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U.S.A.
Aircraft Carrier
Tier VII
Saipan
Saipan
VII Saipan
Nation
U.S.A.
Class
Aircraft Carrier
Tier
VIISeven
Peer
Tier Seven Aircraft Carriers
Type
Premium

Tech Tree

American Aircraft Carriers
III Langley
V Ranger
VII Lexington

Overview

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13Builds Submitted
7Reviews Submitted
23Records Submitted
Apr 2022Added to WoWS Builds

The Remarkable American Aircraft Carrier - Saipan

The Saipan is an intriguing example of the efficient and strategic naval engineering practices carried out during World War II. Named after the Battle of Saipan - an important conflict in the Pacific Campaign where American forces liberated the i...

Saipan Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints47,900
Effective HP47,900
Armor6-152 mm
Torpedo Protection0%
Aircraft
torpedo_bombers
Torpedo BomberCurtiss SB2C
Torpedo Bomber Payload2
Torpedo Bomber HP2,900
Torpedo Bomber Max Speed158
Torpedo Bomber Cruise Speed131
Torpedo Bomber Alpha21,332
Torpedo Bomber Damage5,333
Torpedo Bomber Range3.50 km
Torpedo Bomber Detectability8.00 km
Torpedo Bomber Flight Time6
Torpedo Bomber Restoration155
Torpedo Bomber Attack Time2
Torpedo Bomber Max Range31.00 km
Torpedo Bomber Speed46.0 kt
Torpedo Bombers Restored3
dive_bombers
HE BomberDouglas SBD2
HE Bomber Payload2
HE Bomber HP2,900
HE Bomber Max Speed166
HE Bomber Cruise Speed135
HE Bomber Alpha22,000
HE Bomber Damage5,500
HE Bomber Detectability8.00 km
HE Bomber Flight Time6
HE Bomber Restoration140
HE Bomber Attack Time2
HE Bomber Max Range33.00 km
HE Bomber Fire Chance64.0%
HE Bombers Restored3
Air Defense
AA Max DPS284
AA Max Range3.50 km
AA Mount 115x2 20mm
AA DPS 192
AA Range 12.00 km
AA Mount 240 mm 10x2
AA DPS 2113
AA Range 23.50 km
AA Mount 340 mm 5x4
AA DPS 379
AA Range 33.50 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed33.0 kt
Turning Circle920 m
Rudder Shift Time15.9 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability13.80 km
Air Detectability9.60 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty2.00 km

Saipan Records

Damage278 305
DemonVll
Sep 2022
Base XP5 392
snowyscene
Aug 2024
Damage Records
278 305Sep 2022
DemonVll
Top Record
254 398Jun 2022
Ironblood1884
Second Place
244 890Jan 2025
QUAD
Third Place
241 719Aug 2024
Kriger
239 510Jun 2022
Drazdor
229 354May 2022
Rubberducky7779
227 341May 2022
PG
Base XP Records
5 392Aug 2024
snowyscene
Top Record
4 227Sep 2024
SCHNEEVITO
Second Place
4 224Aug 2024
Kriger
Third Place
3 966Jun 2024
Sheyrd
3 935Sep 2022
Mini_0d1l0n
3 896Jul 2022
Whitewolf1293
3 639Sep 2024
taikityo
3 534Jul 2022
Cypher-Cypher-
3 295Jun 2022
IsaacImpact
3 295Jun 2022
IsaacImpact
3 258Jun 2022
tomasw2303
3 237Jun 2022
Dynasty-w-fans
3 186May 2022
Duck Operator
2 932May 2022
PG
2 694Apr 2022
Father Mundy
31May 2022
Duck Operator

Saipan Reviews

Power4.14
Fun3.57
Learning Curve3.14
Skill Ceiling3.29
Utility3.86
NativeG02
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling3
Utility4
CitadelMan
Power2
Fun3
Learning Curve5
Skill Ceiling3
Utility3
Fitzwits
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling4
Utility3
Dr cringe6750
Power5
Fun4
Learning Curve2
Skill Ceiling4
Utility4
DemonVll
Power4
Fun3
Learning Curve2
Skill Ceiling4
Utility5

Peer Comparison

Tier VII Aircraft Carriers
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
August von Parseval
51,400--31.8 kt13.90 km
Chkalov
51,700--32.3 kt14.70 km
Enterprise
51,400--32.5 kt14.10 km
Graf Zeppelin
52,600--32.0 kt14.30 km
Implacable
52,200--32.0 kt14.50 km
Kaga
54,200--28.0 kt13.80 km
Lexington
57,300--33.0 kt14.50 km
Pobeda
55,200--33.5 kt13.90 km
Saipan
47,900--33.0 kt13.80 km
Shōkaku
51,400--34.0 kt14.60 km

Saipan Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
5
Sneeke and good AA
Drazdor
Invalid Date
3
General build
Duck Operator
Invalid Date
3
Saipan, now with AA.
Dr cringe6750
Invalid Date
1
Standard pick for Saipan.
Drazdor
Invalid Date
1
Keeping planes in the air
Durdynorseman
Invalid Date
1
Dive bomber
Anonymous
Invalid Date
1
HE for the win
Drazdor
Invalid Date
1
Brutal speed
tomasw2303
Invalid Date
1
f2p Saipan
Dr cringe6750
Invalid Date
1
Stronghold
APVILLALBA
Invalid Date
BuildCreatorDate
5
Sneeke and good AA
Drazdor
Invalid DateOpen
3
General build
Duck Operator
Invalid DateOpen
3
Saipan, now with AA.
Dr cringe6750
Invalid DateOpen
1
Standard pick for Saipan.
Drazdor
Invalid DateOpen
1
Keeping planes in the air
Durdynorseman
Invalid DateOpen
1
Dive bomber
Anonymous
Invalid DateOpen
1
HE for the win
Drazdor
Invalid DateOpen
1
Brutal speed
tomasw2303
Invalid DateOpen
1
f2p Saipan
Dr cringe6750
Invalid DateOpen
1
Stronghold
APVILLALBA
Invalid DateOpen

Saipan Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
∞
Cooldown
90 s
Duration
60 s
Slot 2
Catapult Fighter
Charges
4
Cooldown
40 s
Duration
600 s