Seattle

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 Seattle — American • Tech Tree • Tier VIII • Cruiser.

One of the first versions of a U.S. Navy light cruiser with a dual-purpose 6 inch (152 mm) artillery as the main battery. Further development of the project led to the creation of Worcester-class cruisers.

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

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Cruiser
 XP: 300 000

 Year of Design: 1941
 Predecessor: Cleveland
 Successors: Worcester

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Surgical Shells: A short shell fuse time results in lower chance of over-penetration.

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	41 800	43 600
• Armor (mm)	13 - 178	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	4	4

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	33	33
• Turning circle radius (m)	750	750
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	12.1	8.7

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.3	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	152mm/47 DP Mk17	152mm/47 DP Mk17
• Main artillery arrangement	4x3	4x3
• Firing range (km)	13.9	15.3
• Reload time (sec)	6.5	6.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5	22.5
• HE maximum damage	2200	2300
• HE fire chance (%)	12	14
• HE penetration (mm)	30	30
• AP maximum damage	3200	3500
• Sigma	2.05	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	20mm Oerlikon Mk4
• Arrangement	18x1	24x1
• DPS	65	86
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk1	40mm Bofors Mk2
• Arrangement	12x2	12x4
• DPS	136	191
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/47 DP Mk17	152mm/47 DP Mk17
• Arrangement	4x3	4x3
• DPS	90	90
• Range (km)	6	6

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Seattle

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	41 800	13	178	4	4x3	12.1	0
Hull B	43 600	13	178	4	4x3	8.7	5 000 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
152mm/47 DP Mk17	4x3	6.5	22.5	2200	12	3200	0
152mm/47 DP Mk17	4x3	6.5	22.5	2300	14	3500	625 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13.9 km	0
Targeting System Mk9 mod. 2	10 %	15.3 km	625 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Seattle

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%	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%	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%	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 - Seattle

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: 3.3km Detection of ships: 4.7km Duration: 98s Cooldown time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Radar

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

Range: 9km Duration: 35s Cooldown time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +208 Duration: 28s Cooldown time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

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

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Cooldown time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Cooldown time: 200s Number of consumables: 4

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Seattle

Pros:

• Very good HE shell penetration and good fire chance for 152mm guns
• High shell arcs, useful to lob shells over island cover
• Reasonably good HP pool for a light cruiser
• Excellent concealment with all the relevant upgrades
• Strong AA suite, aided by Defensive AA Fire
• Seven different consumables, including Surveillance Radar

Cons:

• Extremely poor main battery firing angles
• Rear deck armor aside, Seattle is even less armored than Cleveland
• Poor shell velocity and high arcs make long range gunnery difficult
• Completely lacks secondary armaments and torpedoes

Performance

History

Cruiser - Seattle

Seattle is based on a US Navy proposal for a AA cruiser, dated from 1941 ; more accurately, the 6" A.A. Cruiser Scheme "A" - 4 Triple Turrets. The ship was a successor to both the Cleveland class light cruiser and Atlanta class superlight cruiser, and the design series ultimately became the Worcester class light cruiser. It’s interesting to note that the ship doesn’t have any secondary armament, and all the heavy anti-artillery is composed of 12 6 inches/152mm dual purpose main battery. The speed was intended to be around 33 knots, and with a light armor of 3.5 inches/88mm.

In World of Warships Legends, the ship is named after the city of Seattle, following the US Navy tradition of naming cruisers after the capital city of states.

As Seattle was never built, both her AA suit are fictional. The hull A one is fairly accurate, but has twins 40mm Bofors mounts where the original design was conceived with quad mounts. She also had height Bofors mounts (the sterns, the two at the back of the structure and the ones under the main tower) that weren't on the design, and all the 20mm Oerlikon placement is fictional. Seattle hull B gives her her twin 40mm Bofors as intended, but adds even more 20mm Oerlikon on the structure and at the back, in a similar fashion to most US Navy vessels receiving more AA armament during the conflict.

Sources:

• Photo #: S-511-38 Picture Data, https://www.shipscribe.com/styles/S-511/images/s-file/s511-38c.htm

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