Combat envelope
Range and detection
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Ship Database
Tier VIII
Aircraft Carrier
Premium
United Kingdom
Theseus
A light carrier of the Colossus class, the most numerous class of light aircraft carriers in the Royal Navy. Theseus occupies an intermediate position between the Illustrious-class heavy carriers and escort carriers. To reduce costs and expedite construction, technologies used in building merchant ships were employed. Theseus actively participated in the...
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A light carrier of the Colossus class, the most numerous class of light aircraft carriers in the Royal Navy. Theseus occupies an intermediate position between the Illustrious-class heavy carriers and escort carriers. To reduce costs and expedite construction, technologies used in building merchant ships were employed. Theseus actively participated in the Korean War as part of the UN forces. Later, she was refitted for service in Training Squadron, Home Fleet, before being placed in reserve in 1956.
- Doubloons
- 13,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 47,600
- Maximum speed
- 25.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 11.4 km
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 25.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 890 m
- Rudder shift time
- 10.7 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 11.4 km
- Air detection
- 9.7 km
- Submarine detection
- 9.7 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 47,600
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 13 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 13–40 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 17
- Aura
- 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 6
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.
Torpedo bombers
Sea Hornet
- Aircraft tier
- 8
- Squadrons
- 2
- Cruise speed
- 182 knots
- Aircraft health
- 2,670
- Maximum damage per torpedo
- 3,600
- Torpedo range
- 2.4 km
- Torpedo speed
- 30 knots
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 47,600
- AA mounts
- 23
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 25.0 knots
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Propulsion: 40,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Theseus
Default- Type
- Hull
Sea Hornet
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
ModernizationDoes not increase the maximum number of each type of tactical squadron aircraft on deck.
- Credits
- 2,000,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 6
- Upgrade slots
- 5
- Published battle levels
- 8–10
Cross-nation comparison
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