Ship:Albany

II

1,500 doubloons

Albany — U.S.A. Premium Tier II Cruiser.

After the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889 and the mutinies of the 1890s, Brazil aimed to rebuild its Navy. As part of this effort, armored deck cruisers were ordered from Armstrong in 1895. However, due to financial difficulties, only one out of the four ordered cruisers was commissioned by the Brazilian Navy. The lead ship was sold to Chile, and the United States repurchased two more cruisers to prevent Spain from acquiring them after the Spanish-American War. One of them entered service under the name Albany. The ship participated in the Philippine-American War and later in World War I.

Pros

• Good main battery DPM.
• Good concealment.

Cons

• Poor main battery range.
• Low top speed.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	16500
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	16
• Deck (mm)	10
• Superstructure (mm)	6
• Extremities (mm)	6

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	20.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	360
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	7.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	8.56
• Detectability by air (km)	3.31
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	3.83
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.31

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	6×1 152mm
• Firing range (km)	9.17
• Reload time (sec)	6.4
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9.4
• 180° turn time (sec)	18.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	83
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 9.17 km	84

HE SHELL
• Name	152 mm HE 105 lb
• Maximum damage	1700
• Fire chance (%)	7.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	853
• Shell weight (kg)	47.7
• Penetration (mm)	25

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	3.2

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	120 mm HE 45 lb
• Arrangement	4x1 120mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	675
• Penetration (mm)	20
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
37 mm	4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	17.5	90%	2.5

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.3.0:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.3.0.
• Update 0.5.2.3:
  • Credit earnings increased by 21%.
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • The Type 6 camouflage was renamed to Type 9.
• Update 0.5.6:
  • The selling price was adjusted from 375,000 to 1,162,500 credits.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The hull armored model was refined.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • The national flag was moved from the stern to the mast.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Base firing range increased from 8,470 to 9,170 m.
  • Improved appearance with the use of special technology for improved rendering of thin elements (rigging, etc.).
  • Fixed visual armoring.
• Update 0.6.8:
  • Updated silhouette.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 3.83 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus was added to the permanent camouflages "Type 9" and "Veteran's camouflage": a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle maintenance.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • The turning circle radius displayed in port was changed from 350 m to 360 m.
• Update 0.8.8:
  • Updated "silhouette" of the ship.
• Update 0.9.10:
  • The minimum vertical aiming angles of the first and sixth main guns were increased.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • Fixed the incorrect names of modules and armaments.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Secondary battery maximum firing range increased to 3.2 km.
• Update 0.11.6:
  • Was made temporarily unavailable for purchase in the Armory due to technical issues.
• Update 14.2:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Main battery reload time reduced: 8 to 6.4s
    • Maximum HE shell damage reduced: 2,100 to 1,700
    • Main battery turret traverse time reduced: 22.5 to 18s
    • Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter