Ship Database
Tier VI Cruiser

France

La Galissonnière

After the signing of the London Naval Treaty, France began developing a new class of cruisers. The technical specifications included protection from 138.6 mm shells at a distance of more than 9,000 m and from 152 mm shells at a distance of more than 14,000 m. The armament comprised nine 152 mm guns. During World War II, La Galissonnière patrolled the...

Read full ship history

After the signing of the London Naval Treaty, France began developing a new class of cruisers. The technical specifications included protection from 138.6 mm shells at a distance of more than 9,000 m and from 152 mm shells at a distance of more than 14,000 m. The armament comprised nine 152 mm guns. During World War II, La Galissonnière patrolled the coast of Tunisia and provided cover for battleship Provence during Operation Catapult.

Credits
2,850,000
Official profile image of La Galissonnière

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
24,800
Maximum speed
31.0 knots
Surface detection
12.9 km
Main battery range
14.5 km
Main battery reload
9.0 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 detection12.9 km
  • Main battery14.5 km
  • Secondary battery5.6 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 · 152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937 2,200
  • AP · 152 mm AP OPfK Mle 1937 3,300
  • Torpedo · 550 mm 23DT 14,833
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
31.0 knots
Turning circle radius
650 m
Rudder shift time
10.7 s
Maneuverability API rating 50

Concealment

Surface detection
12.9 km
Air detection
5.7 km
Submarine detection
5.7 km
Concealment API rating 57

Survivability

Hit points
24,800
Torpedo damage reduction
10 %
Survivability API rating 34

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
6–105 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 70
Maximum range
14.5 km
Reload time
9.0 s
Rate of fire
6.7 rounds/min
180° turn time
15.0 s
Maximum dispersion
132 m

Shells

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

152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937
HE
Maximum damage per hit
2,200
Fire chance
12.0 %
Muzzle velocity
870 m/s
Shell mass
55 kg
152 mm AP OPfK Mle 1937
AP
Maximum damage per hit
3,300
Muzzle velocity
870 m/s
Shell mass
57 kg
Gun layout
Mount
152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1930 mount
Mounts
3
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.6 km
Mount
90 mm HE OEA Mle 1925
Maximum damage per hit
1,300
Fire chance
5.0 %
Rate of fire
15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 13

550 mm 23DT

Maximum range
9.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
14,833
Reload time
60 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
2

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 44
Aura
13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929 on a single mount
Calibre
13 mm
Mounts
16
Aura
40 mm Bofors on a Mk.3 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
6
Aura
90 mm/50 Mle 1926 on an Mle 1930 mount
Calibre
90 mm
Mounts
4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
24,800
Main-battery barrels
3
Secondary barrels
4
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
26

Engine

Published maximum speed
31.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1930 mount

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
225,000 credits

PCA n° 6 Mle 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
200,000 credits
Next modules
1

PCA n° 6 Mle 2

Type
Suo
Research
5,500 XP
Purchase
440,000 credits

La Galissonnière (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
375,000 credits
Next modules
1

La Galissonnière (B)

Type
Hull
Research
9,800 XP
Purchase
780,000 credits
Next ships
1

550 mm 23DT

Default
Type
Torpedoes
Purchase
200,000 credits

Propulsion: 84,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
190,000 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

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

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
Algérie
Research cost
70,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
11
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
6–8

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

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

U.S.A.

Pensacola

HP
31,200
Speed
32.5 kn
Guns
14.2 km
Open comparison

Germany

Deutschland

HP
25,950
Speed
28 kn
Guns
14.4 km
Torps
8 km
Open comparison

The Netherlands

Kijkduin

HP
28,000
Speed
33 kn
Guns
13.2 km
Open comparison