Ship Database

Tier X Cruiser

France

Marseille

In the process of developing a battlecruiser or "large" cruiser in the late 1920s and early 1930s, several cruiser projects with a displacement of 23,690 tons were created. One of the projects involved a ship armed with nine 330 mm guns in three triple-gun turrets on the ship's bow, with the second turret being elevated.

Credits: 20,000,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 66,950
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 14.3 km
Main battery range: 19.6 km
Main battery reload: 24.0 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 detection14.3 km
Main battery19.6 km
Secondary battery8.3 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 · 330 mm HE OEA Mle 1935 4,800
AP · 330 mm AP OPfK Mle 1935 9,700

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 770 m
Rudder shift time: 14.5 s

Maneuverability API rating 50

Concealment

Surface detection: 14.3 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 41

Survivability

Hit points: 66,950
Torpedo damage reduction: 25 %

Survivability API rating 86

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 16–335 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 85

Maximum range: 19.6 km
Reload time: 24.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.5 rounds/min
180° turn time: 36.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 212 m

Shells

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

330 mm HE OEA Mle 1935

Maximum damage per hit: 4,800
Fire chance: 35.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 885 m/s
Shell mass: 552 kg

330 mm AP OPfK Mle 1935

Maximum damage per hit: 9,700
Muzzle velocity: 870 m/s
Shell mass: 560 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 330 mm/50 Mle 1931 in a turret
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 8.3 km

Mount: 139 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
Maximum damage per hit: 2,000
Fire chance: 10.0 %
Rate of fire: 9.2 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 840 m/s

Mount: 139 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
Maximum damage per hit: 2,000
Fire chance: 10.0 %
Rate of fire: 9.2 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 840 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 83

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 18

Aura: 40 mm Bofors on a Mk.1 mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 8

Aura: 40 mm Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 2

Aura: 139 mm/50 Mle 1938 in a turret
Calibre: 139 mm
Mounts: 6

Aura: 139 mm/50 Mle 1938 in a turret
Calibre: 139 mm
Mounts: 4

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 66,950
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 10
AA mounts: 38

Engine

Published maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 240,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine
Purchase: 2,000,000 credits

330 mm/50 Mle 1931 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery
Purchase: 2,000,000 credits

Marseille

Default

Type: Hull
Purchase: 3,000,000 credits

PCA n° 10 Mle 1

Default

Type: Suo
Purchase: 2,000,000 credits

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

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

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: 15
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: 66,950
Speed: 33 kn
Guns: 19.6 km

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Germany

Prinz Adalbert

HP: 63,900
Speed: 33 kn
Guns: 18.2 km
Torps: 9.5 km

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U.S.S.R.

Sevastopol

HP: 62,600
Speed: 33.5 kn
Guns: 19.1 km

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