VIII Salem - WoWS: Legends | Stats + Builds

A Des Moines-class heavy cruiser. Her main battery mounts were equipped with an auto-loading mechanism, which provided her with the greatest firepower among ships of her type. The cruiser's advantages included advanced radar equipment, powerful AA artillery, and reliable horizontal armor protection.

Salem Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	44,700
Effective HP	59,719.2
Armor	6-203 mm
Torpedo Protection	7%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	203 mm 3x3
Range	15.50 km
Reload Time	5.5 s
Turret Turn Time	30.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed	6.0°/s
Sigma	2.00
HE Damage	2,300
HE Alpha Strike	20,700
HE DPM	225,818
Fires Per Minute	8.10
AP Damage	4,000
Overmatch	14 mm
AP Alpha Strike	36,000
AP DPM	392,727
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	426
AA Max Range	5.00 km
AA Mount 1	12x2 76.2 mm
AA DPS 1	335
AA Range 1	5.00 km
AA Mount 2	127 mm 6x2
AA DPS 2	91
AA Range 2	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

Salem Records

Damage333 812

Pinguwin7

Nov 2023

Base XP5 165

Kriger

Aug 2024

Damage Records

333 812Nov 2023

Pinguwin7

Top Record

313 078Aug 2023

F4RT M4STER 47

Second Place

294 019Jul 2023

MenacingCoyote

Third Place

275 006Jul 2023

Brutus8505

227 616Jul 2023

ISOCEE9001

188 298Jun 2023

Zeronic8108

Base XP Records

5 165Aug 2024

Kriger

Top Record

4 552Sep 2023

xvcor

Second Place

4 552Sep 2023

xvcor

Third Place

4 539Jul 2023

Quaczynsky

4 497Jul 2023

derOssi83

4 280Jul 2023

MenacingCoyote

4 142Jul 2023

Brutus8505

3 120Jun 2023

Zeronic8108

Salem Reviews

Power1.00

Fun1.00

Learning Curve1.00

Skill Ceiling1.00

Utility1.00

shamrockirish

Power1

Fun1

Learning Curve1

Skill Ceiling1

Utility1

Peer Comparison

Tier VIII Cruisers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
Ägir	62,850	30.0 s	9,100	33.5 kt	13.90 km
Brest	55,300	26.0 s	9,700	31.5 kt	11.70 km
Brindisi	47,400	16.0 s	5,100	36.7 kt	11.60 km
Buffalo	47,800	10.0 s	5,000	33.0 kt	13.00 km
Carnot	66,450	24.0 s	8,700	34.5 kt	13.90 km
Dm. Donskoi	47,400	11.0 s	4,400	36.0 kt	14.70 km
Drake	49,800	11.0 s	5,750	33.3 kt	12.20 km
Ibuki	39,000	13.0 s	5,150	35.0 kt	12.60 km
Ibuki B	39,000	13.0 s	5,150	35.0 kt	12.60 km
Kronshtadt	71,050	18.5 s	9,000	33.5 kt	14.70 km
Michelangelo	66,100	21.5 s	9,700	33.5 kt	12.30 km
Neptune	44,900	4.5 s	3,200	33.5 kt	12.10 km
Petropavlovsk	45,500	14.5 s	5,750	32.5 kt	14.40 km
Roon	49,500	10.5 s	6,000	32.5 kt	13.80 km
Saint-Louis	44,000	7.5 s	5,050	33.0 kt	13.80 km
Salem	44,700	5.5 s	4,000	33.0 kt	13.00 km
Schröder	59,300	18.0 s	7,700	32.5 kt	13.10 km
Seattle	43,600	6.5 s	3,500	33.0 kt	12.80 km
Takahashi	49,500	15.0 s	3,100	34.5 kt	12.40 km
Tulsa	42,700	5.2 s	5,300	33.0 kt	12.35 km
Vallejo	44,000	6.0 s	3,500	32.5 kt	12.50 km

Salem Builds

Community submitted commander builds

american heavy cruiser build

	Build	Creator	Date
1	F2P All-Rounder	Josiah6499	Jul 2024	Open
1	DPM/Support	AxRn	Oct 2024	Open
1	Stealth/Support	AxRn	Oct 2024	Open
1	DPM Salem	TheCurby52	Jul 2023	Open
1	dpm	DocSinister21	Jul 2023	Open
1	american heavy cruiser build	SailorChamp	Jul 2023	Open
1	FTP build	SailorChamp	Jul 2023	Open
1	AP	DocSinister21	Jul 2023	Open
1	Dpm build	DrPhat1	Jul 2023	Open
1	Scott dpm	Flashofnova	Aug 2023	Open

Salem Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 60 s
Duration: 5 s

Slot 2

Defensive AA Fire

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

Slot 3

Radar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 40 s
Radar Range: 8.5 km

Sonar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 100 s
Ship Detection: 5.0 km
Torpedo Detection: 3.5 km

Slot 4

Repair Party

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 60 s
Duration: 28 s
Health per second: 0.60%

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