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Tier IIDestroyer
U.S.A.EliteCommonGlobal
U.S.A.EliteCommonGlobalSampson
WoWS World of Warships U.S.A. Destroyer · Tier II
- Main Battery
- 102 mm/50 Mk.9 on a single mount
- 4 turrets × 1 barrels
- Range 7.8 km
- Torpedoes
- 533 mm Twin
- 4 launchers × 2 tubes
- Range 5 km
Specifications
Sampson Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 453.6K players · as of 2026-08-06ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EUBattles 603,578
603.6K603,578
Win rate
49.03%
#11 of 12
Avg damage
14,974
#12 of 12
ASIABattles 166,705
166.7K166,705
Win rate
50.53%
#11 of 12
Avg damage
21,546
#11 of 12
NABattles 435,392
435.4K435,392
Win rate
49.36%
#11 of 12
Avg damage
17,030
#12 of 12
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 Points8,500
#2 of 12
Group avg 7,417Main Belt Armor13 mm
Deck Armor13 mm
Bow / Stern Armor6 mm
Ship Length94.5 m
Ship Width9.1 m
Main Battery
Main Guns4 × 1
Caliber102 mm
Firing Range7.8 km
#8 of 12
Group avg 7.8 kmReload Time7.0 s
Rotation Time15.7 s
Max Dispersion73 m
Sigma2.00
Shell Types
HE Shell
Damage1,500
Shell Velocity884 m/s
Fire Chance6%
Penetration17 mm
Air Drag0.33
Flight Time5.08 s
DPM51,429
#8 of 12
Group avg 62,227Torpedoes
Torpedo Tubes4
Speed49 knots
Range5.0 km
#5 of 11
Group avg 5.5 kmDamage5,900
#10 of 11
Group avg 6,663Alpha Damage15,900
Splash Damage600
Flood Chance91%
Detectability0.80 km
Reload Time22.0 s
#2 of 11
Group avg 34.4 s180° Rotation7.2 s
Arming Time1 s
Spread Angle2.4° / 8°
Torpedo Caliber533 mm
Tube Module HP1,200
Fuse Depth0.14 m
AA Defense
AA Ranges
1.5 km18 dps
Maneuverability
Max Speed29.5 knots
#11 of 12
Group avg 32.1 knotsTurning Radius520 m
#11 of 12
Group avg 471 mRudder Shift Time4.0 s
Engine Power17,500 hp
Displacement1,245 t
Power-to-Weight14.06 hp/t
Concealment
Max Surface Detection5.76 km
#9 of 12
Group avg 5.53 kmMin Surface Detection5.18 km
Air Detection2.38 km
Submarine Detection2.38 km
Consumables
Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party
Reload40 s
Duration5 s
Charges∞
Slot 2
Smoke Generator
Smoke Generator
Reload160 s
Duration30 s
Charges3
Smoke Duration106 s
Slot 3
Engine Boost
Engine Boost
Reload120 s
Duration120 s
Charges3
Speed Boost+8%
Ballistics
Armor Model
Overview
The U.S. Navy needed ships that could operate together with the ocean line fleet anywhere in the world and act as scouts for squadrons. This resulted in the introduction of long-range, low-silhouette destroyers. The most advanced series was represented by the six Sampson-class ships. The lead ship became part of a detachment of American ships operating in Europe and was used to escort convoys until the end of World War I.
Modules
102 mm/50 Mk.9 on a single mount
102 mm/50 Mk.9 on a single mount
Main Battery
Rate of Fire:8.6
Max HE Damage:1,500
Rotation Time:15.7s
Whitehead Mk5
Whitehead Mk5
Torpedoes
Range:0 km
Max Damage:5,900
Reload Time:2.7 knots
Torpedo Speed:49 knots
Bliss Leavitt Mk7
Bliss Leavitt Mk7
Torpedoes
Range:0 km
Max Damage:6,033
Reload Time:2.6 knots
Torpedo Speed:54 knots
Sampson (A)
Sampson (A)
Hull
AA Guns:2
Main Guns:4
Secondary Guns:0
HP:8,500
Range:6-13
Torpedo Tubes:4
Sampson (B)
Sampson (B)
Hull
AA Guns:2
Main Guns:4
Secondary Guns:0
HP:9,100
Range:6-13
Torpedo Tubes:4
Propulsion: 18,000 hp
Propulsion: 18,000 hp
Engine
Max Speed:29.5 knots
Mk3 mod. 1
Mk3 mod. 1
Fire Control
Range:0 km
Mk III mod. 2
Mk III mod. 2
Fire Control
Range:0 km
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
AA mount survivability: +100%
Secondary battery survivability: +100%
Main Armaments Modification 1
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
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Consumable action time: +40%