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California

WoWS World of Warships U.S.A. Battleship · Tier VII

Main Battery: 356 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret; 4 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 19.9 km
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Mk32; Range 5.6 km

California Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 209,934

209.9K209,934

Win rate

51.26%

#24 of 33

Avg damage

53,587

#21 of 33

ASIABattles 129,654

129.7K129,654

Win rate

52.75%

#21 of 33

Avg damage

54,381

#19 of 33

NABattles 140,508

140.5K140,508

Win rate

51.47%

#23 of 33

Avg damage

52,689

#22 of 33

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 Points58,300

#14 of 33

Group avg 55,764

Flood Damage35%

Main Belt Armor343 mm

Deck Armor38 mm

Bow / Stern Armor26 mm

Ship Length190.6 m

Ship Width25.7 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×3(Total barrels 12)

Caliber356 mm

Firing Range19.9 km

#4 of 33

Group avg 18.1 km

Reload Time32.0 s

Rotation Time60.0 s

Max Dispersion259 m

Sigma1.90

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage10,500

Shell Velocity823 m/s

Overmatch Threshold24.9 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold59 mm

Air Drag0.331

Flight Time12.01 s

Nominal all-gun DPM236,250

#6 of 33

Group avg 208,658

HE Shell

Damage5,000

Shell Velocity861 m/s

Fire Chance30%

Penetration59 mm

Air Drag0.325

Flight Time12.01 s

Nominal all-gun DPM112,500

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns8

Range5.6 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion349.2 m

Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative

Total DPM288,000

127 mm HE Shell(8×2)

Damage1,800

HE Penetration21 mm

Fire Chance5%

Rate of Fire10 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts5

Flak Damage1,400

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km137 dps

Mid range3.5 km364 dps

Short range2.0 km490 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed20.5 knots

#32 of 33

Group avg 26.8 knots

Turning Radius640 m

#1 of 33

Group avg 787 m

Rudder Shift Time14.7 s

Engine Power29,500 hp

Displacement40,345 t

Power-to-Weight0.73 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection13.09 km

#4 of 33

Group avg 14.58 km

Min Surface Detection11.78 km

Air Detection9.69 km

Submarine Detection9.69 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke11.71 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

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

Reload80 s

Duration20 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

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

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges4

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 3

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload240 s

Duration100 s

Charges4

Range Boost+20%

Fighters

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters3

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.

Reload25 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–9.0 km

Planes9

Flights1

Bomb Damage3400

Fire Chance19%

California Change History

13.1Dev Blog 2024-01-24 ↗
- Buffmain battery reload time34.2 → 32.5
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.

See all version changes →

Modules

356 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:1.8

Max AP Damage:10,500

Max HE Damage:5,000

Rotation Time:60s

California

Hull

AA Guns:63

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:8

HP:58,300

Range:16-457

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 29,500 hp

Engine

Max Speed:20.5 knots

Mk7 mod. 1

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%

Slot 3

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

Main battery firing range: +16%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

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%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

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California

Specifications

California Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

California Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

356 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret

Main Battery

California

Hull

Propulsion: 29,500 hp

Engine

Mk7 mod. 1

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

Slot 3

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

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