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Albemarle

WoWS World of Warships U.K. Cruiser · Tier VIII

Main Battery: 203 mm/50 Mk IX on a Mk.III mount; 3 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 14.3 km
Secondaries: 113 mm HE Mk XVI; Range 6.6 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm QR Mk II; 2 launchers × 4 tubes; Range 10 km

Albemarle Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 992,663

992.7K992,663

Win rate

50.51%

#43 of 66

Avg damage

43,849

#38 of 66

ASIABattles 491,668

491.7K491,668

Win rate

51.34%

#39 of 65

Avg damage

45,913

#29 of 65

NABattles 400,637

400.6K400,637

Win rate

50.25%

#47 of 65

Avg damage

43,150

#39 of 65

Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.

Survivability

Hit Points39,400

#31 of 70

Group avg 37,939

Flood Damage19%

Main Belt Armor152 mm

Deck Armor30 mm

Bow / Stern Armor25 mm

Ship Length201.0 m

Ship Width24.2 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout3×3(Total barrels 9)

Caliber203 mm

Firing Range14.3 km

#62 of 70

Group avg 16.0 km

Reload Time13.0 s

Rotation Time22.5 s

Max Dispersion131 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage4,500

Shell Velocity814 m/s

Overmatch Threshold14.2 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization7°

Fuse Threshold34 mm

Air Drag0.3037

Flight Time9.46 s

Nominal all-gun DPM186,923

#51 of 70

Group avg 254,182

HE Shell

Damage3,300

Shell Velocity814 m/s

Fire Chance17%

Penetration51 mm

Air Drag0.3037

Flight Time9.46 s

Nominal all-gun DPM137,077

Torpedoes

533 mm Mk IX**

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed62 knots

Range10.0 km

#7 of 44

Group avg 8.4 km

Damage15,533

#20 of 44

Group avg 15,366

Alpha Damage43,300

Splash Damage1,100

Flood Chance259%

Detectability1.30 km

Reload Time96.0 s

#23 of 44

Group avg 95.3 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle2.4° / 4.8°

Torpedo Caliber533 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns6

Range6.6 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts6

Flak Damage1,470

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km133 dps

Mid range2.5 km196 dps

Short range2.0 km126 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed33.0 knots

#25 of 70

Group avg 33.1 knots

Turning Radius720 m

#26 of 70

Group avg 732 m

Rudder Shift Time15.0 s

Engine Power110,000 hp

Displacement18,232 t

Power-to-Weight6.03 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection12.06 km

#36 of 70

Group avg 12.57 km

Min Surface Detection9.77 km

Air Detection7.70 km

Submarine Detection7.70 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke7.05 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Reload80 s

Duration20 s

Charges2

Heal Rate2.0%/s

Citadel50%

Slot 3

Auxiliary and Torpedo Armament Booster

Temporarily boosts the performance of secondary, torpedo, and airstrike armaments.

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Secondary battery damage+10%

Torpedo tube reload time-20%

Airstrike armament reload time-20%

Hydroacoustic Search

Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect5.0 km

Torp. Detect3.5 km

Slot 4

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload240 s

Duration100 s

Charges4

Range Boost+20%

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–7.0 km

Planes6

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Albemarle Change History

15.8Dev Blog 2026-08-27 ↗
HE shell penetration has been increased to 25% of their caliber, with exact values as follows · Hawkins
- Buffhe shell penetration32 → 48 mm
HE shell penetration has been increased to 25% of their caliber, with exact values as follows · Devonshire, Surrey, Albemarle
- Buffhe shell penetration34 → 51 mm

See all version changes →

Modules

203 mm/50 Mk IX on a Mk.III mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:4.6

Max AP Damage:4,500

Max HE Damage:3,300

Rotation Time:22.5s

533 mm Mk IX**

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:15,533

Reload Time:0.6 knots

Torpedo Speed:62 knots

Albemarle (A)

Hull

AA Guns:28

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:6

HP:39,400

Range:16-152

Torpedo Tubes:2

Albemarle (B)

Hull

AA Guns:28

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:6

HP:43,800

Range:16-152

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:33 knots

Mk VIII mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Mk VIII mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Main Armaments Modification 1

Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%

Main battery survivability: +50%

Main battery repair time: -20%

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%

Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%

Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft consumable action time: +30%

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%

Steering gears repair time: -20%

Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%

Engine repair time: -20%

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

Torpedo speed: +5%

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

AA Guns Modification 1

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

Propulsion Modification 1

Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%

Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Steering Gears Modification 2

Steering gears repair time: -80%

Rudder shift time: -40%

Concealment System Modification 1

Squadron detectability range: -10%

Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%

Ship's detectability range: -10%

Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%

Torpedo Lookout System

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

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Albemarle

Specifications

Albemarle Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Albemarle Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

203 mm/50 Mk IX on a Mk.III mount

Main Battery

533 mm Mk IX**

Torpedoes

Albemarle (A)

Hull

Albemarle (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

Engine

Mk VIII mod. 1

Fire Control

Mk VIII mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 2

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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