Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier VIII
Battleship
Premium
United Kingdom
Prince of Wales
The second ship of the King George V class, Prince of Wales, saw action in major naval battles despite her short active service life. During the Battle of the Denmark Strait in May 1941, a hit from her main battery forced German battleship Bismarck to abandon her Atlantic raid. Later the same year, Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were deployed to the...
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The second ship of the King George V class, Prince of Wales, saw action in major naval battles despite her short active service life. During the Battle of the Denmark Strait in May 1941, a hit from her main battery forced German battleship Bismarck to abandon her Atlantic raid. Later the same year, Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were deployed to the Pacific, where both ships were sunk by Japanese aircraft during a massive air raid on December 10, 1941.
- Doubloons
- 13,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 60,400
- Maximum speed
- 28.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 14.6 km
- Main battery range
- 17.1 km
- Main battery reload
- 23.0 s
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
- 28.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 790 m
- Rudder shift time
- 15.0 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 14.6 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 60,400
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 22 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 19–381 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 17.1 km
- Reload time
- 23.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.6 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 45.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 191 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
356 mm HE Mk VIb
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 6,100
- Fire chance
- 41.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 757 m/s
- Shell mass
- 721 kg
356 mm AP Mk VIIb
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 9,500
- Muzzle velocity
- 757 m/s
- Shell mass
- 590 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II mount
- Mounts
- 1
- Barrels each
- 2
- Mount
- 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.III mount
- Mounts
- 2
- Barrels each
- 4
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 6.6 km
- Mount
- 133 mm HE Mk IC
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,900
- Fire chance
- 8.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 9.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 792 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 40 mm/56 Bofors L/60 Model 1936 on a single mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 1
- Aura
- 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- UP AA Rocket Mk.I
- Calibre
- 178 mm
- Mounts
- 3
- Aura
- 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
- Calibre
- 133 mm
- Mounts
- 8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 60,400
- Main-battery barrels
- 3
- Secondary barrels
- 8
- AA mounts
- 16
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 28.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Mk VIII
Default- Type
- Suo
Propulsion: 110,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Prince of Wales
Default- Type
- Hull
356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II/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
ModernizationReduces 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 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
- 12
- Upgrade slots
- 5
- Published battle levels
- 8–10
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