Ship Database
Tier VI Aircraft Carrier

U.S.A.

Ranger

USS Ranger was the first American ship designed and built as an aircraft carrier. The technical specifications called for an aircraft carrier with a smooth deck (no superstructure was planned initially), a speed of 32 knots, and a displacement of no more than 18,000 tons. USS Ranger carried an air group that was only slightly inferior in number to the...

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USS Ranger was the first American ship designed and built as an aircraft carrier. The technical specifications called for an aircraft carrier with a smooth deck (no superstructure was planned initially), a speed of 32 knots, and a displacement of no more than 18,000 tons. USS Ranger carried an air group that was only slightly inferior in number to the air groups of her larger predecessors. Ranger continued her service until the end of the war in the Atlantic. She escorted the first Arctic convoys from America to Iceland and was subsequently used as an aircraft transport, facilitating the deployment of army units landing in Africa.

Credits
4,500,000
Official profile image of Ranger

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
43,700
Maximum speed
29.5 knots
Surface detection
13.8 km

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 detection13.8 km
  • Secondary battery4 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.

  • Aircraft torpedo 5,567
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
29.5 knots
Turning circle radius
1,010 m
Rudder shift time
15.9 s
Maneuverability API rating 38

Concealment

Surface detection
13.8 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 44

Survivability

Hit points
43,700
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 54

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
10–38 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
4.0 km
Mount
127 mm HE/HC Mk37
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
9.0 %
Rate of fire
17.1 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
657 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 59
Aura
12.7 mm Browning on a single mount
Calibre
12 mm
Mounts
27
Aura
28 mm Mk.1 on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre
28 mm
Mounts
5
Aura
127 mm/25 Mk.19 on a Mk.19 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
Carrier aviationClass system

The public API still uses legacy aircraft categories and does not expose every modern carrier payload mechanic. Only fields returned by Wargaming are shown.

Dive bombers

SBC Helldiver

Aircraft tier
6
Squadrons
4
Cruise speed
116 knots
Aircraft health
1,720

Torpedo bombers

T4M

Aircraft tier
6
Squadrons
3
Cruise speed
101 knots
Aircraft health
1,630
Maximum damage per torpedo
5,567
Torpedo range
3.0 km
Torpedo speed
35 knots

Attack aircraft (legacy API field)

Brewster F2A Buffalo

Aircraft tier
6
Squadrons
4
Cruise speed
149 knots
Aircraft health
1,270
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
43,700
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
40

Engine

Published maximum speed
29.5 knots

Module research tree

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

F2A Buffalo

Default
Type
Fighter
Purchase
300,000 credits
Next modules
1

F4F Wildcat

Type
Fighter
Research
7,000 XP
Purchase
750,000 credits

Propulsion: 53,500 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
250,000 credits
Next ships
1

Ranger (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
400,000 credits
Next modules
1

Ranger (B)

Type
Hull
Research
10,000 XP
Purchase
1,100,000 credits
Next ships
1

T4M

Default
Type
TorpedoBomber
Purchase
300,000 credits
Next modules
1

TBD Devastator

Type
TorpedoBomber
Research
7,000 XP
Purchase
750,000 credits

SBC Helldiver

Default
Type
DiveBomber
Purchase
300,000 credits
Next modules
1

SB2U Vindicator

Type
DiveBomber
Research
7,000 XP
Purchase
750,000 credits

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Air Groups Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Next ships

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

Ship
Independence
Research cost
25,000 XP
Ship
Lexington
Research cost
161,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
5
Researchable next ships
2
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.

United Kingdom

Ark Royal

HP
44,500
Speed
31 kn
Open comparison

Germany

Weser

HP
40,800
Speed
32 kn
Open comparison

France

Béarn

HP
44,700
Speed
21.5 kn
Open comparison