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Prince of Wales

WoWS World of Warships U.K. Battleship · Tier VIII

Main Battery: 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II mount; 1 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 17.1 km
Main Battery: 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.III mount; 2 turrets × 4 barrels; Range 17.1 km
Secondaries: 133 mm HE Mk IC; Range 6.6 km

Prince of Wales Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 15,795

15.8K15,795

Win rate

53.20%

#16 of 55

Avg damage

76,064

#2 of 55

ASIABattles 13,464

13.5K13,464

Win rate

54.53%

#12 of 53

Avg damage

82,113

#1 of 53

NABattles 7,940

7.9K7,940

Win rate

53.54%

#12 of 54

Avg damage

70,589

#6 of 54

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 Points60,400

#40 of 60

Group avg 62,893

Flood Damage22%

Main Belt Armor381 mm

Deck Armor32 mm

Bow / Stern Armor25 mm

Ship Length227.1 m

Ship Width31.4 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout1×2 + 2×4(Total barrels 10)

Caliber356 mm

Firing Range17.1 km

#55 of 60

Group avg 19.7 km

Reload Time23.0 s

Rotation Time45.0 s

Max Dispersion191 m

Sigma1.80

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage9,500

Shell Velocity757 m/s

Overmatch Threshold24.9 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold59 mm

Air Drag0.26

Flight Time10.51 s

Nominal all-gun DPM247,826

#13 of 60

Group avg 220,976

HE Shell

Damage6,100

Shell Velocity757 m/s

Fire Chance41%

Penetration89 mm

Air Drag0.3142

Flight Time10.48 s

Nominal all-gun DPM159,130

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns8

Range6.6 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion406.2 m

Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative

Total DPM273,600

133 mm HE Shell(8×2)

Damage1,900

HE Penetration22 mm

Fire Chance8%

Rate of Fire9 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts4

Flak Damage1,540

AA Ranges

Long range5.2 km123 dps

Mid range3.5 km165 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed28.0 knots

#43 of 60

Group avg 29.3 knots

Turning Radius790 m

#18 of 60

Group avg 816 m

Rudder Shift Time15.0 s

Engine Power110,000 hp

Displacement42,076 t

Power-to-Weight2.61 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection14.61 km

#13 of 60

Group avg 15.41 km

Min Surface Detection11.83 km

Air Detection10.00 km

Submarine Detection10.00 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke13.07 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

Duration15 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

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

Reload120 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Heal Rate0.7%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel75%

Slot 3

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload10 s

Duration60 s

Charges5

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.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–10.0 km

Planes6

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Prince of Wales Change History

15.3Test shipsDev Blog 2026-04-01 ↗
- Nerfmain battery reload time20 → 23 s

See all version changes →

Modules

356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II/Mk.III mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:3

Max AP Damage:9,500

Max HE Damage:6,100

Rotation Time:45s

Prince of Wales

Hull

AA Guns:16

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:8

HP:60,400

Range:19-381

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:28 knots

Mk VIII

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

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%

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

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Prince of Wales

Specifications

Prince of Wales Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Prince of Wales Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II/Mk.III mount

Main Battery

Prince of Wales

Hull

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

Engine

Mk VIII

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

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

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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