Tier IXCruiser

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Drake

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

Main Battery: 234 mm/50 Mk.XII in a turret; 3 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 14.4 km
Secondaries: 113 mm HE Mk XVI; Range 7 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm QR Mk IV; 2 launchers × 4 tubes; Range 10 km

Drake Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 942,939

942.9K942,939

Win rate

51.06%

#34 of 60

Avg damage

60,490

#28 of 60

ASIABattles 572,295

572.3K572,295

Win rate

51.83%

#31 of 60

Avg damage

64,756

#23 of 60

NABattles 370,358

370.4K370,358

Win rate

50.65%

#36 of 59

Avg damage

59,839

#26 of 59

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 Points40,100

#45 of 63

Group avg 47,289

Flood Damage22%

Main Belt Armor177 mm

Deck Armor30 mm

Bow / Stern Armor25 mm

Ship Length215.1 m

Ship Width24.4 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout3×3(Total barrels 9)

Caliber234 mm

Firing Range14.4 km

#56 of 63

Group avg 16.8 km

Reload Time18.0 s

Rotation Time18.0 s

Max Dispersion132 m

Sigma2.05

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage5,750

Shell Velocity841 m/s

Overmatch Threshold16.4 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization7°

Fuse Threshold39 mm

Air Drag0.36

Flight Time9.19 s

Nominal all-gun DPM172,500

#52 of 63

Group avg 257,533

HE Shell

Damage3,850

Shell Velocity841 m/s

Fire Chance24%

Penetration59 mm

Air Drag0.36

Flight Time9.19 s

Nominal all-gun DPM115,500

Torpedoes

533 mm Mk IXM

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed62 knots

Range10.0 km

#11 of 39

Group avg 9.8 km

Damage16,766

#16 of 39

Group avg 17,334

Alpha Damage47,000

Splash Damage1,100

Flood Chance282%

Detectability1.30 km

Reload Time96.0 s

#15 of 39

Group avg 106.7 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

Range7.0 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts5

Flak Damage1,540

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km116 dps

Mid range2.5 km242 dps

Short range2.0 km95 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed33.3 knots

#39 of 63

Group avg 34.0 knots

Turning Radius760 m

#21 of 63

Group avg 803 m

Rudder Shift Time15.5 s

Engine Power102,000 hp

Displacement19,600 t

Power-to-Weight5.20 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection12.80 km

#27 of 63

Group avg 13.48 km

Min Surface Detection10.37 km

Air Detection8.74 km

Submarine Detection8.74 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke8.33 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%

Modules

234 mm/50 Mk.XII in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:3.3

Max AP Damage:5,750

Max HE Damage:3,850

Rotation Time:18s

533 mm Mk IXM

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:16,766

Reload Time:0.6 knots

Torpedo Speed:62 knots

Drake (A)

Hull

AA Guns:26

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:6

HP:40,100

Range:16-229

Torpedo Tubes:2

Drake (B)

Hull

AA Guns:26

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:6

HP:46,800

Range:16-229

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 102,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:33.3 knots

Mk IX mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Mk IX 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

Slot 6

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Continuous AA damage: +15%

Damage from AA shell explosions: +15%

Number of explosions produced by AA defense salvos when the Defensive AA Fire consumable is active: +2

Secondary battery reload time: -20%

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Main battery firing range: +16%

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: +50%

Torpedo tube reload time: -15%

Main Battery Modification 3

Main battery traverse speed: -13%

Main battery reload time: -12%

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Drake

Specifications

Drake Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

234 mm/50 Mk.XII in a turret

Main Battery

533 mm Mk IXM

Torpedoes

Drake (A)

Hull

Drake (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 102,000 hp

Engine

Mk IX mod. 1

Fire Control

Mk IX 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

Slot 6

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Main Battery Modification 3

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