Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier III
Cruiser
U.S.A.
St. Louis
Following the end of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. Congress enacted several laws to bolster its naval strength. Initially, plans were made to build three cruisers of the "improved Olympia" class. However, during the design phase, the cruisers grew in size, their armor got stronger, and the number of artillery guns they carried was increased as well....
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Following the end of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. Congress enacted several laws to bolster its naval strength. Initially, plans were made to build three cruisers of the "improved Olympia" class. However, during the design phase, the cruisers grew in size, their armor got stronger, and the number of artillery guns they carried was increased as well. The final configuration featured 152 mm guns. Before World War I, USS St. Louis was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. During the war, her duties included escorting troop convoys and transporting persons of high standing.
- Credits
- 247,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 27,300
- Maximum speed
- 22.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 10.7 km
- Main battery range
- 11.3 km
- Main battery reload
- 8.0 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 22.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 450 m
- Rudder shift time
- 8.4 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 10.7 km
- Air detection
- 5.1 km
- Submarine detection
- 5.1 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 27,300
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 0 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 6–102 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 11.3 km
- Reload time
- 8.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 7.5 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 22.5 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 111 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
152 mm HE 105 lb
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,700
- Fire chance
- 7.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 853 m/s
- Shell mass
- 48 kg
152 mm AP 105 lb
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,400
- Muzzle velocity
- 853 m/s
- Shell mass
- 48 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 152 mm/50 Mk.6 on a casemate mount
- Mounts
- 10
- Barrels each
- 1
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 3.2 km
- Mount
- 76 mm HE
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,100
- Fire chance
- 4.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 12.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 823 m/s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 27,300
- Main-battery barrels
- 10
- Secondary barrels
- 18
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 22.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Propulsion: 24,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 18,000 credits
152 mm/50 Mk.6 on a single mount/casemate mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 28,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
152 mm/50 Mk6
- Type
- Artillery
- Research
- 600 XP
- Purchase
- 64,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
St. Louis (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 40,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
St. Louis (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 800 XP
- Purchase
- 98,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
Mk3 mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 21,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Mk III mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 400 XP
- Purchase
- 53,000 credits
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- South Carolina
- Research cost
- 2,800 XP
- Ship
- Phoenix
- Research cost
- 5,600 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 3
- Researchable next ships
- 2
- Upgrade slots
- 2
- Published battle levels
- 3–4
Cross-nation comparison
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