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{{#vardefine:ship_name|California}}
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|Promo=<!-- in case of gift or promo ship write conditions to get it. (optional)-->
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was sold for two weeks beginning 03 July 2020.  She is currently available in the Premium Shop.


|Anno=<!-- you can write below short description for the ship. it will replace default once. -->
<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_usa.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Battleship b-description-img_type__Battleship-Premium"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">VII</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PASB707_California.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.">7,500 doubloons</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; U.S.A. Premium Tier&nbsp;VII [[Ship:Battleship|Battleship]].</p><p>USS California, the second Tennessee-class battleship, was laid down in 1916 and entered service in August 1921. Throughout her peacetime career, the ship was the flagship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. In 1941 she was damaged by torpedoes and bombs and sank. A year later, the ship was raised and modernized, after which she returned to service and participated in combat in the Pacific Ocean, including the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Philippines campaign, and the assault on Okinawa.</p><p> </p></div>


===Pros===
* Pro 1
* Pro 2


|Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
===Cons===
<h4>Background</h4>
* Con 1
''{{#var:ship_name}}''  was a Tennessee class battleship built essentially as an improved New Mexico class battleship. She was present at Pearl Harbor and slowly sank throughout the next 3 days. She was refloated and heavily modernized which included her hull being widened, replacement of her secondary battery, and a large addition of anti aircraft guns. ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' participated in numerous campaigns in the pacific including the Philippines campaign and the battle of Leyte Gulf.
* Con 2


<h4>Summary</h4>
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is essentially a ''[[New Mexico]]'' built for AA at tier VII. She is a slow ship, with a 20.5 knot speed, 14.7 second rudder shift, and 35 second reload. But her strengths are highlighted in her low 11.5km concealment, strong torpedo protection, impressive AA armament, heavy broadside, and long main battery range.
<h4>Armor</h4>
''{{#var:ship_name}}'', like most of her “standard” battleship relatives, features a 26mm bow, stern, and most of her deck. While at lower tiers this may be enough to deflect enemy fire, the normalization of the 406mm or higher guns at tier VIII and IX means that players will have to be careful in engagements against most higher tier battleships. ''{{#var:ship_name}}’s'' side armor is primarily protected by her massive 35mm torpedo bulge, followed by 343mm plated casemate armor above the citadel. Citadelling ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is near impossible, with the citadel being located completely underwater. Overall ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is fairly armored, but will struggle to tank against higher tier battleships.
<h4>Armament</h4>
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' retains the same main battery as ''[[New Mexico]]'', mounting 12 356mm guns in a 4x3 turret layout. They are one of the slowest reloading guns at tier VII, with a 34.2 second reload, however the reload is offset by her accurate 1.9 sigma, high shell alpha of 10500 damage, and one of the best at tier broadsides of 126000 damage. ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' also features a 19.9km base range with her main battery, one of the best at Tier VII.
<h4>Anti-Aircraft</h4>
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' represents her post pearl harbor refit and thus has an extremely powerful AA suite. While she doesn't have access to {{Defensive AA Fire}} like ''[[Florida]]''  her AA is arguably the best of the tier VII battleships. Her long range armament has an impressive 5.8km range and deals 144 hp of continuous damage. The mid range battery has a max range of 3.5km and deals a continuous damage of 382. The main bulk of ''{{#var:ship_name}}’s'' AA battery comes in her short range armament, with a short 2km range, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' pushes out 515hp of continuous damage. To further complement her AA, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has a 5 explosion flak salvo that deals 1470 hp of damage if it hits enemy aircraft. ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can fend for herself when it comes to defending against enemy aircraft, and is a ship that enemy carriers should stay away from if they want to retain their squadrons.


<h4>Battle Performance</h4>
==Ship Stats==
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is an artillery platform through and through. Due to her slow 20.5 knot speed, 14.7 second rudder shift, and 35 second reload, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' needs to position carefully to be effective in battle. Her lack of overmatch against most higher tier targets means she should work with other battleships to set up crossfires. If there are multiple well armored targets bow in, HE may be the better ammo choice. ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is fairly stealthy when it comes to the tier VII battleships, with an 11.5km detection with <u>Concealment Expert</u> which enables her to sneak in close to surprise enemy cruisers and battleships, or allows her to go dark to reposition if a flank is collapsing. In the event of a torpedo attack ''{{#var:ship_name}}’s'' strong torpedo protection reduces the damage by 36%.  If an enemy carrier is in the game, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' will be able to fend for herself or support allied ships with her powerful AA compliment.
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Hull Information</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! 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;" | 58300
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
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{{AA Sidebar Warning Insert}}
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Heavy broadside of twelve (12) 356mm main battery guns
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Excellent main battery base range of 19.9km
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* Good dispersion and sigma, ''California'' can reliably land volleys at range
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
* All-or-nothing armor scheme ensures great protection to the ship's midsection
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* The citadel block is completely submerged and very difficult to hit
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
* Outstanding AA defenses
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* Excellent concealment with all relevant upgrades
| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
* Tight turn radius and fairly good rudder shift for a battleship
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Small gun caliber for a Tier 7 battleship
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* Very slow main battery reload speed and traverse speed
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Extremely poor ship speed of only 20.5 knots
|-
* Extensively covered in 26mm plating, very vulnerable to HE spam and high caliber AP overmatch
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 20.5
* Most of ''California'''s AA defenses are open mounts, and can be easily destroyed
|-
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 640
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 19.2
|}
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|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 13.09
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.69
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 11.71
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.69
|}
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As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 4×3.0 356mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 19.9
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 32.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.8
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 60.0
|}
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|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Standard BB dispersion
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 1.9
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 259
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 110
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 160
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 15 km || style="color:inherit;" | 210
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 19.9 km || style="color:inherit;" | 259
|}
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add <nowiki>*</nowiki> after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 356 mm HE/HC Mk22
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 5000
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 30.0%
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 861
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 578.34
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 59
|}
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The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
* '''Slot 1''':  {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} '''or''' {{Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1}}
* '''Slot 2''':  {{Damage Control System Modification 1}}
* '''Slot 3''':  {{Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1}} '''or''' {{Main Battery Modification 2}}
* '''Slot 4''':  {{Damage Control System Modification 2}}


|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
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<!--Key skills for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' commanders include INSERT TEXT HERE. -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 356 mm AP Mk16
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 10500
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 823
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 680.4
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.033
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 59
|}
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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;" | 5.6
|}
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{{Commander Skills 3 BB
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| rating11 = 3 <!-- Gun Feeder -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
| rating12 = <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating13 = 1 <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
|-
| rating14 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Specialist -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || style="color:inherit;" | HE
| rating15 = 2 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
|-
| rating16 = 1 <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 127 mm HE Mk32
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 2x127mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 1800
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 792
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 21
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0%
|}
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| rating21 = 1 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
| rating22 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
| rating23 = 2 <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
| rating24 = 1 <!-- Vigilance -->
| rating25 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
| rating26 = 1 <!-- AA Gunner -->


| rating31 = 2 <!-- Super-Heavy AP Shells -->
| rating32 = 1 <!-- Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells -->
| rating33 = 3 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
| rating34 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
| rating35 = 1 <!-- Enhanced Anti-Torpedo Protection -->
| rating36 = 1 <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->


| rating41 = 2 <!-- Brisk -->
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| rating42 = 1 <!-- Improved Secondary Battery Aiming -->
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| rating43 = 1 <!-- Close Quarters Combat -->
| rating44 = 3 <!-- Emergency Repair Expert -->
| rating45 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
| rating46 = 3 <!-- Fire Prevention Expert -->
}}


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
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''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Repair Party}} &ndash; 4 charges
|-
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Spotting Aircraft}} &ndash; 4 charges '''or''' {{Catapult Fighter}} &ndash; 4 charges
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 9
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Minimum range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 25.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of aircraft || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Depth charges in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 3400
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deployment || style="color:inherit;" | Manual
|}
</div>
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>AA Defense</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 127 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 8 × 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 40 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 14 × 4
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 20 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 41 × 2
|}


|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
|Camouflage={{Prem Ship Camo Insert|shiptier=7}}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Short-range || style="color:inherit;" | 490 || style="color:inherit;" | 70% || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 364 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 136.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 5.8
|}


|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
'''Damage by shell explosions'''
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 5 || style="color:inherit;" | 1200 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
|}
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{{Signal Flags
| November Echo Setteseven = 2 <!-- +5% AA damage -->
| Mike Yankee Soxisix =  <!-- Secondaries: +5% range, -5% reload, -5% dispersion-->
| India X-Ray = 1 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +5% you detonate -->
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone =  <!-- +15% flood, +5% you detonate -->
| Victor Lima = 1 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +4% flood -->
| Hotel Yankee = 2 <!-- ram someone -->


| November Foxtrot = 2 <!-- -5% Consumables reload -->
<!-- Add the ship code here to populate the upgrade table -->
| Sierra Mike = 2 <!-- +5% speed -->
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PASB707_California}}
| India Delta = 3 <!-- +20% HP from Repair Party -->
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 3 <!-- -20% flood duration -->
| India Yankee = 3 <!-- -20% Fire duration -->
| Juliet Charlie = 1 <!-- No Detonate -->


| X-Ray Papa Unaone =  <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
| Sierra Bravo =  <!-- +10% Hydro action time;  -10% DFAA reload time -->


| Zulu = 1
<!-- Consumables have to be tagged individually on a slot by slot basis -->
| India Bravo Terrathree = 1
{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
| Equal Speed Charlie London = 1
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
| Zulu Hotel = 1
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Repair Party}} (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 291.5 hp/s)
| Papa Papa = 1
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Spotting Aircraft}} (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) '''or''' {{Patrol Fighter}} (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
 
}}
| Wyvern = 1
| Red Dragon = 1
| Dragon Flag = 1
| Ouroboros = 1
| Scylla = 1
| Basilisk = 1


| Hydra = 1
| Leviathan = 1
}}


|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>
==Gallery==
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|History=<!-- write text below -->
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{{AnnoWiki|content=
<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', YEAR</h2>
===Construction===
:Builder: Mare Island Naval Shipyard; Vallejo, California United States
:Laid down: 23, October, 1916
:Launched: 20, November, 1919
:Commissioned: 10, August, 1921
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===Specifications===
:32,300 tons displacement, standard
:190.3m length
:29.7m beam (Original)
:35m beam (Rebuild)
:9.2m draft
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====Machinery====
:
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====Performance====
:XX knots at XX shaft horsepower
:XX nm at XX knots
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====Armor====
:Main belt:
:Upper belt:
:Torpedo bulkhead:
:Decks: 89mm
:Bulkheads:
:Barbettes and Turrets: 330mm barbettes, 457mm face, 229-254mm sides, 229mm rear, 127mm roof
:Conning tower: 406mm sides,
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====Armament====
=====Main=====
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=====Secondary=====
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=====Anti-aircraft=====
:
=====Torpedoes=====
:
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===History===
USS ''California'' (BB-44) was the second of two ''Tennessee''-class battleships built for the United States Navy between her keel laying in October 1916 and her commissioning in August 1921. The ''Tennessee'' class was part of the standard series of twelve battleships built in the 1910s and 1920s, and were developments of the preceding ''[[New Mexico]]'' class. They were armed with a battery of twelve 14-inch (360 mm) guns in four three-gun turrets. ''California'' served as the flagship of the Battle Fleet in the Pacific Ocean for duration of her peacetime career. She spent the 1920s and 1930s participating in routine fleet training exercises, including the annual Fleet Problems, and cruises around the Americas and further abroad, such as a goodwill visit to Australia and New Zealand in 1925. <br />
''California'' was moored in Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked the port, bringing the United States into World War II. The ship was moderately damaged by a pair of torpedoes and a bomb, but a fire disabled the ship's electrical system, preventing the pumps from being used to keep the ship afloat. ''California'' slowly filled with water over the following three days and eventually sank. Her crew suffered heavy casualties in the attack and four men were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the attack. She was raised in April 1942, repaired and heavily rebuilt, and returned to service in January 1944. <br />
The ship thereafter supported the amphibious operations conducted during the Pacific War, including the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign (though she was damaged in a collision with ''Tennessee'' and thus missed the Battle of Peleliu) and the Philippines campaign, during which she took part in the Battle of Surigao Strait. She was hit by a kamikaze during the invasion of Lingayen Gulf in January 1945, after repairs, joined the fleet supporting troops fighting on Okinawa during the Battle of Okinawa. Her crew took part in the occupation of Japan after the end of the war, and after returning to the United States via the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, was laid up in Philadelphia in 1946. She remained in the fleet's inventory until 1959, when she was broken up for scrap.
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'''Wargaming'''
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/history/armada-california/ Armada: California - July 3, 2020]
'''Wikipedia'''
# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_California_(BB-44) USS ''California'' (BB-44)]
# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee-class_battleship ''Tennessee''-class battleship]
 
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*Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.8.
{{WoWS Ship Testing Changes Insert|1=
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/cqtflv/st_california_marceau/ Aug 15, 2019]</span>:
**Preliminary characteristics.
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/da1mo0/st_changes_to_test_ships/ Sep 27, 2019]</span>:
**Main battery firing range increased from 17 to 19.1 km.
**Sigma parameter increased from 1.7 to 1.8.
*{{WoWS DevBlog Link Insert|8}} (April 17, 2020):
**Main battery reload time increased from 30 to 34.2 s.
*{{WoWS DevBlog Link Insert|16}}:
**Fighter consumable added to the same slot as the Spotting Aircraft consumable.
**Sigma parameter increased from 1.8 to 1.9.
**Main battery firing range increased from 19.1 to 19.9 km.
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*First appeared on sale in July 2020.
*Update 0.9.7:
**Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
*Update 0.9.8:
**Minor fixes to textures and geometry of the ship.
*Update 0.10.0:
**The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
*Update 12.3:
**Armor layout updated.
*Update 12.9:
**Fixed textures and models for the ship.
*Update 13.1:
**Main Battery reload time reduced from 34.2 to 32.5 s.
**Changed engine parameters: the acceleration time for forward and reverse movement was significantly reduced.
***The new acceleration settings are similar to those found on Kansas, Minnesota and Vermont.
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Revision as of 03:33, 30 June 2026


VII
7,500 doubloons

California — U.S.A. Premium Tier VII Battleship.

USS California, the second Tennessee-class battleship, was laid down in 1916 and entered service in August 1921. Throughout her peacetime career, the ship was the flagship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. In 1941 she was damaged by torpedoes and bombs and sank. A year later, the ship was raised and modernized, after which she returned to service and participated in combat in the Pacific Ocean, including the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Philippines campaign, and the assault on Okinawa.

Pros

  • Pro 1
  • Pro 2

Cons

  • Con 1
  • Con 2


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Spotting Aircraft Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Room Protection
 Slot 3 
 Main Battery Modification 2
 Secondary Battery Modification 1
 AA Guns Modification 1
 Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1
 Slot 4 
 Damage Control System Modification 2
 Steering Gears Modification 1
 Airstrike Modification 1


Consumables


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