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VIII Somme

Nation: U.K.
Class: Destroyer
Tier: VIIIEight
Peer: Tier Eight Destroyers
Type: Premium

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Jan 2026Added to WoWS Builds

The Battle-class destroyers, featuring enhanced AA defenses, were designed drawing on lessons learned from wartime and ordered by the Admiralty between 1942 and 1943. The ships ordered in 1943 differed from their earlier counterparts by having more powerful main battery artillery, and among them was...

Somme Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	20,100
Effective HP	24,120
Armor	6-20mm
Torpedo Protection	40%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	113 mm 3x2
Range	10.90 km
Reload Time	4.0 s
Turret Turn Time	9.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed	20.0°/s
Sigma	2.00
HE Damage	1,700
HE Alpha Strike	10,200
HE DPM	153,000
Fires Per Minute	5.90
AP Damage	2,100
Overmatch	7 mm
AP Alpha Strike	12,600
AP DPM	189,000
torpedo
Torpedo Layout	2x5
Torpedo Damage	10,077
Torpedo Detectability	1.20 km
Torpedo Range	12.00 km
Torpedo Speed	60.0 kt

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	173
AA Max Range	5.00 km
AA Mount 1	1x2 40 mm
AA DPS 1	27
AA Range 1	3.50 km
AA Mount 2	3x2 113 mm
AA DPS 2	66
AA Range 2	5.00 km
AA Mount 3	3x1 40 mm
AA DPS 3	80
AA Range 3	3.50 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	34.0 kt
Turning Circle	610 m
Rudder Shift Time	4.2 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	6.90 km
Air Detectability	10.90 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	2.40 km

Somme Records

damage191324

Elusive-231

Feb 2026

damage158501

Elusive-231

Feb 2026

Type	Value	Member	Date
Damage	191324	Elusive-231	Feb 2026
Damage	158501	Elusive-231	Feb 2026

Somme Reviews

Power4.00

Fun5.00

Learning Curve4.00

Skill Ceiling2.00

Utility5.00

twilightscene

Power4

Fun5

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling2

Utility5

Somme is a good ship, you can build her into torps, or to guns, the torps though are a bit underwhelming, they don't pack the punch that a tier 8 destroyer should. If you use Vian, you can get her main battery range to at least 12.3, which for a destroyer is pretty good.

Peer Comparison

Tier VIII Destroyers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
A. M. Sumner	18,000	3.5 s	2,300	35.0 kt	7.10 km
Adriatico	21,800	4.5 s	-	39.0 kt	7.70 km
Chung Mu	17,100	3.5 s	2,200	38.0 kt	6.90 km
Delny	22,000	5.0 s	2,850	43.5 kt	7.60 km
Druid	22,000	2.1 s	2,200	35.0 kt	7.10 km
Elbing	30,900	7.5 s	4,100	36.2 kt	6.90 km
F. Schultz	29,040	6.7 s	4,000	35.5 kt	7.30 km
Hayate	20,800	4.0 s	2,200	37.0 kt	6.70 km
Jutland	18,400	4.5 s	2,100	34.0 kt	6.90 km
Kitakaze	20,700	2.8 s	1,700	36.0 kt	6.70 km
Laffey	18,500	3.5 s	2,100	36.5 kt	7.10 km
Lambros Katsonis	20,300	3.8 s	-	42.0 kt	7.10 km
Lushun	18,500	1.7 s	2,000	36.0 kt	6.80 km
Marceau	20,500	4.0 s	2,350	44.0 kt	7.10 km
Marceau SE 25	20,500	4.0 s	2,350	44.0 kt	7.10 km
Minegumo	17,400	4.0 s	2,400	35.0 kt	6.70 km
Mogador	20,200	8.0 s	2,700	43.5 kt	7.00 km
Neustrashimy	20,500	4.0 s	2,600	36.0 kt	7.60 km
Orage	18,100	6.0 s	2,450	34.0 kt	6.70 km
Småland	18,500	2.1 s	2,100	35.0 kt	7.00 km
Somme	20,100	4.0 s	2,100	34.0 kt	6.90 km
Velos	17,100	2.2 s	2,300	38.0 kt	6.80 km
Yūgumo	15,700	5.7 s	2,200	35.5 kt	6.60 km
Z-44	19,400	4.0 s	3,000	36.5 kt	6.70 km
Z-46	19,900	4.0 s	3,000	37.5 kt	6.80 km

Somme Builds

Community submitted commander builds

General Purpose Somme

RaceT3ch

Jan 2026

	Build	Creator	Date
1	British steel	Dadcandoit	Feb 2026	Open
1	Somme (torp)	winterstar	Feb 2026	Open
1	Stealth DPM	twilightscene	Feb 2026	Open
1	Sneaky torps	BOHICAUSN	Feb 2026	Open
1	VIII gunboat	twilightscene	Feb 2026	Open
1	General Purpose Somme	RaceT3ch	Jan 2026	Open

Somme Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 40 s
Duration: 5 s

Slot 2

Smoke Generator

Charges: 6
Cooldown: 40 s
Duration: 10 s
Dispersion Time: 40.0 s

Slot 3

Sonar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 180 s
Ship Detection: 3.2 km
Torpedo Detection: 2.8 km

Slot 4

Torpedo Reload Booster

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 140 s
Duration: 1 s
Torpedo Reload: 100%

Repair Party

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 10 s
Health per second: 1.00%
Hp Per Second: 200

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