Ship:Nelson

VII

9,000 doubloons

Nelson — U.K. Premium Tier VII Battleship.

During the "battleship vacation," the countries that had signed the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 were not allowed to build new battleships. Great Britain, however, was allowed to build two such ships, given that the U.S. and Japan had two each. HMS Nelson entered service in 1927 as the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet. During World War II, she participated in patrol missions and search operations, as well as the hunt for Bismarck. In 1941, she was transferred to the Mediterranean Sea, where the ship escorted Maltese convoys and covered the landing of Allied troops in North Africa, Sicily, and later in Normandy.

Pros

• Great main battery accuracy.
• Powerful HE shells.
• Enhanced Repair Party consumable available.

Cons

• Weak armor protection.
• Poor maneuverability.
• Large vulnerable citadel.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	59400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	32
• Deck (mm)	32
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	26

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	24.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	750
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.84
• Detectability by air (km)	9.89
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	14.76
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.89

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 406mm
• Firing range (km)	18.21
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	242
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 18.21 km	242

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm HE Mk II
• Maximum damage	6900
• Fire chance (%)	46.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	788
• Shell weight (kg)	929
• Penetration (mm)	102

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm AP Mk IB
• Maximum damage	12000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	788
• Shell weight (kg)	929
• Fuse time (sec)	0.015
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	152 mm HE Mk V
• Arrangement	1x120mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	749
• Penetration (mm)	20
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	120 mm HE Mk VA
• Arrangement	2x152mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.0
• Maximum damage	2150
• Shell velocity (m/s)	884
• Penetration (mm)	25
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	9
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
120 mm	6 × 1
40 mm	6 × 8
20 mm	39 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	315	70%	2.0
Mid-range	224	75%	2.5
Long-range	45.5	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	180	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 1188 hp/s)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.6.7:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.7.
• Update 0.6.9.1:
  • Added to the tech tree for 375,000 Free Experience.
• Update 0.6.11:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the main guns to pass through elements of the ship when in restricted firing angles.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 14.76 km.
  • Fixed minor visual flaws in geometry and textures.
  • Added two single Oerlikon cannons with a slight increase in the close air defense aura.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Minor fixes to ship geometry and textures.
• Update 0.6.14:
  • Fixed the overlapping of the main guns with the wave cutter on the ship's bow. This change does not affect game balance in any way.
  • Minor fixes to the textures and geometry of the ship.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus was added to the "Type 10" permanent camouflage - a -10% discount to the cost of post-battle service.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • Armor-piercing shells of the 152-mm secondary battery guns were replaced with high-explosive shells.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Updated hull geometry.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • Nelson was removed from the tech tree.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.2:
  • Returned in limited availability as part of a Lighthouse Auction event, with 900 ships available across all servers. The minimum winning bid was 11,000 doubloons. Lots were delivered to winners on April 11, 2022.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.5:
  • The ship's icon in the port was fixed.
• Update 13.7:
  • Fixed various graphical issues with the Azur Lane permanent camouflage for the ship.
• Update 13.9:
  • The Polar Ice Caps permanent camouflage was added.
• Update August 15, 2017:
  • Preliminary characteristics.