Ship Database

Tier X Cruiser Special

U.S.A.

Salem

USS Salem, a Des Moines-class cruiser, served mainly in the Mediterranean from 1950 to 1956, serving as the flagship of the U.S. 6th and 2nd Fleets on a regular basis. In 1956, she "starred" as German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee in the "Pursuit of the Graf Spee" film. In 1994, the cruiser was decommissioned and converted into a museum ship, which is now located in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Doubloons: 26,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 49,700
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 13.4 km
Main battery range: 15.8 km
Main battery reload: 5.0 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 detection13.4 km
Main battery15.8 km
Secondary battery7.3 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/HC Mk25 2,800
AP · 203 mm AP Mk21 5,000

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 770 m
Rudder shift time: 8.6 s

Maneuverability API rating 54

Concealment

Surface detection: 13.4 km
Air detection: 7.9 km
Submarine detection: 7.9 km

Concealment API rating 50

Survivability

Hit points: 49,700
Torpedo damage reduction: 7 %

Survivability API rating 67

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 6–203 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 82

Maximum range: 15.8 km
Reload time: 5.0 s
Rate of fire: 10.9 rounds/min
180° turn time: 30.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 142 m

Shells

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

203 mm HE/HC Mk25

Maximum damage per hit: 2,800
Fire chance: 14.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 823 m/s
Shell mass: 118 kg

203 mm AP Mk21

Maximum damage per hit: 5,000
Muzzle velocity: 762 m/s
Shell mass: 152 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 203 mm/55 RF Mk.16 in a turret
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.3 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 82

Aura: 76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.33 mount
Calibre: 76 mm
Mounts: 12

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: 49,700
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 6
AA mounts: 18

Engine

Published maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

203 mm/55 RF Mk.16 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Salem

Default

Type: Hull

Mk10 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

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: 10–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Torps: 8 km

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