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<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_ussr.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Cruiser b-description-img_type__Cruiser-Premium"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">III</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PRSC513_Varyag.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">2,000 doubloons</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; U.S.S.R. Premium Tier&nbsp;III [[Ship:Cruiser|Cruiser]].</p><p>The ship was built under the squadron scout cruiser program for the Pacific Fleet. After being commissioned, she was used as a station ship in the port of Chemulpo. The port was blockaded when the Russo-Japanese War broke out. In 1904, Varyag and gunboat Korietz attempted to break through and engage a Japanese squadron of six cruisers. In the face of such overwhelming odds, the heavily damaged Varyag retreated to port and was scuttled. In 1905, Varyag was salvaged by the Japanese and repaired. She served with the Imperial Japanese Navy under the name of Soya.</p><p> </p></div>
One of the most famous cruisers in the Imperial Russian Navy. Built in the U.S. under a one-off project that was based on the same technical design used for the construction of cruiser ''[[Bogatyr]]''. The ship had a very high speed for her time and carried numerous rapid-fire main and secondary guns.<br><br>''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale worldwide on 27 April 2018 and was also obtainable via a [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/common/vary-good/ series of in-game missions].<br><br><br>{{Model3DViewer|4ba03b3934b94337ba2ebbc9e3216c96}}


|Performance=
===Pros===
{{AA Sidebar Warning Insert}}
* High firing accuracy
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is one of a multitude of premium Russian cruisers in '''World of Warships''', and the third at Tier III (the others being ''[[Oleg]]'' and ''[[Aurora]]''). ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' possesses similar characteristics to the two other premium Tier III's, which in turn are very similar to the tech tree Tier III, ''[[Bogatyr]]''. As such, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' shares a similar play style.
* Main battery mounts are located around the ship’s perimeter


Like most Tier III cruisers, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is not the quickest ship, with  top a speed of 25 knots. ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' does however have a quick rudder shift time of 6.6 seconds, which allows captains to quickly "wiggle" themselves out of the way of incoming shells, or into a better angle in hopes of bouncing or ricocheting armor piercing shells.


''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was historically a "protected cruiser"; in-game her armor is decent, but again, like most Tier III cruisers, is nothing to write home about. It will be sufficient against cruiser- and destroyer-caliber armor piercing ammunition when angled, but will be next to useless against battleship AP. Captains should not rely on her armor to save them; her mobility and ability to strategically place herself are better options.
===Cons===
* No torpedo armament available
* Short main battery firing range


Her guns are of a large caliber (152 mm), and have the characteristics to match; slow reload, high damage, high shell arc, and good penetration. Both her high explosive and armor piercing ammunition are usable, and captains are encouraged to switch ammo types as the situation changes. Her high shells arcs make hitting targets at range challenging, but also allow for strategic positioning of the ship behind low-lying islands. Her large number of guns on either side allow her to easily switch between targets without having to wait too long for the guns to traverse.


Despite having generally worse statistics than her three Tier III Russian cruiser counterparts, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' remains a passable ship. There is nothing spectacularly good or bad about her, and can serve her captain well when played to her strengths.


|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
==Ship Stats==
* Decent rudder shift time.
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* Placement of guns on either side of ship allows player to quickly switch targets on a different side.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 22400
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Worst damage output of all of the Tier III protected cruisers.
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* High freebord makes her easier to hit and take citadel damage.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Lowest amount of hit points compared to the rest of the Tier III protected cruisers.
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* High shell arc makes hitting agile ships at maximum range very difficult.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 16
* The combination of her sluggish speed and mediocre range makes it very difficult to do damage to fleeing enemies.
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* Like the ''[[Ship:Bogatyr|Bogatyr]]'', has zero anti-aircraft armament.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 16
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
|}
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As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any modules to research.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 25.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 450
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.6
|}
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|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.66
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 4.3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.04
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 4.3
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add * after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 12×1 152mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.98
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 20.0
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The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
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* '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 2''': {{Engine Room Protection}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Standard CA/CL dispersion
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 108
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 68
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 102
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10.98 km || style="color:inherit;" | 109
|}
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|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 152 mm HE 109 lb
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 1700
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.0%
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 792.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 41.4
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
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{{Commander Skills 3 CR
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| rating11 = 3 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
| rating12 =  <!-- Swift Fish -->
| rating13 = 1 <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
| rating14 = 3 <!-- Gun Feeder -->
| rating15 = 3 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
| rating16 =  <!-- Last Stand -->


| rating21 = 3 <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
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| rating22 = <!-- Fill the Tubes -->
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| rating23 = 1 <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating24 = <!-- Eye in the Sky -->
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| rating25 = 1 <!-- Priority Target -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 152 mm AP 91 lb
| rating26 = <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2150
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 792.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 41.4
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.01
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Secondary battery range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.2
|}
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| rating31 = 3 <!-- Heavy HE and SAP Shells -->
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| rating32 = <!-- Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge -->
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| rating33 = 3 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating34 = 1 <!-- Heavy AP Shells -->
|-
| rating35 = 2 <!-- Superintendent -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || style="color:inherit;" | HE
| rating36 = 3 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 75 mm HE
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 12x1 75mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 15.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 1500
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 823
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 13
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 4.0%
|}
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| rating41 = 2 <!-- Top Grade Gunner -->
| rating42 =  <!-- Outnumbered -->
| rating43 =  <!-- Radio Location -->
| rating44 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
| rating45 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
| rating46 =  <!-- AA Gunner -->
}}


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}<nowiki>*</nowiki>


|Camouflage={{Prem Ship Camo Insert|shiptier=3}}
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|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->


{{Signal Flags
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| November Echo Setteseven =
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PRSC513_Varyag}}
| Mike Yankee Soxisix =
| India X-Ray = 2
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone =
| Victor Lima = 2
| Hotel Yankee = 3


| November Foxtrot = 1
| Sierra Mike = 2
| India Delta =
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 2
| India Yankee = 2
| Juliet Charlie = 3
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* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
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|History=<!-- write text below -->
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{{AnnoWiki|content=
<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1901</h2>
===Construction===
:Builder: William Cramp & Sons; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;United States of America
:Laid down: October 1898
:Launched: 31 October 1899
:Commissioned: 2 January 1901
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===Specifications===
:6,500 tons displacement, standard
:129.6m length
:15.8m beam
:6.3m draft
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====Machinery====
:30 Niclausse water tube boilers, 2 Vertical triple<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;expansion engines
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====Performance====
:23 knots at 20,000 shaft horsepower
:4,500 nm at 10 knots
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====Armor====
:Main belt: none
:Upper belt: none
:Torpedo bulkhead: none
:Decks: 40-76mm internal deck
:Bulkheads: none
:Barbettes and Turrets: none
:Conning tower: 152mm
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====Armament====
=====Main=====
:Twelve (12x1) 152mm/45 Pattern 1892 guns
=====Secondary=====
:Twelve (12x1) 75mm/50 Pattern 1892 guns
:Eight (8x1) 47mm Hotchkiss guns
=====Anti-aircraft=====
:Two (2x1) 37mm Hotchkiss guns
=====Torpedoes=====
:Six (6x1) 381mm submerged torpedo tubes
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[[File:Varyagmainpic.jpg|none|frame|x250px|link=|''Varyag'' at anchor, circa 1904.]]


===History===
==Gallery==
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====Design====
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Cruiser ''Varyag'' was a continuation of the plan to bolster the cruiser force of the Imperial Russian Navy after the last of the ''[[Aurora|Pallada]]''-class was laid down in 1897. This initiative would later go on to spur the construction of cruiser ''Askold'' and the ''[[Bogatyr]]''-class cruisers. Interestingly, ''Varyag'' was one of the few Russian cruiser designs contracted to an American shipyard; it was more common for the Imperial government to turn towards a European country for foreign contracts.  The four-funneled, twin-masted, protected cruiser was typical of its time, with the goal of being an improvement over its predecessors.
File:Varyag_in_Novorossiysk.png
 
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Being of slightly lighter displacement than the ''Pallada''-class, the ship had a clean silhouette with her main deck running all the way through to the main mast at the stern.  Regardless, she managed to pack in a total of 30 water-tube boilers, feeding to two multi-expansion steam engines. The eight extra boilers in comparison to the ''Pallada''-class generated about 21,000 shaft horsepower, giving a top speed of 23 knots: 4 more than her predecessors.  
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As a protected cruiser, ''Varyag'' was reinforced only to cover her vital spaces. She had 1.5 inches along the armored deck, with the slopes increased to 3-inch. The conning tower was made of 6-inch plate, and the housings for the ammunition hoists were also 1.5 inches. There were 3-inch plates in the bow and stern for further protection.


''Varyag'' carried the same main armament standardized for other Imperial Russian protected cruisers: 152mm Canet guns.  She carried 4 more than the previous classes, though, for a total of twelve.  Four were arranged in unarmored mounts split between the fore and aft: a pair of single mounts placed in tandem. The other 8 were placed in armored sponsons on the flanks of the upper deck level, with four by the mainmast and four by the foremast. Secondary armaments considered of twelve 75mm guns; eight 47mm guns; and two 37mm guns, all in single mounts. Furthermore, there were six torpedo tubes and 22 mines.
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Cruiser ''Varyag'' was laid down on October 1898 by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Launched a year later, she was commissioned into the Imperial Russian Navy on 2 January 1901.
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====Service====
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' joined the Imperial Russian Navy on 2 January 1901 after sailing across the Pacific to become part of the Russian Pacific Fleet. Her first — and final — battle was the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, off the coast of present-day Incheon, Korea, in 1904.  This battle was one of the early conflicts of the Russo-Japanese War, where Russian and Japanese disputes over who controlled Korea and Manchuria resulted in armed conflict.  Chemulpo Bay was a vital port, being the main port of Korean capital Seoul.  Six Japanese cruisers and eight torpedo boats approached Chemulpo Bay; the only Russian occupants of the port were ''Varyag'' and the aging gunboat ''Korietz''.
 
The captain of ''Varyag'', Vsevolod Rudnev, received an ultimatum from Japanese Admiral Uryu Sotokichi on 27 January 1904. The ultimatum simply stated that hostilities had commenced between Russia and Japan, and that Rudnev had until 9 February to leave the port. On 8 February, however, the numerically superior Japanese force surrounded the port. Rudnev decided that ''Varyag'' would fight her way out and make a break for the open seas. That same day, ''Korietz'' spotted the Japanese protected cruiser ''Chiyoda'', and upon mistaking her for a Russian ship, closed in and loaded her guns for a salute.  Upon closer inspection, ''Korietz'' realized her mistake and in the ensuing confusion her guns were discharged. ''Chiyoda'' responded by launching a 356mm torpedo; both sides missed, but the exchange constituted the first shots fired in the Russo-Japanese War.
 
Diplomacy ultimately failed. At 1100 hours on 9 February 1904, Rudnev — at the con of ''Varyag'' — opted to break for the open sea alongside ''Korietz''. By 1145, the Russians and Japanese began exchanging fire.  One of the first shells to strike ''Varyag'' hit the port side of her bridge, killing a third of her bridge personnel. Shortly after, her #3 152mm gun was hit and taken out of action. That same shell lit a fire on her bow quarterdeck, damaging 152mm guns #8 and #9, as well as 75mm #21, and 47mms #27 and #28. Continuing to take heavy damage from the Japanese warships,''Varyag'' continued in a straight line until she had sailed outside the effective range of her guns. However, she failed to break past the Japanese fleet, and limped back to Chemulpo alongside ''Korietz''. ''Korietz'' was scuttled by blowing up her powder-rooms late in the afternoon.  Fragments of the ship landed dangerously close toneutral vessels in Chemulpo, and Rudnev was urged by locals and captains of the neutral vessels not to scuttle ''Varyag'' in a similar fashion.  With the exception of her 37mm guns, every single weapon on-board ''Varyag'' was out of action, and at 1800 hours that evening, she was scuttled by her crew in a non-explosive manner. 
 
Despite being severely damaged, ''Varyag'' was still relatively intact, and was later re-floated by the Japanese and incorporated into the Imperial Japanese Navy as a third-class cruiser under the new name of ''Soya''.  ''Soya'' joined the IJN on 9 July 1907. She served as a training cruiser, including making a long-distance navigational and officer cadet cruise to Hawaii and North America, repeating this yearly from 1909 to 1913. During World War I Russia and Japan were allies, and, as a sign of good will, ''Soya'' along with several other ex-Russian vessels were returned to the custody of Imperial Russian Navy. She was deemed too crippled to be of any use, however, so she set sail for Britain for an overhaul. Shortly after arriving in Britain, the 1917 Revolution broke out in Russia, and ''Varyag'' became stuck in Liverpool, with no money to pay for her repair and refit.
 
On 8 December 1917 she was seized by the British military, and was later assigned to the Royal Navy in early 1920.  She was stripped of her weapons and sold for scrap.  On 5 February 1920, while under tow to the scrapyard in Germany, she ran aground near the village of Lendalfoot, Scotland in the Firth of Clyde.  Unable to break her loose from the rocks, she was scrapped in-place between 1923 and 1925.
 
The heroism of ''Varyag''’s crew during the Battle of Chemulpo Bay remains the stuff of legend in the Russian Navy.  A poem and song were composed about the events of the battle; the song remains popular today.  In 1907, Captain Rudnev was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese in recognition of his gallantry; dismissed from Russian service by that time, he accepted the honor, but never wore the award in public.  In 2006, residents of Lendalfoot erected a monument to ''Varyag'' along the coastline where she met her final fate, displaying one of her anchors and a memorial plaque; moved by the gesture, the Russian people added a plaque of their own design to the site a year later. 
 
===Historical Inaccuracies===
* Two 7.62 mm Maxim machine guns equipped with gun shields, one on each side of the conning tower, do not function against enemy aircraft. The same AA guns exist on [[Novik]] and are functional.
 
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File:Варяг 1.jpeg|''Varyag'' damaged after the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, just before being scuttled.
File:Varyag crucero destruído 1904.png|''Varyag'' after being salvaged by the Japanese.
File:Japanese cruiser Soya.jpg|''Varyag'' in Japanese service as ''Soya''.
File:1972 CPA 4182.jpg|Soviet postage stamp of 1972 honoring the cruiser ''Varyag''.
File:Memorial to the Russian cruiser Varyag - geograph.org.uk - 1437063.jpg|The ''Varyag'' memorial at Lendalfoot looks over the Firth of Clyde.
File:Varyag Plaque Obverse 2014.jpg|Obverse of plaque at ''Varyag'' memorial at Lendalfoot, Scotland.
File:Varyag Plaque Reverse 2014.jpg|Reverse of plaque at ''Varyag'' memorial at Lendalfoot, Scotland.
File:Varyag Memorial Monument 2014.jpg|Obverse of monument at ''Varyag'' memorial at Lendalfoot, Scotland.
File:Varyag Memorial Anchor 2014.jpg|Anchor at ''Varyag'' memorial at Lendalfoot, Scotland.
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# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cruiser_Varyag_(1899) Russian cruiser ''Varyag'' (1899) - Wikipedia]
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/general-news/russian-cruiser-varyag-at-1-42-scale/ Russian Cruiser Varyag at 1:42 Scale - News - World of Warships]
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/history/vary-historical/ Squall Line: Varyag - News - World of Warships]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3crbw8nrxOg 1:42 Scale: Cruiser Varyag - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube]
 
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*Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.3.
*First appeared in April 2018.
*Update 0.8.8:
**Updated silhouette of the ship.
*Update 0.10.0:
**The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 3.2 km.
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**Made temporarily unavailable for purchase in the Armory due to technical issues.
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III
2,000 doubloons

Varyag — U.S.S.R. Premium Tier III Cruiser.

The ship was built under the squadron scout cruiser program for the Pacific Fleet. After being commissioned, she was used as a station ship in the port of Chemulpo. The port was blockaded when the Russo-Japanese War broke out. In 1904, Varyag and gunboat Korietz attempted to break through and engage a Japanese squadron of six cruisers. In the face of such overwhelming odds, the heavily damaged Varyag retreated to port and was scuttled. In 1905, Varyag was salvaged by the Japanese and repaired. She served with the Imperial Japanese Navy under the name of Soya.

Pros

  • High firing accuracy
  • Main battery mounts are located around the ship’s perimeter


Cons

  • No torpedo armament available
  • Short main battery firing range


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Secondary Battery


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Room Protection


Consumables


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