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Tier VII Battleship Premium

U.S.A.

California

USS California, the second Tennessee-class battleship, was laid down in 1916 and entered service in August 1921. Throughout her peacetime career, the ship was the flagship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. In 1941 she was damaged by torpedoes and bombs and sank. A year later, the ship was raised and modernized, after which she returned to service and...

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USS California, the second Tennessee-class battleship, was laid down in 1916 and entered service in August 1921. Throughout her peacetime career, the ship was the flagship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. In 1941 she was damaged by torpedoes and bombs and sank. A year later, the ship was raised and modernized, after which she returned to service and participated in combat in the Pacific Ocean, including the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Philippines campaign, and the assault on Okinawa.

Doubloons
7,500
Official profile image of California

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
58,300
Maximum speed
20.5 knots
Surface detection
13.1 km
Main battery range
19.9 km
Main battery reload
32.0 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 detection13.1 km
  • Main battery19.9 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 · 356 mm HE/HC Mk22 5,000
  • AP · 356 mm AP Mk16 10,500
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
20.5 knots
Turning circle radius
640 m
Rudder shift time
14.7 s
Maneuverability API rating 25

Concealment

Surface detection
13.1 km
Air detection
9.7 km
Submarine detection
9.7 km
Concealment API rating 48

Survivability

Hit points
58,300
Torpedo damage reduction
35 %
Survivability API rating 72

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
16–457 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 79
Maximum range
19.9 km
Reload time
32.0 s
Rate of fire
1.8 rounds/min
180° turn time
60.0 s
Maximum dispersion
259 m

Shells

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

356 mm HE/HC Mk22
HE
Maximum damage per hit
5,000
Fire chance
30.0 %
Muzzle velocity
861 m/s
Shell mass
578 kg
356 mm AP Mk16
AP
Maximum damage per hit
10,500
Muzzle velocity
823 m/s
Shell mass
680 kg
Gun layout
Mount
356 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret
Mounts
4
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.6 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 84
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a single Mk.20 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
41
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
14
Aura
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
58,300
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
63

Engine

Published maximum speed
20.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

356 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

Mk7 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

California

Default
Type
Hull

Propulsion: 29,500 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

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

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

Modernization

Extends the firing range of the main battery and secondary battery

Credits
500,000

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
9
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

Collingwood

HP
58,500
Speed
25 kn
Guns
19.1 km
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U.S.S.R.

Arkhangelsk

HP
48,700
Speed
22 kn
Guns
20.1 km
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Japan

Hyūga

HP
60,700
Speed
25.3 kn
Guns
20.3 km
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