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Iron Duke

Battleship · 5×2 343 mm

Hit points47 100
Top speed22.5 kt
Sea detection (base)14.5 km
Turning radius650 m
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Iron Duke — World of Warships
Overview

General characteristics

NationU.K.
ClassBattleship
Tier5
StatusTech Tree
Hit points47 100
Upgrade slots3
Handling

Mobility

Maximum speed22.5 kt
Turning radius650 m
Rudder shift time13.2 s
Battle levels5–7
Visibility

Base concealment

Detectability by sea14.5 km
Detectability by air8 km
Detectability by submarine8 km

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

Armament

Main battery

Layout5×2 343 mm
Total guns10
Caliber343 mm
Range16.8 km
Reload30 s
180° traverse51.4 s
Maximum dispersion227 m
Rate of fire2/min
AP / SAP shell

AP / SAP shell

Name343 mm AP Mk Ia
Max damage9 400
Muzzle velocity759 m/s
Shell mass635 kg
HE shell

HE shell

Name343 mm HE Mk III
Max damage5 600
Muzzle velocity759 m/s
Shell mass635 kg
Fire chance40%
Secondaries

Secondary battery

Secondary range4.3 km
152 mm HE 4crhdamage 2 200 · reload 8.6 s · 12% fire
102 mm HE 35 lbdamage 1 500 · reload 3 s · 6% fire
AA

Anti-aircraft defense

API AA rating47
12 mm · 12.7 mm Mk.III4 mounts
40 mm · 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount4 mounts
102 mm · 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount2 mounts
Calculated

Theoretical values

AP broadside alpha94 000
Theoretical AP DPM188 000
HE broadside alpha56 000
Theoretical HE DPM112 000

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

Background

About the ship

The idea to equip battleships with heavy 152 mm secondary guns came about in 1909. The four Iron Duke-class battleships were similar to their predecessors but differed by more powerful secondary armament and larger dimensions. After commissioning in 1914, Iron Duke participated in World War I and was Admiral Jellicoe's flagship during the Battle of Jutland. In 1919, she joined the Mediterranean Fleet and took part in the intervention in Soviet Russia. In 1939, she was transferred to Scapa Flow. On October 17, 1939, the ship was damaged by a German air raid and scuttled.

Technical data imported from the public Wargaming API. For tech-tree ships, the displayed statistics use the fully researched configuration, before commander skills, upgrades, signals and other modifiers. Values may change with game updates.