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South Carolina
Tier IIIBattleshipusaU.S.A.EliteCommonGlobal

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

Specifications

South Carolina Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 453.6K players · as of 2026-08-06
ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EU
1.7M
48.98%
#10 of 10
22,504
#9 of 10
ASIA
518.8K
49.94%
#9 of 10
28,017
#9 of 10
NA
973.6K
49.03%
#10 of 10
23,568
#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 Guns4 × 2
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
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
DPM59,200

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns22
Range3.2 km
Sigma1.00
Max Dispersion212.4 m
Accuracy☆☆☆☆ Decorative
Total DPM242,000
PAPA024_Shell_76mm_HE_C(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

Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party
Slot 2
Repair Party
Repair Party

South Carolina Change History

  1. 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
305 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret
South Carolina (A)
South Carolina (A)
South Carolina (B)
South Carolina (B)
Propulsion: 16,000 hp
Propulsion: 16,000 hp
Propulsion: 17,600 hp
Propulsion: 17,600 hp
Mk3 mod. 1
Mk3 mod. 1
Mk III mod. 2
Mk III mod. 2

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