Ship Database
Tier VII Battleship Premium

United Kingdom

Nelson

During the "battleship vacation," the countries that had signed the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 were not allowed to build new battleships. Great Britain, however, was allowed to build two such ships, given that the U.S. and Japan had two each. HMS Nelson entered service in 1927 as the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet. During World War II, she...

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During the "battleship vacation," the countries that had signed the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 were not allowed to build new battleships. Great Britain, however, was allowed to build two such ships, given that the U.S. and Japan had two each. HMS Nelson entered service in 1927 as the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet. During World War II, she participated in patrol missions and search operations, as well as the hunt for Bismarck. In 1941, she was transferred to the Mediterranean Sea, where the ship escorted Maltese convoys and covered the landing of Allied troops in North Africa, Sicily, and later in Normandy.

Doubloons
9,000
Official profile image of Nelson

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
59,400
Maximum speed
24.0 knots
Surface detection
14.8 km
Main battery range
18.2 km
Main battery reload
30.0 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 detection14.8 km
  • Main battery18.2 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 · 406 mm HE Mk II 6,900
  • AP · 406 mm AP Mk IB 12,000
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
24.0 knots
Turning circle radius
750 m
Rudder shift time
14.9 s
Maneuverability API rating 31

Concealment

Surface detection
14.8 km
Air detection
9.9 km
Submarine detection
9.9 km
Concealment API rating 39

Survivability

Hit points
59,400
Torpedo damage reduction
19 %
Survivability API rating 73

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
9–406 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 87
Maximum range
18.2 km
Reload time
30.0 s
Rate of fire
2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
45.0 s
Maximum dispersion
242 m

Shells

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

406 mm HE Mk II
HE
Maximum damage per hit
6,900
Fire chance
46.0 %
Muzzle velocity
788 m/s
Shell mass
929 kg
406 mm AP Mk IB
AP
Maximum damage per hit
12,000
Muzzle velocity
788 m/s
Shell mass
929 kg
Gun layout
Mount
406 mm/45 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
Mounts
3
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.6 km
Mount
152 mm HE Mk V
Maximum damage per hit
2,150
Fire chance
9.0 %
Rate of fire
5.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
884 m/s
Mount
120 mm HE Mk VA
Maximum damage per hit
1,700
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
12.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
749 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 59
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
39
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
6
Aura
120 mm/40 QF Mk.VIII on an HA Mk.XII mount
Calibre
120 mm
Mounts
6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
59,400
Main-battery barrels
3
Secondary barrels
12
AA mounts
51

Engine

Published maximum speed
24.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Mk VII mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Propulsion: 46,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

406 mm/45 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Nelson

Default
Type
Hull

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

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

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
10
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
7–9

Cross-nation comparison

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