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Nicholas
Tier VDestroyerusaU.S.A.EliteCommonGlobal

Nicholas

WoWS World of Warships U.S.A. Destroyer · Tier V

Main Battery
127 mm/51 Mk.7 on a shielded mount
4 turrets × 1 barrels
Range 10.9 km
Torpedoes
533 mm Triple
4 launchers × 3 tubes
Range 5.5 km

Specifications

Nicholas Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15
ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EU
3M
49.05%
#19 of 22
18,293
#19 of 22
ASIA
1.2M
51.02%
#16 of 22
19,849
#18 of 22
NA
2.3M
49.02%
#20 of 22
18,138
#22 of 22

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 Points12,000
#5 of 21
Group avg 10,781
0
Main Belt Armor15 mm
Deck Armor13 mm
Bow / Stern Armor10 mm
Ship Length94.7 m
Ship Width9.4 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×1(Total barrels 4)
Caliber127 mm
Firing Range10.9 km
#5 of 21
Group avg 9.6 km
Reload Time6.0 s
Rotation Time12.0 s
Max Dispersion96 m
Sigma2.20
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage2,200
Shell Velocity960 m/s
Overmatch Threshold8.9 mm
Ricochet Angle45° / 60°
Normalization10°
Fuse Threshold21 mm
Air Drag0.36
Flight Time8.58 s
Nominal all-gun DPM88,000
#12 of 21
Group avg 93,425
HE Shell
Damage1,800
Shell Velocity960 m/s
Fire Chance4%
Penetration21 mm
Air Drag0.3
Flight Time7.54 s
Nominal all-gun DPM72,000

Torpedoes

Mk11
Torpedo Tubes4
Speed56 knots
Range5.5 km
#18 of 20
Group avg 7.0 km
Damage11,733
#10 of 20
Group avg 11,295
Alpha Damage32,500
Splash Damage900
Flood Chance192%
Detectability1.10 km
Reload Time66.0 s
#10 of 20
Group avg 66.6 s
180° Rotation7.2 s
Arming Time1 s
Spread Angle3.6° / 12°
Torpedo Caliber533 mm
Tube Module HP1,200
Fuse Depth0.14 m

AA Defense

AA Ranges
Mid range3.0 km7 dps
Short range1.5 km105 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed37.0 knots
#11 of 21
Group avg 36.8 knots
Turning Radius600 m
#18 of 21
Group avg 573 m
Rudder Shift Time4.0 s
Engine Power55,000 hp
Displacement2,228 t
Power-to-Weight24.69 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection6.46 km
#9 of 21
Group avg 6.51 km
Min Surface Detection5.81 km
Air Detection2.46 km
Submarine Detection2.46 km
Detectability Firing in Smoke2.49 km

Depth Charges

Depth Charges
Bombs Per Drop8
Max Drops2
Bomb Damage5,100
Reload Time40 s

Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party
Slot 2
Smoke Generator
Smoke Generator
Slot 3
Auxiliary and Torpedo Armament Booster
Auxiliary and Torpedo Armament Booster
or
Engine Boost
Engine Boost
Armament
Depth Charges
Depth Charges

Modules

127 mm/51 Mk.7 on a Mk.15 mount
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.21 mount
127 mm/51 Mk.7 on a Mk.15 mount 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.21 mount
Mark 11
Mark 11
Nicholas (A)
Nicholas (A)
Nicholas (B)
Nicholas (B)
Propulsion: 55,000 hp
Propulsion: 55,000 hp
Mk5 mod. 1
Mk5 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
Engine Boost Modification 1
Engine Boost Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
Main Battery Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 2
Smoke Generator Modification 1
Smoke Generator Modification 1