts: 6

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 42,700
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 6
AA mounts: 16

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

Cambridge

Default

Type: Hull

305 mm/50 Mk.8 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

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

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: 15
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 9–11

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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Speed: 33.5 kn
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Japan

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Speed: 35 kn
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Torps: 10 km

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