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W. Virginia '41

The third and final Colorado-class battleship. USS West Virginia spent the interwar period conducting training voyages and exercises. Before World War II, the battleship was supposed to receive bulges, reinforced deck armor, and air defenses, as well as new boilers and a new fire-control system, but the modernization was postponed until 1942, and the...

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The third and final Colorado-class battleship. USS West Virginia spent the interwar period conducting training voyages and exercises. Before World War II, the battleship was supposed to receive bulges, reinforced deck armor, and air defenses, as well as new boilers and a new fire-control system, but the modernization was postponed until 1942, and the ship never went through it. During the Pearl Harbor raid, West Virginia received multiple torpedo and bomb hits, then sank on an even keel. In May 1942, the battleship was raised and repaired, and only then did she finally undergo a radical modernization.

Doubloons
4,500
Official profile image of W. Virginia '41

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
50,200
Maximum speed
21.0 knots
Surface detection
15.9 km
Main battery range
16.1 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 detection15.9 km
  • Main battery16.1 km
  • Secondary battery5 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/HC Mk13 5,700
  • AP · 406 mm AP Mk5 12,400
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
21.0 knots
Turning circle radius
670 m
Rudder shift time
13.7 s
Maneuverability API rating 26

Concealment

Surface detection
15.9 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 34

Survivability

Hit points
50,200
Torpedo damage reduction
22 %
Survivability API rating 61

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 81
Maximum range
16.1 km
Reload time
30.0 s
Rate of fire
2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
45.0 s
Maximum dispersion
220 m

Shells

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

406 mm HE/HC Mk13
HE
Maximum damage per hit
5,700
Fire chance
36.0 %
Muzzle velocity
803 m/s
Shell mass
862 kg
406 mm AP Mk5
AP
Maximum damage per hit
12,400
Muzzle velocity
768 m/s
Shell mass
1,016 kg
Gun layout
Mount
406 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.0 km
Mount
127 mm HE/HC Mk36
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
9.0 %
Rate of fire
13.3 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
657 m/s
Mount
127 mm HE/HC Mk39
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
6.0 %
Rate of fire
8.6 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
960 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 42
Aura
12.7 mm Browning on a single mount
Calibre
12 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
76 mm/50 Mk.22 on a single mount
Calibre
76 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
127 mm/25 Mk.19 on a Mk.19 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
50,200
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
18
AA mounts
20

Engine

Published maximum speed
21.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

West Virginia '41

Default
Type
Hull

Mk6 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Propulsion: 28,900 hp

Default
Type
Engine

406 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

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

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
10
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
6–8

Cross-nation comparison

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

United Kingdom

Warspite

HP
53,800
Speed
23.5 kn
Guns
16.3 km
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Germany

Bayern

HP
43,900
Speed
22.5 kn
Guns
16.1 km
Open comparison

France

Dunkerque

HP
52,600
Speed
29.5 kn
Guns
18.2 km
Open comparison