Ship:Marblehead Lima

V

4,000 doubloons

Marblehead Lima — U.S.A. Premium Tier V Cruiser.

A high-speed scout cruiser with powerful torpedoes and artillery. Carried aircraft handling equipment. She was unlike other ships of her class in terms of the placement of her main guns.

Pros

• Hydroacoustic Search consumable available.
• Rapid torpedo damage.
• High damage per minute.

Cons

• High maneuverability.
• Short firing range.
• Weak armor.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	27000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	76
• Deck (mm)	16
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	13

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	600
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	5.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.09
• Detectability by air (km)	5.36
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.87
• Detectability by depths (km)	5.36

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	10×2 152mm
• Firing range (km)	13.88
• Reload time (sec)	6.7
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9
• 180° turn time (sec)	24.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	128
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 13.88 km	129

HE SHELL
• Name	152 mm HE/HC Mk34 mod. 1
• Maximum damage	2200
• Fire chance (%)	12.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	914
• Shell weight (kg)	47.7
• Penetration (mm)	25

AP SHELL
• Name	152 mm AP/SC Mk27 mod. 5
• Maximum damage	3100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	914
• Shell weight (kg)	47.6
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	8.5
• Arming threshold (mm)	25

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	Bliss Leavitt Mk9 mod. 1
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 3
• Torpedo name	Bliss Leavitt Mk9 mod. 1
• Reload time (sec)	38
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	6,233
• Range (km)	8.2
• Speed (kt)	49
• Detectability (km)	1
• Flooding chance (%)	96

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	5
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	20.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	2900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
76 mm	4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Long-range	21	90%	3.5

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.4.0.3:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.4.0.3 under the name Cincinnati as a premium ship for testing by supertesters.
• Update 0.4.0.4:
  • Renamed Marblehead Lima.
  • The Hydroacoustic Search consumable was added.
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • Type 6 camouflage renamed Type 9.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Base firing range increased from 12,650 to 13,880 m.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 6.87 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • Improved display of thin elements.
  • The survivability of air defense weapons was tested and brought to a single standard. The change affects the 76.2 mm gun.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus was added to the "Type 9" permanent camouflage: a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle service.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified: 4 km for detecting ships, 3 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.8.8:
  • Updated silhouette of the ship.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • HE shell penetration increased from 24 to 25 mm.
  • Central armor reinforced from 13 to 16 mm.
• Update 0.11.9:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.