Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier X
Cruiser
United Kingdom
Minotaur
The design process of a light cruiser continued in 1946 and resulted in a project with a dual-purpose 152 mm twin-gun mount. The new project was to carry four or five such mounts instead of four triple-gun ones. In 1947, the final draft of a five-turret version was presented; it was similar to the U.S. Worcester-class cruisers in terms of combat...
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The design process of a light cruiser continued in 1946 and resulted in a project with a dual-purpose 152 mm twin-gun mount. The new project was to carry four or five such mounts instead of four triple-gun ones. In 1947, the final draft of a five-turret version was presented; it was similar to the U.S. Worcester-class cruisers in terms of combat characteristics. The lead ship of a series of six cruisers of this class was to be named Minotaur; however, amid financial problems and the priority given to aircraft carriers, the project was revised.
- Credits
- 20,000,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 43,300
- Maximum speed
- 33.5 knots
- Surface detection
- 11.2 km
- Main battery range
- 15.8 km
- Main battery reload
- 3.0 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
- 33.5 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 750 m
- Rudder shift time
- 10.4 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 11.2 km
- Air detection
- 8.5 km
- Submarine detection
- 8.5 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 43,300
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 13 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 13–102 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 15.8 km
- Reload time
- 3.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 18.8 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 4.7 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 141 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
152 mm AP Mk V
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 3,200
- Muzzle velocity
- 768 m/s
- Shell mass
- 59 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 152 mm/50 QF Mk.V on a Mk.XXVI mount
- Mounts
- 5
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
533 mm Mk IXM
- Maximum range
- 10.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 16,766
- 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
- 4
- Tubes each
- 4
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 10
- Aura
- 76.2 mm/70 QF Mk.N1 on a Mk.6 mount
- Calibre
- 76 mm
- Mounts
- 8
- Aura
- 152 mm/50 QF Mk.V on a Mk.XXVI mount
- Calibre
- 152 mm
- Mounts
- 5
Depth charges
- Maximum damage per charge
- 5,000
- Maximum packs
- 2
- Charges per pack
- 4
- Reload time
- 40.0 s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 43,300
- Main-battery barrels
- 5
- Torpedo tubes
- 4
- AA mounts
- 23
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 33.5 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
533 mm Mk IXM
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 1,800,000 credits
Minotaur
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 2,450,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
152 mm/50 QF Mk.V on a Mk.XXVI mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 1,900,000 credits
Mk X mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 1,450,000 credits
Propulsion: 110,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 1,300,000 credits
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
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
Torpedo Tubes Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 3,000,000
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
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
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Edgar
- Research cost
- 0 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 15
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 6
- Published battle levels
- 10–11
Cross-nation comparison
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