Ship:Salem

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26,000 doubloons

Salem — U.S.A. Special Tier X Cruiser.

USS Salem, a Des Moines-class cruiser, served mainly in the Mediterranean from 1950 to 1956, serving as the flagship of the U.S. 6th and 2nd Fleets on a regular basis. In 1956, she "starred" as German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee in the "Pursuit of the Graf Spee" film. In 1994, the cruiser was decommissioned and converted into a museum ship, which is now located in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Pros

• High survivability
• Rapid-firing main guns
• Good selection of consumables
• High AA defense efficiency

Cons

• No torpedo armament
• Large turning circle

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	49700
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	7

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	152
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	27

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	770
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	8.6

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.44
• Detectability by air (km)	7.9
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.18
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.9

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3.0 203mm
• Firing range (km)	15.83
• Reload time (sec)	5.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.9
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	142
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 15.83 km	142

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE/HC Mk25
• Maximum damage	2800
• Fire chance (%)	14.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Shell weight (kg)	118
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP Mk21
• Maximum damage	5000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	152
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	6x2 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)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	6 × 2
76 mm	12 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	375	90%	4.0
Long-range	95	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1680	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Surveillance Radar  (8.5km, 3 charges, 40.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 994 hp/s)

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Salem

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.6.14:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.14.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 240,000 Coal.
• Update 0.8.11:
  • The operating time of the Surveillance Radar consumable was increased from 25 to 40 s.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Armor thickness changed: side armor increased from 27 to 30 mm.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.10:
  • The distribution of HP in the hull was slightly updated.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.3 km.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • The rearward firing angles of the bow turrets were fixed: now they are both 149 degrees.
• Update November 7, 2017:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update November 23, 2017:
  • The Damage Control Party consumable's cooldown was decreased from 90 to 60 s, and from 60 to 40 s for the premium version.
• Update December 31, 2017:
  • Hydroacoustic Search consumable moved to share a slot with the Surveillance Radar consumable.
  • Hydroacoustic Search consumable characteristics changed:
    • Ship detection range increased from 4.92km to 5.0km
    • Torpedo detection range increased from 3.42km to 3.5km.
    • Duration increased from 100 seconds to 120 seconds.
    • Cooldown changed to 180 seconds, 120 seconds with premium consumable.
    • Charges changed to 2 stock, 3 stock with premium consumable.
  • Surveillance Radar consumable characteristics changed:
    • Range increased from 7.5km to 8.5km
    • Duration increased from 20 seconds to 25 seconds.
    • Cooldown changed to 180 seconds, 120 seconds with premium consumable.
    • Charges changed to 2 stock, 3 stock with premium consumable.
• Update December 14, 2017:
  • Repair Party consumable characteristics changed to:
    • 20 seconds duration.
    • 2% of maximum HP healed per second.
    • 33% citadel damage queued.
    • 50% penetration damage queued.
    • 100% fire and flooding damage queued.
    • 120 seconds cooldown, 80 seconds cooldown with premium consumable.
    • 2 charges stock, 3 charges with premium consumable.
• Update December 13, 2017:
  • Surveillance Radar consumable characteristics changed to:
    • 20 seconds duration.
    • 7.5km range.
    • 180 seconds cooldown, 120 seconds cooldown with premium consumable.
    • 2 charges stock, 3 charges with premium consumable.
  • Repair Party consumable characteristics changed to:
    • 20 seconds duration.
    • 120 seconds cooldown, 80 seconds cooldown with premium consumable.
    • 2 charges stock, 3 charges with premium consumable.