Ship Database

Tier IX Cruiser Premium

U.S.A.

Tulsa

Some experts considered the rapid-firing 203 mm guns mounted on Des Moines-class heavy cruisers as a possible option for rearming the Baltimore- and Oregon City-class heavy cruisers. To accommodate the small barbette size, it was planned to equip several ships under construction with twin-gun mounts. USS Tulsa was designed as an Oregon City-class cruiser, but her construction was canceled in August 1945.

Doubloons: 18,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 42,700
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 11.7 km
Main battery range: 14.9 km
Main battery reload: 5.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection11.7 km
Main battery14.9 km
Secondary battery7 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: 750 m
Rudder shift time: 10.5 s

Maneuverability API rating 53

Concealment

Surface detection: 11.7 km
Air detection: 7.3 km
Submarine detection: 7.3 km

Concealment API rating 60

Survivability

Hit points: 42,700
Torpedo damage reduction: 13 %

Survivability API rating 58

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 16–203 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 78

Maximum range: 14.9 km
Reload time: 5.0 s
Rate of fire: 10.3 rounds/min
180° turn time: 30.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 126 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: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.0 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 80

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.10 mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 23

Aura: 40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre: 40 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: 42,700
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 6
AA mounts: 41

Engine

Published maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Mk9 mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

203 mm/55 RF Mk.16 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Tulsa

Default

Type: Hull

Propulsion: 120,000 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

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: 9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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

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Speed: 32.5 kn
Guns: 15.8 km
Torps: 10 km

Open comparison

The Netherlands

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Speed: 32.5 kn
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Open comparison

Commonwealth

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HP: 34,400
Speed: 34 kn
Guns: 15.6 km
Torps: 12 km

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