Clemson

Clemson

 Clemson — American • Tech Tree • Tier III • Destroyer.

Developed from the Wickes class, Clemson belonged to the second series of the U.S. Navy "flush-deckers". The ship's hull was designed in such a way that the single mounts of the main battery could be replaced by twin mounts in order to double the destroyer's firepower.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Categoy: Tech Tree

 Tier: III
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: 85 000
 XP: 6300

 Entered Service: 1919
 Ships in Series: 156
 Predecessor: Wickes
 Successors: Farragut, Mahan

Ship Traits

Extended Smoke: Increased smoke screen duration.

Modest Guns: The ship is armed with low-caliber main battery guns.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	8800	10 900
• Armor (mm)	6 - 21	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	35	35
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	520	520
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	4.1	2.8

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	6	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2	-

Torpedos

TORPEDOS	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm triple	Torpedoes Mark 11
• Arrangement	4x3	4x3
• Reload Time (sec)	40	66
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum Damage	9900	11 733
• Detectability by Sea (km)	1.1	1.1
• Range (km)	5	5.5
• Speed (kn)	56	56

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	102mm Mk12	102mm/50 Mk14
• Main Artillery Arrangement	4x1	4x2
• Firing Range (km)	8.3	9.1
• Reload Time (sec)	7	7
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	18	18
• HE Maximum Damage	1500	1500
• HE Fire Chance (%)	6	6
• HE Penetration (mm)	17	17
• AP Maximum Damage	1700	1700
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76.2mm/23 Mk7	12.7 mm Browning M2 mod. 2
• Arrangement	1x1	2x1
• DPS	1	8
• Range (km)	3	1.2

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Clemson

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	8800	6	21	0	4x1	4	4.1	0
Hull B	10 900	6	21	0	4x2	4	2.8	17 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
102mm Mk12	4x1	7	18	1500	6	1700	0
102mm/50 Mk14	4x2	7	18	1500	6	1700	2120

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	8.3 km	0
Targeting System Mk3 mod. 2	10 %	9.1 km	2120

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
533mm triple	4x3	40s	7.2s	9900	5	56	1.1	0
Torpedoes Mark 11	4x3	66s	7.2s	11 733	5.5	56	1.1	2120

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Clemson

SLOT 1

Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%

Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%

AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%

Consumables

Destroyer - Clemson

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen behind the ship that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Duration: 24s Dispersion time: 112s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Clemson

Pros:

• Relatively good ergonomics for a small ship.
• Good shell speed.
• Good HE damage and AP penetration.
• Fast turret traverse.
• Fast rudder shift time.
• Small profile.
• Relatively quick torpedo reload.

Cons:

• High detectability.
• Very short-ranged torpedoes (cannot torpedo outside of detection range).

Performance

(link)

How It's Done: Clemson

History

Destroyer - Clemson

USS Clemson (DD-186) was an American destroyer and the lead ship of her class, laid down for the US Navy in 1918. An evolution of the preceding Wickes class, they had a pretty similar architecture as their predecessor, sharing the same “flush-deck” design and retaining most of their features, while increasing the fuel capacity of the destroyers. Discussion occurred during the design phase to upgrade the guns to 5 inches/127mm, but in the end, only five ships (DD-231 to DD-235) were equipped with such weaponry. Two of the Clemson were also armed with dual 4 inches/102mm, bringing the armament of the ship to eights guns. They shared the same ASW-focus of their predecessor, including the tapered stern to facilitate the deep-charges deployment which reduced their turning radius - in a similar manner to the Wickes.

She received 9 battle stars during world war two for her service in the pacific.

Clemson was commissioned in 1919 and was deployed in the Caribbean and Cuba waters until her placement into reserve in 1920, with less than five months of service. In 1922, she was decommissioned but kept into reserve due to budgetary cuts.

She was reclassified as AVP-17 in late-1939 and refitted to become a small aircraft tender before being recommissioned in 1940. Classified one last time as AVD-4, she was assigned to the east coast to tend patrol planes between the Galapagos, Brazil and the Carribeens until 1943, when she was refitted again to become again a destroyer, being reclassified as such only at the end of the year. Assigned to USS Bogue (CVE-9) submarine hunter-killer group, she took part in multiple patrols and submarine hunt, contributing to the destruction of 8 germans submarines ; she even shared the credit for the destruction of U-173. After a complete overhaul in early 1944, Clemson became a fast transport ship, being fitted with multiple cranes to carry landing crafts (being reclassified again, this time as APD-31). Deployed in the Pacific, she took part in the invasions of Saipan, Guam and Leyte among others. She resumed escort duties in 1945 before returning to the United States for a final refit and classification, returning to her original classification as DD-186. She was in the middle of her conversion when the war ended, and was decommissioned a couple of months later, being sold for scrap in late-1946.

In World of Warships Legends, Clemson is represented quite accurately. However, her main battery upgrade was never applied to her - the twin 102mm/4 inches being only equipped on USS Hovey (DD-208) and USS Long (DD-209). Both her war modernisation - as a seaplane tender and a landing craft tender are missing.

Source:

• Friedman, Norman, US Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History (Revised ed.). Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1982 (2004)

Content Links

WoWS Legends  |  All Ships  |  Cruisers  |  Destroyers  |  Battleships  |  Aircraft Carriers  |  Premium Ships  |  Legendary Ships  |  Steel Ships  |  GXP Ships  |   Campaign Ships  |  Bureau Ships  |  Unique to Legends Ships  |  Radar Ships  |  Sonar Ships  |  Repair Party Ships  |  Smoke Generator Ships  |  Short Burst Smoke Ships  |  Crawling Smoke Ships  |  Exhaust Smoke Ships  |  Engine Boost Ships  |  Main Battery Reload Booster Ships  |  Torpedo Reload Booster Ships  |  Ship Sigma Values  |  Overmatch Values  |  Ricochet Angle Values  |  HE Penetration Values