Ship:Black

IX

28,500 doubloons

Black — U.S.A. Premium Tier IX Destroyer.

USS Black, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was involved in patrol operations in the central part of the Pacific Ocean during World War II, and she took part in landings on Saipan and Guam, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and raids on Okinawa. Over the course of World War II, the ship was awarded six battle stars.

Pros

• Surveillance Radar consumable available
• Enhanced Smoke Generator consumable available

Cons

• Low speed
• Low torpedo speed

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	17100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	19
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	35.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	560
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	3.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.16
• Detectability by air (km)	3.24
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.75
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.24

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×1.0 127mm
• Firing range (km)	12.85
• Reload time (sec)	3.3
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	18
• 180° turn time (sec)	5.3

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	111
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 12.85 km	111

HE SHELL
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Maximum damage	1800
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Shell weight (kg)	24.5
• Penetration (mm)	21

AP SHELL
• Name	127 mm AP/SC Mk38
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Shell weight (kg)	25
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	21

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	Mk29
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 5
• Torpedo name	Mk29
• Reload time (sec)	96
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	21,600
• Range (km)	13.7
• Speed (kt)	43
• Detectability (km)	0.9
• Flooding chance (%)	206

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	5 × 1
40 mm	3 × 2
20 mm	2 × 2 + 7 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	91	95%	2.0
Mid-range	70	100%	3.5
Long-range	77	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1540	100%	3.5–5.8

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	5100
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	10
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 30.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Surveillance Radar  (7.5km, 19.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

• 
  Black with her default camo
• 
  The rather redundantly-named Black B ("Black Black"), obtainable in the Black Friday event.

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.5.8:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.8.
• Update 0.6.1:
  • Awarded to players who have reached Rank 1 five times, starting with the Sixth Season of Ranked Battles (from Update 0.6.1).
• Update 0.6.5:
  • Improved the appearance with the use of a special technology for drawing thin elements (mainly rigging).
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 2.75 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • The efficiency of the Defensive Fire consumable was increased. Now it increases the power of the aura by four times (instead of three).
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • The survivability of air defense weapons was tested and brought to a single standard. The change affects 40mm guns.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus was added to the "Type 10" permanent camouflage - a 20% discount to the post-battle service cost.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 14,000 Steel.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • For 127mm AP / SC Mk38 armor-piercing shells, the detonation time of the fuse was reduced from 0.03 to 0.01 s.
• Update 0.8.1:
  • The duration of the Surveillance Radar was increased from 20 to 22 s.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Black was removed from the Armory and no longer available to purchase.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • The duration of the Surveillance Radar was decreased from 22 to 19 s.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • The "Sui Generis" permanent camouflage was added.
  • Available for purchase with doubloons in June 2022, initially as the final bundle in the Return of Destroyer Black event. The final stage of these bundles cost 19,300 doubloons and required 24.000 Pacific Tokens to unlock. Purchasing Black on the first day of the event cost players up to 43,300 doubloons.
• Update 0.11.5:
  • Available for purchase in the armory for coal starting on July 1, 2022.
• Update 0.11.6:
  • Minor fixes to model and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.7:
  • Fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.