Ship Database

Tier VIII Submarine

U.S.A.

Salmon

The Salmon-class submarines were designed to be fast enough to participate in joint operations with battleships and have a sufficiently long range to operate in the inland waters of Japan. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, USS Salmon was conducting a patrol mission along the coast of Luzon. During World War II, the submarine carried out eleven combat missions, sank five enemy ships, and earned nine battle stars.

Credits: 11,500,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 14,700
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 6.0 km
Torpedo range: 11.0 km
Torpedo reload: 48 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 detection6 km
Secondary battery5 km
Torpedoes11 km
Sonar ping11 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.

Torpedo · Mk28 mod. 0 7,833

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 500 m
Rudder shift time: 6.9 s

Maneuverability API rating 59

Concealment

Surface detection: 6.0 km
Air detection: 2.2 km
Submarine detection: 2.2 km

Concealment API rating 96

Survivability

Hit points: 14,700
Torpedo damage reduction: 0 %

Survivability API rating 26

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 6–25 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 5.0 km

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 24

Mk28 mod. 0

Maximum range: 11.0 km
Maximum damage per hit: 7,833
Reload time: 48 s
Speed: 82 knots
Detectability: 2.2 km

Torpedo-tube layout

Mount: Torpedo Tubes: Bow Group
Mounts: 4
Tubes each: 1

Mount: Torpedo Tubes: Stern Group
Mounts: 4
Tubes each: 1

Submarine systemsClass system

Dive capacity

Maximum capacity: 170.0
Consumption rate (API value): 1.0
Regeneration rate (API value): 1.2

Dive capacity API rating 19

Underwater handling

Maximum underwater speed: 16 knots
Maximum dive/ascent speed: 2.9 knots
Dive-plane shift time: 19.0 s

Underwater maneuverability API rating 26

Sonar ping

Maximum range: 11.0 km
Ping width (API value): 18
Ping velocity (API value): 600
Reload time (API value): 9.5
Single-sector duration (API value): 25
Double-sector duration (API value): 55

Sonar API rating 48

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 14,700
Secondary barrels: 1
Torpedo tubes: 8

Engine

Published maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Module research tree

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

Salmon (A)

Default

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

Salmon (B)

Type: Hull
Research: 27,000 XP
Purchase: 3,000,000 credits
Next ships: 1

Mk8 mod. 1

Default

Type: Sonar
Purchase: 1,000,000 credits
Next modules: 1

Mk8 mod. 2

Type: Sonar
Research: 18,000 XP
Purchase: 2,000,000 credits

Mk28 mod. 0 and Mk28 mod. 0 MIE

Default

Type: Torpedoes
Purchase: 1,000,000 credits
Next modules: 1

Mk28 and Mk28 MIE

Type: Torpedoes
Research: 18,000 XP
Purchase: 2,000,000 credits

Propulsion: 5,500 hp

Default

Type: Engine
Purchase: 1,000,000 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

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Next ships

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

Ship: Balao
Research cost: 355,000 XP

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 6
Researchable next ships: 1
Upgrade slots: 5
Published battle levels: 8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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U.S.S.R.

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Speed: 29 kn
Guns: 6 km
Torps: 9 km

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