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Spain

Canarias

After signing the Washington Naval Treaty, which specified the maximum characteristics of cruisers, the leading naval powers started building heavy cruisers. Spain, too, strived to keep its fleet effective and modern. In 1928, two cruisers of a new class were laid down. They were named Canarias and Baleares after large Spanish archipelagos. Canarias was...

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After signing the Washington Naval Treaty, which specified the maximum characteristics of cruisers, the leading naval powers started building heavy cruisers. Spain, too, strived to keep its fleet effective and modern. In 1928, two cruisers of a new class were laid down. They were named Canarias and Baleares after large Spanish archipelagos. Canarias was the most powerful ship involved in the Spanish Civil War. She took part in the Battle of Cape Spartel, hunted for Republican cargo ships, and attacked coastal fortifications. After the war, Canarias remained the flagship of the Spanish Navy for 40 years.

Doubloons
4,500
Official profile image of Canarias

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
35,100
Maximum speed
33.0 knots
Surface detection
11.2 km
Main battery range
16.1 km
Main battery reload
12.0 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 detection11.2 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.

  • AP · 203 mm AP 256 lb Mk I 3,800
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
33.0 knots
Turning circle radius
740 m
Rudder shift time
9.6 s
Maneuverability API rating 54

Concealment

Surface detection
11.2 km
Air detection
6.5 km
Submarine detection
6.5 km
Concealment API rating 64

Survivability

Hit points
35,100
Torpedo damage reduction
10 %
Survivability API rating 45

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–51 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 51
Maximum range
16.1 km
Reload time
12.0 s
Rate of fire
5.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
22.5 s
Maximum dispersion
144 m

Shells

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

203 mm AP 256 lb Mk I
AP
Maximum damage per hit
3,800
Muzzle velocity
814 m/s
Shell mass
85 kg
Gun layout
Mount
203 mm/50 BL Model 1924 Mk.D in a turret
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.0 km
Mount
120 mm granada rompedora HE
Maximum damage per hit
1,700
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
17.1 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
808 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 43
Aura
20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
6
Aura
120 mm/45 Mk.F on a shielded mount
Calibre
120 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
35,100
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
16

Engine

Published maximum speed
33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

SCI Mk VI Mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Propulsion: 90,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

203 mm/50 BL Model 1924 Mk.D in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

Canarias

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
6–8

Cross-nation comparison

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Torps
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