Ship:Rochester

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Rochester — U.S.A. Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

When her crew completed training, USS Rochester, an Oregon City-class cruiser, became the flagship of the 6th Fleet Commander, Admiral Forrest Sherman. After serving in the Caribbean and in the Atlantic, the ship was transferred to the Pacific Ocean. She participated in the Korean War as the flagship of the 7th Fleet Commander, Admiral Arthur Struble. During this time, she was engaged in supporting landing operations and patrolling the coast.

Pros

• Smoke Generator consumable available
• AP shells with reduced chances of ricocheting
• High AA defence efficiency
• Improved concealment compared to Baltimore

Cons

• No torpedo armament or access to Surveillance Radar
• Lower damage output and manuverability than Baltimore

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	41900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	13

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	152
• Deck (mm)	27
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	27

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	750
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	10.5

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.7
• Detectability by air (km)	7.26
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.79
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.26

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	15.86
• Reload time (sec)	12.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	142
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 15.86 km	142

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE/HC Mk25
• Maximum damage	2800
• Fire chance (%)	14.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Shell weight (kg)	118
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP Mk21
• Maximum damage	5000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	152
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	6x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	7
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	6 × 2
76 mm	10 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Long-range	462	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1540	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 209.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search  (2 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Smoke Generator  (2 charges, 30.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

• 
  Rochester in New York Port (Decorated), with her default permanant camouflage

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• Surveillance Radar consumable replaced by Smoke Generator consumable.
• Main Battery reload time increased from 11.5 to 12 s.
• First appeared on sale in October 2021.
• Update 0.10.6:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.10.6.
• Update 15.4
  • Added Repair Party consumable with following parameters — Action time: 28 s. — HP per second: 209.5. — Reload time: 80 s. — Charges: 2. — Citadel damage recovered: 33%. Part of standardised mid-tier cruiser changes.