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Charleston
Tier IIICruiserusaU.S.A.PremiumUncommonGlobal

Charleston

WoWS World of Warships U.S.A. Cruiser · Tier III

Main Battery
152 mm/50 Mk.6 on a casemate mount
14 turrets × 1 barrels
Range 12.4 km
Secondaries
76 mm HE
Range 3.2 km

Specifications

Charleston Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 453.6K players · as of 2026-08-06
ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EU
527.7K
54.12%
#2 of 18
32,549
#6 of 18
ASIA
271.8K
56.03%
#2 of 18
36,785
#5 of 18
NA
367.7K
54.18%
#1 of 18
35,432
#5 of 18

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 Points29,500
#1 of 18
Group avg 20,478
0
Main Belt Armor102 mm
Deck Armor13 mm
Bow / Stern Armor6 mm
Ship Length129.9 m
Ship Width20.1 m

Main Battery

Main Guns14 × 1
Caliber152 mm
Firing Range12.4 km
#3 of 18
Group avg 11.3 km
Reload Time9.0 s
Rotation Time22.5 s
Max Dispersion118 m
Sigma1.80
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage3,000
Shell Velocity853 m/s
Overmatch Threshold10.6 mm
Ricochet Angle45° / 60°
Normalization8.5°
Fuse Threshold25 mm
Air Drag0.2707
Flight Time8.00 s
DPM280,000
#4 of 18
Group avg 188,015
HE Shell
Damage2,100
Shell Velocity853 m/s
Fire Chance7%
Penetration25 mm
Air Drag0.2707
Flight Time8.00 s
DPM196,000

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns18
Range3.2 km
Sigma1.00
Max Dispersion212.4 m
Accuracy☆☆☆☆ Decorative
Total DPM237,600
PAPA024_Shell_76mm_HE_C(18×1)
Damage1,100
HE Penetration13 mm
Fire Chance4%
Rate of Fire12 rpm

AA Defense

AA Ranges
1.5 km25 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed22.0 knots
#13 of 18
Group avg 25.0 knots
Turning Radius450 m
#5 of 18
Group avg 480 m
Rudder Shift Time8.5 s
Engine Power21,000 hp
Displacement10,850 t
Power-to-Weight1.94 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection10.66 km
#14 of 18
Group avg 9.93 km
Min Surface Detection9.59 km
Air Detection5.06 km
Submarine Detection5.06 km

Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party

Charleston Change History

    • Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter
See all version changes

Modules

152 mm/50 Mk.6 on a single mount/casemate mount
152 mm/50 Mk.6 on a single mount/casemate mount
Charleston
Charleston
Propulsion: 21,000 hp
Propulsion: 21,000 hp
Mk3 mod. 1
Mk3 mod. 1

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection
Engine Room Protection
Damage Control System Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 1