Ship Database

Tier IX Battleship

U.S.A.

Delaware

In the 1940s and 50s, the option of transforming the Iowa-class battleships into hybrid battleship-carriers was considered. A flight deck at least 350 feet long would need to be installed. It would also be necessary to preserve the ship's combat power. Both requirements could be met by relocating the third turret to the ship's stern and replacing it with a twin-gun turret to compensate for the weight.

Credits: 15,000,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 69,900
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 16.2 km
Main battery range: 19.6 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 detection16.2 km
Main battery19.6 km
Secondary battery7 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 Mk8 13,500

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 920 m
Rudder shift time: 24.0 s

Maneuverability API rating 42

Concealment

Surface detection: 16.2 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 33

Survivability

Hit points: 69,900
Torpedo damage reduction: 25 %

Survivability API rating 87

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 6–500 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 84

Maximum range: 19.6 km
Reload time: 30.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time: 45.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 256 m

Shells

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

406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Maximum damage per hit: 5,700
Fire chance: 36.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 820 m/s
Shell mass: 862 kg

406 mm AP Mk8

Maximum damage per hit: 13,500
Muzzle velocity: 762 m/s
Shell mass: 1,225 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret
Mounts: 1
Barrels each: 2

Mount: 406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret
Mounts: 2
Barrels each: 3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.0 km

Mount: 127 mm HE Mk32
Maximum damage per hit: 1,800
Fire chance: 5.0 %
Rate of fire: 10.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 792 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 81

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 15

Aura: 40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 14

Aura: 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
Calibre: 127 mm
Mounts: 10

Carrier aviationClass system

The public API still uses legacy aircraft categories and does not expose every modern carrier payload mechanic. Only fields returned by Wargaming are shown.

Dive bombers

SB2C Helldiver

Aircraft tier: 9
Squadrons: 1
Cruise speed: 125 knots
Aircraft health: 2,229

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 69,900
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 10
AA mounts: 39

Engine

Published maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Delaware (A)

Default

Type: Hull
Purchase: 2,250,000 credits
Next modules: 1

Delaware (B)

Type: Hull
Research: 60,000 XP
Purchase: 5,100,000 credits
Next ships: 1

Mk9 mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo
Purchase: 1,500,000 credits
Next modules: 1

Mk9 mod. 2

Type: Suo
Research: 40,000 XP
Purchase: 3,400,000 credits

SB2C Helldiver

Default

Type: DiveBomber
Purchase: 1,500,000 credits
Next modules: 1

AD-1 Skyraider

Type: DiveBomber
Research: 40,000 XP
Purchase: 3,400,000 credits

Propulsion: 212,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine
Purchase: 1,500,000 credits

406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery
Purchase: 1,500,000 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

Air Groups Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

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

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship: Louisiana
Research cost: 255,000 XP

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 15
Researchable next ships: 1
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Guns: 20.8 km

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