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South Carolina

WoWS World of Warships U.S.A. Battleship · Tier III

Main Battery: 305 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret; 4 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 14.2 km
Secondaries: 76 mm HE; Range 3.2 km

South Carolina Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 1,809,585

1.8M1,809,585

Win rate

48.96%

#10 of 10

Avg damage

22,558

#9 of 10

ASIABattles 557,681

557.7K557,681

Win rate

49.91%

#9 of 10

Avg damage

28,107

#9 of 10

NABattles 1,043,856

1M1,043,856

Win rate

49.01%

#10 of 10

Avg damage

23,645

#9 of 10

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 Points29,000

#10 of 10

Group avg 34,670

Flood Damage19%

Main Belt Armor305 mm

Deck Armor25 mm

Bow / Stern Armor16 mm

Ship Length137.5 m

Ship Width24.4 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×2(Total barrels 8)

Caliber305 mm

Firing Range14.2 km

#1 of 10

Group avg 12.2 km

Reload Time30.0 s

Rotation Time36.0 s

Max Dispersion202 m

Sigma2.10

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage7,300

Shell Velocity823 m/s

Overmatch Threshold21.3 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold51 mm

Air Drag0.435

Flight Time9.08 s

Nominal all-gun DPM116,800

#8 of 10

Group avg 144,762

HE Shell

Damage3,700

Shell Velocity823 m/s

Fire Chance20%

Penetration51 mm

Air Drag0.435

Flight Time9.08 s

Nominal all-gun DPM59,200

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns22

Range3.2 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion212.4 m

Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative

Total DPM242,000

76 mm HE Shell(22×1)

Damage1,100

HE Penetration13 mm

Fire Chance4%

Rate of Fire10 rpm

Maneuverability

Max Speed15.8 knots

#10 of 10

Group avg 21.0 knots

Turning Radius480 m

#1 of 10

Group avg 562 m

Rudder Shift Time13.1 s

Engine Power16,000 hp

Displacement17,900 t

Power-to-Weight0.89 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection13.44 km

#10 of 10

Group avg 11.41 km

Min Surface Detection12.10 km

Air Detection6.00 km

Submarine Detection6.00 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke10.62 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

Duration20 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

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

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges4

Heal Rate0.7%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel50%

South Carolina Change History

14.2Dev Blog 2025-02-20 ↗
Main Battery parameters changed
- Nerfmaximum he shell damage4,100 → 3,700
- Nerfmaximum ap shell damage8,100 → 7,300
- Buffsigma value1.9 → 2.1
- Buffmain battery turret traverse time45 → 36 s

See all version changes →

Modules

305 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2

Max AP Damage:7,300

Max HE Damage:3,700

Rotation Time:36s

South Carolina (A)

Hull

AA Guns:0

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:22

HP:29,000

Range:10-305

Torpedo Tubes:0

South Carolina (B)

Hull

AA Guns:4

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:20

HP:31,700

Range:10-305

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 16,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:15.8 knots

Propulsion: 17,600 hp

Engine

Max Speed:18 knots

Mk3 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Mk III 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%

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%

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South Carolina

Specifications

South Carolina Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

South Carolina Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

305 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret

Main Battery

South Carolina (A)

Hull

South Carolina (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 16,000 hp

Engine

Propulsion: 17,600 hp

Engine

Mk3 mod. 1

Fire Control

Mk III mod. 2

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

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