Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico — American • Legendary Tier • Cruiser.

After the failure of the Second London Naval Treaty and rumors of large Japanese cruisers, the U.S. began preliminary designs for their own large cruisers. Aiming to counter any other cruiser, they drafted a cruiser larger than treaty battleships and armed with twelve 12-inch (305 mm) main battery guns. This design, known as CA2-D, evolved into the Alaska class.

Puerto Rico was purchasable in the store via Independium, a special currency related to the 4th of July update, which took place from June 30th to August 4th, 2025.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Premium

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Special)

 Year of Design: 1940

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Big and Flammable: Fires set on this ship last longer due to her large size and high caliber guns.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	64 500	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 325	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	28	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	910	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15.9	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	8.1	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	10.4	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	305mm Mk8	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x3	-
• Firing range (km)	15.7	-
• Reload time (sec)	22	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	30	-
• HE maximum damage	4300	-
• HE fire chance (%)	27	-
• HE penetration (mm)	51	-
• AP maximum damage	8900	-
• Sigma	2.2	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk41	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing range (km)	7	-
• Reload time (sec)	4	-
• HE maximum damage	1900	-
• HE fire chance (%)	9	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	26x1	-
• DPS	94	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	16x4	-
• DPS	254	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk41	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	126	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Puerto Rico

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	64 500	16	325	28	4x3	15.9

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
305mm Mk8	4x3	22	30	4300	27	8900

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.7 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Puerto Rico

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Puerto Rico

Damage Control Party

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

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

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 3.4km Detection of ships: 4.9km Duration: 100s Cooldown time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Radar

Significantly increases guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships, including those located within a smoke screen.

Range: 9.9km Duration: 30s Cooldown time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +322 Duration: 28s Cooldown time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 25s Cooldown time: 140s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 70s Cooldown time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Puerto Rico

Pros:

• Large HP pool and a good torpedo damage reduction
• Great set of consumables
• Hard-hitting main battery guns
• Secondary batteries have good range and fire-setting chances
• Good AA armament

Cons:

• Vulnerable bow and stern armor compared to Alaska
• Long main battery reload time
• Poor main gun dispersion
• Mediocre concealment and handling

Performance

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