Ship Database

Tier VIII Cruiser Premium

United Kingdom

AL Cheshire

Cheshire is a heavy cruiser of the Royal Navy. Loyal and positive, Cheshire wears a maid outfit. She resembles Cheshire Cat.

Doubloons: 13,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 42,500
Maximum speed: 34.0 knots
Surface detection: 11.7 km
Main battery range: 16.1 km
Main battery reload: 11.0 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 detection11.7 km
Main battery16.1 km
Secondary battery6.6 km
Torpedoes8 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 · 234 mm HE 6 CRH 3,850
AP · 234 mm AP 6 CRH 5,750
Torpedo · 533 mm Mk IXM 15,866

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 34.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 720 m
Rudder shift time: 10.5 s

Maneuverability API rating 55

Concealment

Surface detection: 11.7 km
Air detection: 7.5 km
Submarine detection: 7.5 km

Concealment API rating 59

Survivability

Hit points: 42,500
Torpedo damage reduction: 19 %

Survivability API rating 56

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 16–178 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 86

Maximum range: 16.1 km
Reload time: 11.0 s
Rate of fire: 5.2 rounds/min
180° turn time: 18.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 144 m

Shells

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

234 mm HE 6 CRH

Maximum damage per hit: 3,850
Fire chance: 24.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 841 m/s
Shell mass: 185 kg

234 mm AP 6 CRH

Maximum damage per hit: 5,750
Muzzle velocity: 841 m/s
Shell mass: 185 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 234 mm/50 Mk.XII in a turret
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 6.6 km

Mount: 113 mm HE Mk XVI
Maximum damage per hit: 1,600
Fire chance: 7.0 %
Rate of fire: 20.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 746 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 20

533 mm Mk IXM

Maximum range: 8.0 km
Maximum damage per hit: 15,866
Reload time: 96 s
Speed: 61 knots
Detectability: 1.3 km
180° turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo-tube layout

Mount: 533 mm QR Mk II
Mounts: 2
Tubes each: 4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 81

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 20

Aura: 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.X on a STAAG Mk.2 mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 10

Aura: 113 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an RP41 Mk.VI mount
Calibre: 113 mm
Mounts: 8

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 42,500
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 8
Torpedo tubes: 2
AA mounts: 38

Engine

Published maximum speed: 34.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Mk VIII mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

533 mm Mk IXM

Default

Type: Torpedoes

Azur Lane Cheshire

Default

Type: Hull

234 mm/50 Mk.XII in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

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

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

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

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

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 14
Upgrade slots: 5
Published battle levels: 8–10

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

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

U.S.A.

Bridgeport

HP: 41,900
Speed: 33 kn
Guns: 16 km

Open comparison

Pan-America

Almirante Grau

HP: 33,900
Speed: 32 kn
Guns: 16.1 km

Open comparison

The Netherlands

De Zeven Provinciën

HP: 33,800
Speed: 32 kn
Guns: 16.1 km

Open comparison