Ship Database
Tier VIII Cruiser

U.S.A.

Baltimore

With the beginning of World War II, restrictions on building heavy cruisers were lifted. A new ship was based on USS Wichita, but it was decided to go for a more substantial change in the design, strengthening the anti-aircraft armament. USS Baltimore took part in fire support and covering missions in support of such operations as the Kwajalein invasion,...

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With the beginning of World War II, restrictions on building heavy cruisers were lifted. A new ship was based on USS Wichita, but it was decided to go for a more substantial change in the design, strengthening the anti-aircraft armament. USS Baltimore took part in fire support and covering missions in support of such operations as the Kwajalein invasion, the raid on Truk, the Eniwetok seizure, and the Mariana and Palau Islands attacks. She fought in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and participated in the invasion of Okinawa and Iwo Jima.

Credits
8,900,000
Official profile image of Baltimore

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
36,600
Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Surface detection
12.2 km
Main battery range
14.4 km
Main battery reload
10.0 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 detection12.2 km
  • Main battery14.4 km
  • Secondary battery6.6 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/HC Mk25 2,800
  • AP · 203 mm AP Mk21 5,000
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Turning circle radius
730 m
Rudder shift time
10.2 s
Maneuverability API rating 52

Concealment

Surface detection
12.2 km
Air detection
7.3 km
Submarine detection
7.3 km
Concealment API rating 57

Survivability

Hit points
36,600
Torpedo damage reduction
4 %
Survivability API rating 50

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
6–203 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 76
Maximum range
14.4 km
Reload time
10.0 s
Rate of fire
6.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
30.0 s
Maximum dispersion
132 m

Shells

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

203 mm HE/HC Mk25
HE
Maximum damage per hit
2,800
Fire chance
14.0 %
Muzzle velocity
823 m/s
Shell mass
118 kg
203 mm AP Mk21
AP
Maximum damage per hit
5,000
Muzzle velocity
762 m/s
Shell mass
152 kg
Gun layout
Mount
203 mm/55 Mk.15 in a turret
Mounts
3
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
6.6 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 74
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
23
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
12
Aura
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
36,600
Main-battery barrels
3
Secondary barrels
6
AA mounts
41

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Mk8 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
550,000 credits
Next modules
1

Mk8 mod. 2

Type
Suo
Research
15,000 XP
Purchase
1,200,000 credits

Baltimore (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
1,000,000 credits
Next modules
1

Baltimore (B)

Type
Hull
Research
28,000 XP
Purchase
2,100,000 credits
Next ships
1

203 mm/55 Mk.15 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
730,000 credits

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
620,000 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

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
Buffalo
Research cost
165,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
13
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

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HP
36,250
Speed
32.5 kn
Guns
14.2 km
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United Kingdom

Albemarle

HP
39,400
Speed
33 kn
Guns
14.3 km
Torps
10 km
Open comparison

Pan-America

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HP
34,900
Speed
33 kn
Guns
13.8 km
Torps
6 km
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