Ship Database
Tier VI Battleship

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth

In 1912, it was planned to build four fast battleships with 381 mm guns. The lead ship, Queen Elizabeth, entered service during World War I and participated in the Gallipoli campaign as the flagship of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron. In 1918, the treaty of surrender of the German Navy was signed on board her. She served in the Mediterranean and...

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In 1912, it was planned to build four fast battleships with 381 mm guns. The lead ship, Queen Elizabeth, entered service during World War I and participated in the Gallipoli campaign as the flagship of the Eastern Mediterranean Squadron. In 1918, the treaty of surrender of the German Navy was signed on board her. She served in the Mediterranean and Atlantic Seas during the interwar period. In 1941, she was damaged by Italian saboteurs, underwent repairs in the U.S., and became the flagship of the Eastern Fleet.

Credits
3,660,000
Official profile image of Queen Elizabeth

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
53,100
Maximum speed
22.3 knots
Surface detection
14.0 km
Main battery range
15.6 km
Main battery reload
30.0 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 km
  • Main battery15.6 km
  • Secondary battery5 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 · 381 mm HE Mk VIIIb 6,300
  • AP · 381 mm AP Mk XXIIb 11,400
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
22.3 knots
Turning circle radius
680 m
Rudder shift time
20.1 s
Maneuverability API rating 24

Concealment

Surface detection
14.0 km
Air detection
9.1 km
Submarine detection
9.1 km
Concealment API rating 45

Survivability

Hit points
53,100
Torpedo damage reduction
22 %
Survivability API rating 64

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
16–330 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 81
Maximum range
15.6 km
Reload time
30.0 s
Rate of fire
2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
54.5 s
Maximum dispersion
211 m

Shells

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

381 mm HE Mk VIIIb
HE
Maximum damage per hit
6,300
Fire chance
35.0 %
Muzzle velocity
732 m/s
Shell mass
879 kg
381 mm AP Mk XXIIb
AP
Maximum damage per hit
11,400
Muzzle velocity
732 m/s
Shell mass
879 kg
Gun layout
Mount
381 mm/42 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.0 km
Mount
113 mm HE 5crh
Maximum damage per hit
1,700
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
12.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
746 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 57
Aura
12.7 mm Mk.III
Calibre
12 mm
Mounts
6
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
113 mm/45 QF Mk.I/III on an RP10 Mark II BD mount
Calibre
113 mm
Mounts
10
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
53,100
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
10
AA mounts
28

Engine

Published maximum speed
22.3 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 75,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
130,000 credits
Next modules
1

Propulsion: 80,000 hp

Type
Engine
Research
5,000 XP
Purchase
300,000 credits

Queen Elizabeth (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
440,000 credits
Next modules
1

Queen Elizabeth (B)

Type
Hull
Research
16,500 XP
Purchase
1,000,000 credits
Next ships
1

Mk VI mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
300,000 credits
Next modules
1

Mk VI mod. 2

Type
Suo
Research
9,000 XP
Purchase
700,000 credits

381 mm/42 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
320,000 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

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
King George V
Research cost
80,500 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
10
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.

Germany

Bayern

HP
43,900
Speed
22.5 kn
Guns
16.1 km
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U.S.A.

Arizona

HP
57,200
Speed
21 kn
Guns
16 km
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U.S.S.R.

Izmail

HP
51,700
Speed
28.5 kn
Guns
15.5 km
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