Ship:Alabama VL

VIII

12,200 doubloons

Alabama VL — U.S.A. Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

The fourth South Dakota-class battleship, USS Alabama, was laid down in February 1940 and entered service in August 1942. In 1943, the battleship was temporarily assigned to the Home Fleet to protect arctic convoys, but she was later sent to the Pacific Ocean to participate in operations against Japan. Alabama participated in the campaign in the Mariana Islands and the Philippines campaign, and she also supported the assault on Okinawa in 1945. The battleship currently serves as a museum ship in Mobile Bay, Alabama.

Pros

• High maneuverability
• Heavy AP shell damage
• High level of anti-torpedo protection
• Enhanced Damage Control Party consumable available

Cons

• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	63300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	49%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	310
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	710
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15.3

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.71
• Detectability by air (km)	9.72
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.64
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.72

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3.0 406mm
• Firing range (km)	21.1
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	40.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	271
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 21.1 km	271

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm HE/HC Mk13
• Maximum damage	5700
• Fire chance (%)	36.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	803
• Shell weight (kg)	862
• Penetration (mm)	68

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm AP Mk8
• Maximum damage	13100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	701
• Shell weight (kg)	1225
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	10x2 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)	10
• 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	10 × 2
40 mm	12 × 4
20 mm	52 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	367.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	311.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	175	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1540	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 316.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Alabama VL in the Ocean port, awarded for one year in service with an associated volunteer program. The ship's default camo pattern is the exact same as the standard Alabama, but the ship can receive a variety of different service styles depending on the account's associated volunteer program and veteran status.
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  Awarded through one year of service with an associated volunteer program.
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  Awarded through two years of service with an associated volunteer program.
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  Awarded through one year of service with the Clan SuperTest program.
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  Awarded through one year of service with the Content Creator program.
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  Awarded through two years of service with the Content Creator program.
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  Awarded through one year of service as a community moderator.
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  Awarded through one year of service as a community mod maker.
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  Awarded through two years of service as a community mod maker.

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.10.2:
  • Added with 10 permanent camouflages. Both the ship and camouflages will be awarded to various World of Warships volunteer groups for their active assistance to the project. The ship is a copy of Alabama.
• Update 12.3:
  • Fixed the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.4:
  • The textures and geometry of the ship's permanent camouflages have been changed.
• Update 12.5:
  • The old World of Warships logo was removed from the Mod Maker permanent camouflage.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the cost of shells of the ship to different from other versions of Alabama.