VI Charles Hughes - WoWS: Legends | Stats + Builds

The Charles F. Hughes represents a notable example of the United States Navy's Benson-class destroyers, a group characterized by a combination of speed, armament, and versatility that proved to be a critical asset during World War II. Commissioned towards the final stretch of 1940, s...

Charles Hughes Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	14,300
Effective HP	14,300
Armor	1-20 mm
Torpedo Protection	0%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	127 mm 4x1
Range	10.60 km
Reload Time	3.5 s
Turret Turn Time	5.3 s
Gun Traverse Speed	34.0°/s
Sigma	2.00
HE Damage	1,800
HE Alpha Strike	7,200
HE DPM	123,429
Fires Per Minute	3.18
AP Damage	2,100
Overmatch	8 mm
AP Alpha Strike	8,400
AP DPM	144,000
torpedo
Torpedo Layout	2x5
Torpedo Damage	11,733
Torpedo Detectability	1.30 km
Torpedo Range	6.40 km
Torpedo Speed	64.0 kt

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	80
AA Max Range	5.00 km
AA Mount 1	20 mm 4x1
AA DPS 1	14
AA Range 1	2.00 km
AA Mount 2	40 mm 2x2
AA DPS 2	23
AA Range 2	3.50 km
AA Mount 3	127 mm 4x1
AA DPS 3	43
AA Range 3	5.00 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	38.0 kt
Turning Circle	570 m
Rudder Shift Time	2.7 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	6.80 km
Air Detectability	3.50 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	2.60 km

Charles Hughes Records

Damage149 454

Jankenomics

Mar 2023

Base XP3 465

ImperatorIrwin

Dec 2022

Damage Records

149 454Mar 2023

Jankenomics

Top Record

135 810Jan 2023

Jakerz

Second Place

120 367Dec 2021

kpz1234

Third Place

77 069Dec 2021

MarcAkAwHiTe

76 546Dec 2021

TheHive_Hound

74 429Nov 2021

ImperatorIrwin

Base XP Records

3 465Dec 2022

ImperatorIrwin

Top Record

3 422Oct 2022

rostman2000

Second Place

3 422Oct 2022

rostman2000

Third Place

3 185Nov 2021

metajerk

Charles Hughes Reviews

Power1.00

Fun1.00

Learning Curve2.00

Skill Ceiling5.00

Utility3.00

kpz1234

Power1

Fun1

Learning Curve1

Skill Ceiling5

Utility4

TheArkangelZ

Power1

Fun1

Learning Curve3

Skill Ceiling5

Utility2

Peer Comparison

Tier VI Destroyers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
Achilles	14,100	3.0 s	2,150	40.0 kt	6.90 km
Akatsuki	11,600	7.5 s	2,200	38.0 kt	6.70 km
AL Yukikaze	15,100	6.0 s	2,200	36.0 kt	6.30 km
Asashio	15,100	8.0 s	2,200	35.0 kt	6.30 km
Asashio B	15,100	8.0 s	2,200	35.0 kt	6.30 km
Benham	14,500	4.0 s	2,100	36.5 kt	6.80 km
Benson	14,300	3.0 s	2,200	38.0 kt	7.00 km
Błyskawica	15,000	6.0 s	2,200	39.0 kt	7.00 km
Bulletproof	18,100	3.8 s	3,000	41.0 kt	6.85 km
Charles Hughes	14,300	3.5 s	2,100	38.0 kt	6.80 km
Cossack	14,800	4.5 s	2,100	36.0 kt	6.50 km
Cossack 38	14,800	5.0 s	2,100	36.0 kt	6.80 km
Fenyang	19,200	5.5 s	1,900	33.0 kt	6.60 km
FR25	19,000	6.6 s	-	36.0 kt	6.90 km
Gadjah Mada	14,300	5.0 s	2,100	36.0 kt	6.90 km
Grom	15,500	6.5 s	-	41.0 kt	6.90 km
Jervis	14,300	5.0 s	2,100	36.0 kt	6.90 km
Kidd	16,400	3.5 s	2,100	38.0 kt	6.80 km
Kiev	13,500	7.5 s	2,500	38.0 kt	7.50 km
Le Terrible	18,600	5.0 s	2,700	43.0 kt	6.70 km
Leningrad	15,200	5.0 s	2,500	43.0 kt	7.10 km
Luca Tarigo	15,100	5.5 s	-	38.0 kt	7.60 km
Maass	17,500	4.0 s	3,000	37.0 kt	6.80 km
Minsk	15,100	4.0 s	2,500	43.0 kt	7.50 km
Ognevoi	16,100	5.0 s	2,500	37.0 kt	6.60 km
Öland	14,100	2.5 s	2,150	35.0 kt	6.90 km
Orkan	15,700	5.0 s	2,250	35.0 kt	6.90 km
Ship Smasha	14,300	4.0 s	2,100	38.5 kt	6.90 km
Shiratsuyu	12,800	5.0 s	2,200	34.0 kt	6.80 km
Sims	13,800	3.3 s	2,100	38.5 kt	7.10 km
Skåne	13,000	3.2 s	2,150	35.0 kt	6.80 km
Vauquelin	18,100	5.0 s	2,850	36.0 kt	7.00 km
Yukikaze	15,100	7.5 s	2,200	35.0 kt	6.60 km
Z-31	23,300	5.5 s	3,700	35.0 kt	7.20 km
Z-35	19,100	3.8 s	3,000	36.5 kt	6.70 km
Z-39	19,600	7.5 s	3,700	36.0 kt	6.80 km