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 VIII
Cruiser
United Kingdom
Albemarle
At the end of 1939, the British Naval Shipbuilding Office focused on the development of cruisers featuring 203 mm guns. In 1940, several designs for cruisers based on the Edinburgh-class ships were presented. The biggest of them in terms of size and combat qualities was a project for a cruiser with a displacement of 15,500 tons boasting three triple-gun...
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At the end of 1939, the British Naval Shipbuilding Office focused on the development of cruisers featuring 203 mm guns. In 1940, several designs for cruisers based on the Edinburgh-class ships were presented. The biggest of them in terms of size and combat qualities was a project for a cruiser with a displacement of 15,500 tons boasting three triple-gun turrets housing 203 mm guns. According to the plan, ships of this class were to be commissioned in 1944; however, the Admiralty was displeased with their low speed, and it was decided to abandon the project in favor of mass-constructing light cruisers.
- Credits
- 9,000,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 39,400
- Maximum speed
- 33.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 12.1 km
- Main battery range
- 14.3 km
- Main battery reload
- 13.0 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
- 33.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 720 m
- Rudder shift time
- 15.0 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 12.1 km
- Air detection
- 7.7 km
- Submarine detection
- 7.7 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 39,400
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 19 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 16–152 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 14.3 km
- Reload time
- 13.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 4.6 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 22.5 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 131 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
203 mm HE 256 lb
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 3,300
- Fire chance
- 17.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 814 m/s
- Shell mass
- 116 kg
203 mm AP 256 lb
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 4,500
- Muzzle velocity
- 814 m/s
- Shell mass
- 116 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 203 mm/50 Mk IX on a Mk.III mount
- Mounts
- 3
- Barrels each
- 3
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 6.6 km
- Mount
- 113 mm HE Mk XVI
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,600
- Fire chance
- 7.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 20.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 746 m/s
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
533 mm Mk IX**
- Maximum range
- 10.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 15,533
- Reload time
- 96 s
- Speed
- 62 knots
- Detectability
- 1.3 km
- 180° turn time
- 7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
- Mount
- 533 mm QR Mk II
- Mounts
- 2
- Tubes each
- 4
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 16
- Aura
- 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 2
- Aura
- 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- 113 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an RP41 Mk.VI mount
- Calibre
- 113 mm
- Mounts
- 6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 39,400
- Main-battery barrels
- 3
- Secondary barrels
- 6
- Torpedo tubes
- 2
- AA mounts
- 28
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 33.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Propulsion: 110,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 600,000 credits
Albemarle (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 900,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Albemarle (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 32,500 XP
- Purchase
- 2,450,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
203 mm/50 Mk IX on a Mk.III mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 600,000 credits
533 mm Mk IX**
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 600,000 credits
Mk VIII mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 600,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Mk VIII mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 19,500 XP
- Purchase
- 1,750,000 credits
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Propulsion Modification 1
ModernizationReduces time to full speed
- Credits
- 1,000,000
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
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
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
AA Guns Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Drake
- Research cost
- 176,000 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 14
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 5
- Published battle levels
- 8–10
Cross-nation comparison
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