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U.S.S.R.

Arkhangelsk

Revenge-class British battleship Royal Sovereign, transferred to the U.S.S.R. in 1944. She entered service at the height of World War I. During World War II, she took part in operations across various theaters from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. In the Soviet Navy, under the name Arkhangelsk, she was the largest warship in service at that time. She...

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Revenge-class British battleship Royal Sovereign, transferred to the U.S.S.R. in 1944. She entered service at the height of World War I. During World War II, she took part in operations across various theaters from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. In the Soviet Navy, under the name Arkhangelsk, she was the largest warship in service at that time. She was part of the Northern Fleet, which operated in the Arctic, but didn't take an active role in military operations. In 1949, she was returned to Great Britain and dismantled.

Doubloons
9,000
Official profile image of Arkhangelsk

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
48,700
Maximum speed
22.0 knots
Surface detection
14.8 km
Main battery range
20.1 km
Main battery reload
27.0 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 detection14.8 km
  • Main battery20.1 km
  • Secondary battery5.6 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 · 381 mm HE Mk VIIIb 5,300
  • AP · 381 mm AP Mk XXIIb SC 11,750
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
22.0 knots
Turning circle radius
660 m
Rudder shift time
13.5 s
Maneuverability API rating 28

Concealment

Surface detection
14.8 km
Air detection
8.7 km
Submarine detection
8.7 km
Concealment API rating 42

Survivability

Hit points
48,700
Torpedo damage reduction
16 %
Survivability API rating 61

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
16–330 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 82
Maximum range
20.1 km
Reload time
27.0 s
Rate of fire
2.2 rounds/min
180° turn time
54.5 s
Maximum dispersion
216 m

Shells

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

381 mm HE Mk VIIIb
HE
Maximum damage per hit
5,300
Fire chance
34.0 %
Muzzle velocity
804 m/s
Shell mass
879 kg
381 mm AP Mk XXIIb SC
AP
Maximum damage per hit
11,750
Muzzle velocity
804 m/s
Shell mass
879 kg
Gun layout
Mount
381 mm/42 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.6 km
Mount
152 mm HE 4crh
Maximum damage per hit
2,200
Fire chance
12.0 %
Rate of fire
7.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
914 m/s
Mount
102 mm HE 35 lb
Maximum damage per hit
1,500
Fire chance
6.0 %
Rate of fire
20.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
811 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 56
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
14
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
16
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount
Calibre
102 mm
Mounts
4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
48,700
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
12
AA mounts
38

Engine

Published maximum speed
22.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Arkhangelsk

Default
Type
Hull

Propulsion: 40,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

381 mm/42 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount

Default
Type
Artillery

GFCS VII mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

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

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

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

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
10
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
7–9

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

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

United Kingdom

Royal Sovereign

HP
48,700
Speed
22 kn
Guns
18.6 km
Open comparison

Japan

Nagato

HP
49,000
Speed
22.3 kn
Guns
20.5 km
Open comparison

U.S.A.

California

HP
58,300
Speed
20.5 kn
Guns
19.9 km
Open comparison