Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier III
Battleship
Premium
United Kingdom
Dreadnought
At the turn of the century, the idea to substitute the classic squadron battleship with a battleship of a new class came about. V. Cuniberti described the ideal ship for the British Navy, with 305 mm guns. In 1902, the concept of a ship armed with only large-caliber guns was developed. Project H with five twin-gun main turrets served as the new basis....
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At the turn of the century, the idea to substitute the classic squadron battleship with a battleship of a new class came about. V. Cuniberti described the ideal ship for the British Navy, with 305 mm guns. In 1902, the concept of a ship armed with only large-caliber guns was developed. Project H with five twin-gun main turrets served as the new basis. HMS Dreadnought heralded the beginning of a new era in naval history. She was the flagship of the Home Fleet between 1907 and 1912 and the 4th Battleship Squadron between 1912 and 1916. In 1915, the ship managed to ram and sink a U-29 submarine.
- Doubloons
- 2,500
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 37,400
- Maximum speed
- 21.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 11.9 km
- Main battery range
- 13.7 km
- Main battery reload
- 30.0 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 21.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 520 m
- Rudder shift time
- 11.6 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 11.9 km
- Air detection
- 7.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 7.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 37,400
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 13 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 10–305 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 13.7 km
- Reload time
- 30.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.0 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 36.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 196 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
305 mm HE Mk IIa
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 4,700
- Fire chance
- 32.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 831 m/s
- Shell mass
- 386 kg
305 mm AP Mk VIa
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 7,300
- Muzzle velocity
- 831 m/s
- Shell mass
- 390 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 305 mm/45 Mk.X on a BVIII mount
- Mounts
- 5
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 3.2 km
- Mount
- 76 mm HE Mk27
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,100
- Fire chance
- 4.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 12.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 823 m/s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 37,400
- Main-battery barrels
- 5
- Secondary barrels
- 17
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 21.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Dreadnought
Default- Type
- Hull
305 mm/45 Mk.X on a BVIII mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
Propulsion: 23,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Mk III mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 3
- Upgrade slots
- 2
- Published battle levels
- 3–4
Cross-nation comparison
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