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Baleares

Cruiser · 4×2 203 mm

Hit points30 300
Top speed33 kt
Sea detection (base)11.7 km
Turning radius740 m
Baleares — World of Warships
Overview

General characteristics

NationSpain
ClassCruiser
Tier6
StatusTech Tree
Hit points30 300
Upgrade slots4
Handling

Mobility

Maximum speed33 kt
Turning radius740 m
Rudder shift time13.4 s
Battle levels6–8
Visibility

Base concealment

Detectability by sea11.7 km
Detectability by air7.2 km
Detectability by submarine7.2 km

Base API profile values before commander skills, upgrades and other modifiers.

Armament

Main battery

Layout4×2 203 mm
Total guns8
Caliber203 mm
Range14.2 km
Reload13 s
180° traverse22.5 s
Maximum dispersion130 m
Rate of fire4.6/min
AP / SAP shell

AP / SAP shell

Name203 mm AP 256 lb Mk I
Max damage4 550
Muzzle velocity855 m/s
Shell mass116 kg
HE shell

HE shell

Name203 mm HE 256 lb
Max damage2 850
Muzzle velocity855 m/s
Shell mass116 kg
Fire chance15%
Torpilles

Torpedo armament

Layout4×3 533 mm
Total tubes12
Torpedo533 mm Mk VII* ES
Range7 km
Speed59 kt
Reload80 s
Maximum damage15 733
Detectability1.2 km
Secondaries

Secondary battery

Secondary range5 km
120 mm granada rompedora HEdamage 1 700 · reload 3.5 s · 8% fire
88 mm Spr.Gr.damage 1 000 · reload 4 s · 4% fire
AA

Anti-aircraft defense

API AA rating40
88 mm · 88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount4 mounts
120 mm · 120 mm/45 Mk.F on a shielded mount8 mounts
Calculated

Theoretical values

AP broadside alpha36 400
Theoretical AP DPM168 000
HE broadside alpha22 800
Theoretical HE DPM105 231
Theoretical torpedo salvo188 796

Before accuracy, penetration, saturation, angles and other mechanics.

Background

About the ship

In 1926, Spain ordered two modern "Washington Treaty" cruisers. Vickers-Armstrong created a project based on County-class cruisers with reinforced AA defenses and armor protection. The cruisers were named Canarias and Baleares after the major Spanish archipelagos of the same name. The construction was delayed, but the Nationalists who seized the shipyards forced the ships' construction to speed up until completion. Baleares participated in the offensive against Málaga and in the hunt for transport ships; she carried out raids on coastal fortifications and bombarded cities. The cruiser was sunk by Republican destroyers in the Battle of Cape Palos.

Technical data imported from Wargaming’s public API and subject to game updates.