★ Des Moines - WoWS: Legends | Stats + Builds

The Des Moines, touted as one of the premier heavy cruisers, holds a unique place in naval history. Industry leaders conceived it to leverage the extensive knowledge accumulated during World War II. With a special emphasis on robust protection and ...

Des Moines Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	50,600
Effective HP	64,768
Armor	6-203 mm
Torpedo Protection	19%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	203 mm 3x3
Range	15.50 km
Reload Time	6.0 s
Turret Turn Time	30.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed	6.0°/s
Sigma	2.00
HE Damage	2,550
HE Alpha Strike	22,950
HE DPM	229,500
Fires Per Minute	7.43
AP Damage	4,500
Overmatch	14 mm
AP Alpha Strike	40,500
AP DPM	405,000
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range	5.00 km
Secondary Battery 1	127 mm 6x2
Secondary Range 1	5.00 km
Secondary Reload 1	6.0 s
Secondary Damage 1	1,800
Secondary Fire Chance 1	5.0%

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	469
AA Max Range	5.00 km
AA Mount 1	20 mm 12x1
AA DPS 1	43
AA Range 1	2.00 km
AA Mount 2	76.2 mm 12x2
AA DPS 2	335
AA Range 2	5.00 km
AA Mount 3	127 mm 6x2
AA DPS 3	91
AA Range 3	5.00 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	33.0 kt
Turning Circle	770 m
Rudder Shift Time	8.6 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	13.00 km
Air Detectability	7.80 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	7.50 km

Des Moines Records

Damage358 214

NEGAN_lQ

Jul 2022

Base XP5 552

QDQ

Jun 2023

Damage Records

358 214Jul 2022

NEGAN_lQ

Top Record

330 207Jun 2022

Mega-Leviatan

Second Place

323 725Jun 2022

Qglfang

Third Place

303 724May 2022

Slim Lawyer

237 131Oct 2024

Ammar nadeem 581

Base XP Records

5 552Jun 2023

QDQ

Top Record

5 345Aug 2022

Amrush

Second Place

5 225Jul 2022

NEGAN_lQ

Third Place

4 661May 2022

Rider Of Black

4 631Feb 2024

Icy

4 494May 2022

4 414Jul 2024

PointedTitan823

3 669Jan 2024

Tima_24_rus

3 109Dec 2024

VasBoshtet

2 935Apr 2022

Father Mundy

Des Moines Reviews

Power4.53

Fun4.87

Learning Curve3.73

Skill Ceiling3.47

Utility4.80

TheBlueMax

Power4

Fun5

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling4

Utility5

adelee_c

Power4

Fun4

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling3

Utility4

imribs

Power4

Fun5

Learning Curve3

Skill Ceiling3

Utility5

Wys0ki

Power4

Fun5

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling3

Utility4

lx_sn1p3z_

Power5

Fun5

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling4

Utility5

Peer Comparison

Legendary Cruisers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
Alaska	60,800	20.0 s	8,900	33.0 kt	13.30 km
Alaska B	60,800	20.0 s	8,900	33.0 kt	13.30 km
Brisbane	43,300	4.5 s	3,200	33.5 kt	12.70 km
Colbert	36,100	3.2 s	2,600	34.0 kt	12.90 km
Des Moines	50,600	6.0 s	4,500	33.0 kt	13.00 km
Henri IV	53,300	13.0 s	6,200	35.0 kt	14.30 km
Minotaur	43,300	3.2 s	3,200	33.5 kt	12.10 km
Napoli	59,200	17.0 s	6,150	35.5 kt	11.50 km
Napoli B	59,200	17.0 s	6,150	35.5 kt	11.50 km
Stalingrad	65,000	20.0 s	8,800	35.0 kt	14.40 km
Venezia	51,800	19.0 s	4,800	36.6 kt	12.30 km
Worcester	45,400	6.0 s	3,200	33.0 kt	12.80 km
Yoshino	61,800	18.5 s	8,650	34.0 kt	13.10 km
Zao	44,900	13.5 s	5,400	34.5 kt	12.70 km

Des Moines Builds

Community submitted commander builds

Open in Fitting Tool

How It's Done — Legendary Des Moines

TheSailingRobin

Apr 2022

Heavyweight Gunfighter

Lethal stealth Radar Des Moines.

Finally a way to use up Willis Lee

	Build	Creator	Date
12	How It's Done — Legendary Des Moines	TheSailingRobin	Apr 2022	Open
6	Heavyweight Gunfighter	R_Lewis_88	May 2022	Open
5	Offensive Des Moines	surplus_verse8	Jun 2023	Open
2	Problem for reds 2	parsakarimi_1388	Sep 2022	Open
2	Lethal stealth Radar Des Moines.	Oz_7890	Apr 2023	Open
2	DPM Demon	itz hazyy	Aug 2022	Open
2	Des Moines AP build	Troy_360	Jun 2022	Open
2	Finally a way to use up Willis Lee	OrayzeVampire	Apr 2022	Open
2	DPM Des Moines	BattleshipsR4Me	Apr 2022	Open
2	Utility Des Moines	OrayzeVampire	Apr 2022	Open

Des Moines Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 60 s
Duration: 5 s

Slot 2

Sonar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 100 s
Ship Detection: 4.9 km
Torpedo Detection: 3.4 km

Defensive AA Fire

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 150 s
Duration: 40 s
AA Damage Boost: 200%

Slot 3

Catapult Fighter

Charges: 4
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 100 s

Spotter Plane

Shell Grouping: 10%
Charges: 4
Cooldown: 200 s
Duration: 30 s

Radar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 30 s
Radar Range: 9.9 km

Slot 4

Repair Party

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 28 s
Health per second: 0.50%

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