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Messina

WoWS World of Warships Italy Cruiser · Tier IX

Main Battery: 152 mm/55 C.A. Model 1934; 3 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 16.8 km
Secondaries: 90 mm proiettili HE; Range 6.95 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm tubo lanciasiluri; 2 launchers × 4 tubes; Range 8 km

Messina Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 11,778

11.8K11,778

Win rate

53.07%

#17 of 60

Avg damage

63,060

#20 of 60

ASIABattles 14,922

14.9K14,922

Win rate

53.98%

#14 of 60

Avg damage

70,838

#11 of 60

NABattles 5,420

5.4K5,420

Win rate

52.24%

#18 of 59

Avg damage

60,453

#23 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 Points43,600

#34 of 63

Group avg 47,289

Flood Damage19%

Main Belt Armor150 mm

Deck Armor27 mm

Bow / Stern Armor25 mm

Ship Length218.9 m

Ship Width23.0 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout3×3(Total barrels 9)

Caliber152 mm

Firing Range16.8 km

#27 of 63

Group avg 16.8 km

Reload Time8.0 s

Rotation Time15.0 s

Max Dispersion148 m

Sigma2.05

Shell Types

SAP Shell

Damage3,600

Shell Velocity945 m/s

Overmatch Threshold10.6 mm

Ricochet Angle70° / 80°

Normalization45°

Fuse Threshold25 mm

Air Drag0.204

Flight Time9.66 s

Nominal all-gun DPM243,000

#32 of 63

Group avg 257,533

Torpedoes

533 mm Si 270

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed72 knots

Range8.0 km

#26 of 39

Group avg 9.8 km

Damage20,433

#10 of 39

Group avg 17,334

Alpha Damage57,700

Splash Damage1,200

Flood Chance349%

Detectability1.70 km

Reload Time140.0 s

#36 of 39

Group avg 106.7 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle4.8° / 16°

Torpedo Caliber533 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns12

Range7.0 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion426.2 m

Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative

Total DPM468,000

90 mm HE Shell(12×2)

Damage1,300

HE Penetration15 mm

Fire Chance5%

Rate of Fire15 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts2

Flak Damage1,400

AA Ranges

Long range5.2 km238 dps

Mid range3.5 km347 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed37.0 knots

#2 of 63

Group avg 34.0 knots

Turning Radius680 m

#5 of 63

Group avg 803 m

Rudder Shift Time10.5 s

Engine Power192,000 hp

Displacement19,254 t

Power-to-Weight9.97 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection14.01 km

#36 of 63

Group avg 13.48 km

Min Surface Detection11.35 km

Air Detection8.67 km

Submarine Detection8.67 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke7.66 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

Duration28 s

Charges3

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 3

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Reload150 s

Duration40 s

Charges2

Smoke Duration10 s

Slot 4

Hydroacoustic Search

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

Reload120 s

Duration120 s

Charges3

Ship Detect6.0 km

Torp. Detect4.0 km

Slot 5

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

Fighters4

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

Planes8

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Messina Change History

15.0Test shipsDev Blog 2026-01-06 ↗
- Nerfmaximum sap shell damage3,850 → 3,600
14.11Test shipsDev Blog 2025-11-20 ↗
- Nerfmain battery reload time8 → 8.95 s

See all version changes →

Modules

152 mm/55 C.A. Model 1934

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:6.7

Rotation Time:15s

533 mm Si 270 M

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:20,433

Reload Time:0.4 knots

Torpedo Speed:72 knots

Messina

Hull

AA Guns:33

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:12

HP:43,600

Range:16-150

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 192,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:37 knots

SDT 9 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%

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%

Smoke Generator Modification 1

Smoke Curtain Generator consumable action time: +20%

Smoke Generator consumable action time: +20%

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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Specifications

Messina Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Messina Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

152 mm/55 C.A. Model 1934

Main Battery

533 mm Si 270 M

Torpedoes

Messina

Hull

Propulsion: 192,000 hp

Engine

SDT 9 mod.1

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party 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

Smoke Generator Modification 1

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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