New Orleans

New Orleans

 New Orleans — American • Tech Tree • Tier VI • Cruiser.

The first U.S. heavy cruiser of the new generation. The key difference from the preceding cruisers was her remarkably reinforced armor. Taking into account her limited displacement, the ship boasted a successful balance of armament, protection and speed.

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

 Tier: VI
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: 9 000 000
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1934
 Ships in Series: 7
 Predecessor: Pensacola
 Successors: Baltimore, Buffalo
 Variants: New Orleans W

Ship Traits

Sticky Shot: Reduced ricochet change - greater chance of penetrating enemy ship armor at sharper angles.

Hidden: Good concealment means the ship can get closer to enemies before being detected.

Sluggish Shot: Difficult to aim at long distances, but the trajectory allows for effective fire from cover.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	29 700	35 000
• Armor (mm)	6 - 152	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	4	4

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	32.5	32.5
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	660	660
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	9	6.9

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	12.1	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	7.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.8	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	203mm Mk14	203mm/55 Mk14
• Main Artillery Arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Firing Range (km)	13.6	15
• Reload Time (sec)	13.5	12
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	25.7	27.7
• HE Maximum Damage	2800	2800
• HE Fire Chance (%)	14	14
• HE Penetration (mm)	34	34
• AP Maximum Damage	4600	4600
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery Stats

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk19 mod. 6	127mm Mk19 mod. 6
• Arrangement	8x1	8x1
• Firing Range (km)	5	5
• Reload Time (sec)	4.5	4.5
• HE Maximum Damage	1800	1800
• HE Fire Chance (%)	9	9
• HE Penetration (mm)	21	21

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	20mm Oerlikon Mk4
• Arrangement	26x1	9x1
• DPS	94	32
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk1	20mm Oerlikon Mk20
• Arrangement	6x2	17x2
• DPS	68	104
• Range (km)	3.5	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk19 mod. 6	40mm Bofors Mk2
• Arrangement	8x1	6x4
• DPS	68	95
• Range (km)	4.2	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - New Orleans

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Anti Air Mounts	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	29 700	6	152	4	3x3	26x1 20mm 6x2 40mm 8x1 127mm	9	0
Hull B	35 000	6	152	4	3x3	9x1 20mm 17x2 20mm 6x4 40mm 8x1 127mm	6.9	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
203mm Mk14	3x3	13.5	25.7	2800	14	4600	0
203mm/55 Mk14	3x3	12	27.7	2800	14	4600	225 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13.6 km	0
Targeting System Mk6 mod. 2	10 %	15 km	225 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - New Orleans

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%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%

Consumables

Cruiser - New Orleans

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Detection of torpedoes: 2.9km Detection of ships: 4.2km Duration: 94s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - New Orleans

Pros:

• Reinforced armor compared to predecessor, allows to bounce cruiser AP with effective angling.
• Unique AP characteristics allow for above average AP output
• Solid range, above average turret traverse and a comfortable reload make it guns reliable in all situations.

Cons:

• Armor while effective is not thick enough to bounce most battleships' AP shells.
• Lofty shell arcs while an advantage in some circumstances are frustrating in gunfights.
• Below average HE and lack of torpedoes compared to its counterparts

Performance

New Orleans is the Tier VI American heavy cruiser. A radical shift from the Pensacola the most noticeable difference is the reinforced armor. The armor now allows you to effectively bounce enemy cruiser AP when angled, yet battleship AP can pierce through you for devastating damage.

In the gun department the ship boasts 3x3 203mm guns with unique AP characteristics and decent HE to support them. These combined with quick reload and above average turret traverse make it a sheer force to be reckoned with, combined with adequate range this ship is a real threat in the right hands.

Like other cruisers general play style consists of sticking with the team using islands for the early game engagements and being aggressive to hunt down enemy ships in the later stages.

Changes

Cruiser - New Orleans

May 2021

• Main battery accuracy improved by about 3%
• Main battery reload time reduced from 15 to 14 seconds
• Main battery turret traverse speed increased from 6,5°/s to 7°/s

Always Courageous

• Stock main battery reload time reduced from 14 s to 13.5 s
• Upgraded main battery reload time reload time reduced from 13 s to 12 s
• Hull plating improved from 16/19 mm to 25 mm on Bow, Stern, Casemate, and Deck.

History

Cruiser - New Orleans

USS New Orleans (CA-32) was a US Navy heavy cruiser, the first of her class which was the last class of heavy cruisers designed by the US Navy under the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty. Originally planned to have 33 units, the London Naval Treaty of 1930 limited the class to “only” seven vessels. Designed by taking the experience gained while designing and building the Pensacola Class, Northampton class and Portland class (represented in-game by the premium ship Indianapolis), she was a testbed for numerous technology, resulting in 3 distinct series of construction, and all subsequent guns cruiser of the US Navy where build by taking into account the experience gained with the New Orleans.

They were originally known as Artosia class, but after the loss of the ship during the battle of Savo Island, the class was renamed after New Orleans.

She received 17 battle stars during world war two for her service in the Pacific.

Commissioned in 1934, New Orleans did a shakedown cruise to Great Britain and Scandinavia, alongside other European cities before returning home. Then, she joined the Pacific and passed most of her early service doing exercises before joining the Cruiser Division 6 of the United States Fleet Scouting Force. She passed the interwar in the Pacific, doing occasional training in the Caribbeans before being assigned the Hawaiian Detachment in 1939.

During the Japanese raid over Pearl Harbor, New Orleans was under repair in harbour. Her crew contributed to the AA defence of the fleet, even if fewer ammo were ready for such a combat situation. She wasn’t damaged too much during the air raid and returned to duty in early 1942 even if one of her engines was still out of function. Fitted with a new radar, she started escorting convoys before being assigned to Task Force 11. Deployed alongside the carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), she joined USS Yorktown (CV-5) task force for the battle of the Coral Sea. When Lexington sank during the same battle, she helped rescue the carrier crew. After the Coral Sea, New Orleans patrolled near the Solomons before joining USS Enterprise (CV-6) air group for the battle of Midway. During the invasion of the Solomons Islands, she screened USS Saratoga (CV-3) and contributed to the landing of the US Marines Corps at Guadalcanal. When the carrier took a torpedo hit, she escorted her back to Pearl Harbor. Deployed again alongside Saratoga, New Orleans returned to the Fijis to take part in the Battle of Tassafaronga. She took a torpedo hit which exploded the forward magazines and tanks. All of the ship front, from the bow to the second turret, was destroyed. The damage control party of the ship managed to save the ship and allowed her to join Australia for repair. Returning to the United States, New Orleans bow was fully rebuilt, and her front turret was replaced with Minneapolis (CA-36) second turret. Returning in full service in the middle of 1943, she took part in the bombardment of Wake islands and contributed to multiple shore bombardment before returning to Pearl Harbor while escorting USS Lexington (CV-16), named after the carrier New Orleans witnessed the sinking and helped save the crew. In 1944, she took action during multiple shore bombardment, the Marianas among others. During the battle of Leyte Gulf, she helped protect the US Navy carriers, and New Orleans contributed to the sinking of a light carrier and a destroyer. In 1945, she took part in the invasion of Okinawa, bombarding shore artillery and providing heavy support directly on the enemy lines. New Orleans was in the Philippines when the war ended. In the immediate after war, she was deployed in south-east Asia to cover the internment of Japanese ships at Tsingtao, the evacuation of liberated prisoners-of-war and the landing of troops. She took part in the return home of US Soldiers before being decommissioned in 1947 and sold for scraps in 1959.

In World of Warships Legends, New Orleans have the wrong AA armament, being fitted in Hull A with twin 40mm Bofor, which never saw usage on any New Orleans class vessel, being armed with quad Bofor mount in 1943. She also lacks some 28mm AA guns.

Sources:

• Friedman, Norman, U.S. Cruisers: An Illustrated Design History, Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1984
• Cressman, Robert, The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II, Annapolis, MD: US Naval Institute Press, 2000

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