Ship Database

Tier IX Cruiser

France

Saint-Louis

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With the outbreak of World War II, the French suspended the construction of ships that could not be completed in the near future. The keel-laying for planned ships, including heavy cruisers, was also canceled, but development of the projects continued. In 1940, a new shipbuilding program was approved, which included the construction of three cruisers with a displacement of 13,000 tons. There were four variants of the draft design that differed in their defense systems. The German invasion in the summer of 1940 interfered with the French cruiser construction plans.

Credits: 13,600,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 38,800
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 14.5 km
Main battery range: 16.7 km
Main battery reload: 11.0 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 detection14.5 km
Main battery16.7 km
Secondary battery8 km
Torpedoes9 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 · 203 mm HE OEA Mle 1928 3,000
AP · 203 mm AP OPf Mle 1936 4,900
Torpedo · 550 mm 23DT 14,833

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 720 m
Rudder shift time: 14.2 s

Maneuverability API rating 51

Concealment

Surface detection: 14.5 km
Air detection: 7.2 km
Submarine detection: 7.2 km

Concealment API rating 47

Survivability

Hit points: 38,800
Torpedo damage reduction: 19 %

Survivability API rating 54

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 6–140 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 79

Maximum range: 16.7 km
Reload time: 11.0 s
Rate of fire: 5.5 rounds/min
180° turn time: 25.7 s
Maximum dispersion: 148 m

Shells

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

203 mm HE OEA Mle 1928

Maximum damage per hit: 3,000
Fire chance: 17.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 876 m/s
Shell mass: 124 kg

203 mm AP OPf Mle 1936

Maximum damage per hit: 4,900
Muzzle velocity: 845 m/s
Shell mass: 134 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 203 mm/55 Mle 1934 in a turret
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 8.0 km

Mount: 100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
Maximum damage per hit: 1,400
Fire chance: 6.0 %
Rate of fire: 15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 780 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 15

550 mm 23DT

Maximum range: 9.0 km
Maximum damage per hit: 14,833
Reload time: 90 s
Speed: 60 knots
Detectability: 1.3 km
180° turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo-tube layout

Mount: 550 mm tube lance-torpilles
Mounts: 2
Tubes each: 3

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 67

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 20

Aura: 40 mm Bofors on a Mk.1 mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 12

Aura: 100 mm/45 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1931 mount
Calibre: 100 mm
Mounts: 7

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 38,800
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 7
Torpedo tubes: 2
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.

Saint-Louis (A)

Default

Type: Hull
Purchase: 1,450,000 credits
Next modules: 1

Saint-Louis (B)

Type: Hull
Research: 40,500 XP
Purchase: 3,020,000 credits
Next ships: 1

PCA n° 9 Mle 1

Default

Type: Suo
Purchase: 980,000 credits
Next modules: 1

PCA n° 9 Mle 2

Type: Suo
Research: 24,000 XP
Purchase: 2,000,000 credits

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine
Purchase: 900,000 credits

203 mm/55 Mle 1934 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery
Purchase: 1,100,000 credits

550 mm 23DT

Default

Type: Torpedoes
Purchase: 800,000 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

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

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

Next ships

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

Ship: Henri IV
Research cost: 238,000 XP

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 17
Researchable next ships: 1
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Torps: 9.5 km

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