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South Carolina
III South Carolina
Nation
Tier
IIIThree
Peer
Tier Three Battleships
Type
Premium

Overview

8Builds Submitted
8Reviews Submitted
6Records Submitted
Jun 2022Added to WoWS Builds

South Carolina: The First U.S. Navy Dreadnought

The South Carolina marked a major turning point in naval warfare as the first dreadnought in the U.S. Navy. This revolutionary class of ship forever changed the face of naval engagement.

A Necessity Born from Limitations

Constructed within ...

South Carolina Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints29,000
Effective HP41,180
Armor10-305 mm
Torpedo Protection13%
Armament
Main Battery
Main Battery305 mm 4x2
Range13.10 km
Reload Time30.0 s
Turret Turn Time45.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed4.0°/s
Sigma1.90
HE Damage4,100
HE Alpha Strike32,800
HE DPM65,600
Fires Per Minute1.66
AP Damage8,100
Overmatch21 mm
AP Alpha Strike64,800
AP DPM129,600
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range4.50 km
Secondary Battery 176.2 mm 22x1
Secondary Range 14.50 km
Secondary Reload 16.0 s
Secondary Damage 11,100
Secondary Fire Chance 14.0%
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed15.8 kt
Turning Circle480 m
Rudder Shift Time14.9 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability12.50 km
Air Detectability10.00 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty9.50 km

South Carolina Records

Damage117 506
PilotAce200
Aug 2022
Base XP2 226
rr_souvlakios54
Jul 2022
Damage Records
117 506Aug 2022
PilotAce200
Top Record
116 046Jul 2022
PrinzPoller
Second Place
96 389Jul 2022
TheMugGuyBR
Third Place
77 079Jul 2022
rr_souvlakios54
Base XP Records
2 226Jul 2022
rr_souvlakios54
Top Record
1 233Jul 2022
Fubi911
Second Place

South Carolina Reviews

Power2.13
Fun3.38
Learning Curve2.13
Skill Ceiling4.25
Utility2.50
ian
Power1
Fun1
Learning Curve1
Skill Ceiling5
Utility1
0hmyg0dw0w
Power1
Fun1
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling2
Utility2
SBNitro
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve2
Skill Ceiling4
Utility3
Mrclean
Power1
Fun1
Learning Curve1
Skill Ceiling5
Utility1
Deificbug858110
Power4
Fun5
Learning Curve1
Skill Ceiling5
Utility5

Peer Comparison

Tier III Battleships
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
Agincourt
43,50036.0 s8,10021.0 kt12.60 km
Arkansas
43,80030.0 s8,30020.5 kt12.00 km
Bellerophon
38,10030.0 s8,10024.0 kt11.90 km
Courbet
41,00030.0 s8,30021.0 kt12.80 km
Courbet 1944
41,00030.0 s8,30021.0 kt12.80 km
Dante Alighieri
33,00033.0 s7,90023.0 kt12.00 km
Dante Alighieri B
33,00033.0 s7,90023.0 kt12.00 km
Gangut
40,50036.0 s8,60023.0 kt12.00 km
Ishizuchi
45,70025.0 s8,00027.5 kt12.90 km
K. Albert
37,20030.0 s8,30021.0 kt12.70 km
Kaiser
46,40026.0 s8,10023.0 kt12.50 km
Kawachi
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Nassau
35,40022.2 s7,20023.0 kt11.50 km
Orion
42,70030.0 s9,50022.7 kt12.60 km
South Carolina
29,00030.0 s8,10015.8 kt12.50 km
Turenne
35,00030.0 s8,30021.0 kt12.10 km
Von Der Tann
38,00023.0 s7,20027.5 kt11.90 km
Wyoming
43,80030.0 s8,30020.5 kt12.50 km

South Carolina Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
BuildCreatorDate
2
Faster South Carolina
Ret112
Invalid DateOpen
1
S. Carolina SB/AA build
parsakarimi_1388
Invalid DateOpen
1
Full speed ahead
Ret112
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1
Vanilla SC
phartzog
Invalid DateOpen
1
Faster South Carolina
Ret112
Invalid DateOpen
1
Secondary
Ciroc_Lobster
Invalid DateOpen
1
Build
DonaldTrump
Invalid DateOpen
1
A little bit faster
Aelvir
Invalid DateOpen

South Carolina Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
20 s
Slot 2
Repair Party
Charges
3
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
28 s
Health per second
0.50%
Slot 3
Enhanced Secondary Targeting
Charges
3
Cooldown
160 s
Duration
30 s
Secondary Shell Dispersion
-50%
Secondary Shell Grouping
100%