Ship Database

Tier X Battleship Special

United Kingdom

Thunderer

After Vanguard was laid down, the further development of British battleships was aimed at increasing their dimensions. Among the options was a project with 457 mm guns that had been developed after World War I for battleships and battlecruisers of projects N and G.

Doubloons: 31,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 82,900
Maximum speed: 29.5 knots
Surface detection: 15.2 km
Main battery range: 21.5 km
Main battery reload: 26.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 25 km

Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection15.2 km
Main battery21.5 km
Secondary battery7.3 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 · 457 mm HE Mk II 8,200
AP · 457 mm AP Mk II 14,900

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 29.5 knots
Turning circle radius: 940 m
Rudder shift time: 10.4 s

Maneuverability API rating 43

Concealment

Surface detection: 15.2 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 37

Survivability

Hit points: 82,900
Torpedo damage reduction: 28 %

Survivability API rating 100

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 19–456 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 95

Maximum range: 21.5 km
Reload time: 26.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.3 rounds/min
180° turn time: 36.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 228 m

Shells

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

457 mm HE Mk II

Maximum damage per hit: 8,200
Fire chance: 63.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 757 m/s
Shell mass: 1,814 kg

457 mm AP Mk II

Maximum damage per hit: 14,900
Muzzle velocity: 762 m/s
Shell mass: 1,506 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 457 mm/45 Mk.II in a turret
Mounts: 4
Barrels each: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.3 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

AA defence API rating 81

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 4

Aura: 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 8

Aura: 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.X on a STAAG Mk.2 mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 12

Aura: 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 7

Aura: 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on an RP10 Mk.I mount
Calibre: 133 mm
Mounts: 8

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 82,900
Main-battery barrels: 4
Secondary barrels: 8
AA mounts: 39

Engine

Published maximum speed: 29.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Mk X mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

457 mm/45 Mk.II in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Thunderer

Default

Type: Hull

Propulsion: 135,650 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

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: 14
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 10–11

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

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

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HP: 76,800
Speed: 31.5 kn
Guns: 20.4 km

Open comparison

The Netherlands

Willem de Eerste

HP: 75,300
Speed: 32 kn
Guns: 22.2 km

Open comparison

Pan-America

Comodoro

HP: 85,500
Speed: 30 kn
Guns: 20.5 km

Open comparison