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Tier VI Destroyer Premium

U.S.A.

Monaghan

USS Monaghan, a Farragut-class destroyer, was the duty ship during the raid on Pearl Harbor, and she was one of the first to open fire on Japanese aircraft. The destroyer participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Midway, and Battle of the Commander Islands. Monaghan escorted aircraft carriers participating in the landing on the Marshall...

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USS Monaghan, a Farragut-class destroyer, was the duty ship during the raid on Pearl Harbor, and she was one of the first to open fire on Japanese aircraft. The destroyer participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Midway, and Battle of the Commander Islands. Monaghan escorted aircraft carriers participating in the landing on the Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Guam. On December 17, 1944, the destroyer was sunk by Typhoon Cobra east of the Philippines. Over the course of World War II, the ship was awarded 12 battle stars.

Doubloons
4,500
Official profile image of Monaghan

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
13,900
Maximum speed
36.5 knots
Surface detection
7.0 km
Main battery range
12.5 km
Main battery reload
4.0 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 detection7 km
  • Main battery12.5 km
  • Torpedoes6.4 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 · 127 mm HE Mk32 1,800
  • AP · 127 mm AP/SC Mk38 2,100
  • Torpedo · Mark 12 11,733
  • Depth charge 3,800
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
36.5 knots
Turning circle radius
560 m
Rudder shift time
3.4 s
Maneuverability API rating 68

Concealment

Surface detection
7.0 km
Air detection
2.8 km
Submarine detection
2.8 km
Concealment API rating 91

Survivability

Hit points
13,900
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 22

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
6–16 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 52
Maximum range
12.5 km
Reload time
4.0 s
Rate of fire
15.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
12.0 s
Maximum dispersion
108 m

Shells

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

127 mm HE Mk32
HE
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
5.0 %
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s
Shell mass
24 kg
127 mm AP/SC Mk38
AP
Maximum damage per hit
2,100
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s
Shell mass
25 kg
Gun layout
Mount
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.24 mod.11 mount
Mounts
2
Barrels each
1
Mount
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.21 mod.1 mount
Mounts
2
Barrels each
1

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 15

Mark 12

Maximum range
6.4 km
Maximum damage per hit
11,733
Reload time
85 s
Speed
64 knots
Detectability
1.3 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Mk14
Mounts
2
Tubes each
4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 38
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.21 mod.1 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
4

Depth charges

Maximum damage per charge
3,800
Maximum packs
2
Charges per pack
8
Reload time
40.0 s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
13,900
Main-battery barrels
4
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
12

Engine

Published maximum speed
36.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Monaghan (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Next modules
1

Monaghan (B)

Default
Type
Hull

Mark 12 (Mk15 mod. 3)

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Mk6 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Propulsion: 42,800 hp

Default
Type
Engine

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.21 mod.1 mount/Mk.24 mod.11 mount

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

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

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

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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