Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island — American • Legendary Tier • Battleship.

A battleship based on a 1938 "fast battleship" design variant, featuring an alternative armament configuration. The ship's main battery consists of twelve 14-inch (356 mm) guns housed in quadruple-gun turrets, initially planned for use on North Carolina-class battleships in 1937.

Rhode Island was released as one of the final rewards of the Merry Shipmas campaign, which took place from December 1st, 2025 to January 19th, 2026.

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

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Battleship
 Cost:

 Year of Design: 1938

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

Secondary Reach: Above average secondary battery range.

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	87 500	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 439	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	26	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	33	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	890	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	12.1	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	16.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.9	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.1	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	356mm Mk.11	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x4	-
• Firing range (km)	17.2	-
• Reload time (sec)	22	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	36	-
• HE maximum damage	5000	-
• HE fire chance (%)	31	-
• HE penetration (mm)	59	-
• AP maximum damage	9500	-
• Sigma	1.7	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk38 mod. 0	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• Firing range (km)	7.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	3.5	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	40x1	-
• DPS	186	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76.2mm Mk33	-
• Arrangement	16x2	-
• DPS	517	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk38 mod. 0	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	123	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Rhode Island

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	87 500	6	439	26	3x4	12.1

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm Mk.11	3x4	22	36	5000	31	9500

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17.2 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Rhode Island

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	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%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%
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%	Artillery Plotting Room Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -10%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Rhode Island

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +437 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting II

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and reload time; tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery reload time: -25% Secondary battery shell grouping: +50% Secondary battery dispersion: -25% Duration: 30s Reload time: 140s Number of consumables: 3

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

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

Surveillance Radar

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

Range: 9.5km Duration: 35s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 60s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 40s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 4

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Rhode Island

Pros:

• Great set of consumables
• Fast, with a 33 knots top speed
• Amazing handling for a battleship
• Quick main battery reload time
• Efficient AA suite
• Secondary guns have good range and reload quickly

Cons:

• 27 mm overmatchable bow and stern armor
• Small caliber main battery guns
• Relatively vulnerable citadel
• Low torpedo damage reduction

Performance

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