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South Carolina

Battleship · 4×2 305 mm

Hit points31 700
Top speed18 kt
Sea detection (base)13.4 km
Turning radius480 m
South Carolina — World of Warships
Overview

General characteristics

NationU.S.A.
ClassBattleship
Tier3
StatusTech Tree
Hit points31 700
Upgrade slots2
Handling

Mobility

Maximum speed18 kt
Turning radius480 m
Rudder shift time9.4 s
Battle levels3–4
Visibility

Base concealment

Detectability by sea13.4 km
Detectability by air6 km
Detectability by submarine6 km

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

Armament

Main battery

Layout4×2 305 mm
Total guns8
Caliber305 mm
Range15.7 km
Reload30 s
180° traverse36 s
Maximum dispersion216 m
Rate of fire2/min
AP / SAP shell

AP / SAP shell

Name305 mm AP
Max damage7 300
Muzzle velocity823 m/s
Shell mass395 kg
HE shell

HE shell

Name305 mm HE
Max damage3 700
Muzzle velocity823 m/s
Shell mass395 kg
Fire chance20%
Secondaries

Secondary battery

Secondary range3.2 km
76 mm HEdamage 1 100 · reload 6 s · 4% fire
AA

Anti-aircraft defense

API AA rating10
Calculated

Theoretical values

AP broadside alpha58 400
Theoretical AP DPM116 800
HE broadside alpha29 600
Theoretical HE DPM59 200

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

Background

About the ship

In the early 20th century, the United States reinforced its naval fleet by constructing several classes of battleships. American naval theorists, alongside their British counterparts, came up with the concept of a battleship armed solely with large-caliber guns. Upon her commissioning, USS South Carolina was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. She played a role in safeguarding U.S. interests during the Mexican Revolution and participated in the occupation of Veracruz. During World War I, the battleship escorted troop convoys to France. After the war ended, she was involved in transporting troops back to America.

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.