König Albert

13.3

König Albert

Battleship | Germany | Tier III

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points41,300

Main Battery

305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1909 mount5 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed3 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time60 sec.

Firing Range11.86 km.

Maximum Dispersion178 m.

HE Shell305 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.8

Maximum HE Shell Damage3,400

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell22 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

HE Shell Weight406 kg.

AP Shell305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.4

Maximum AP Shell Damage8,300

Initial AP Shell Velocity855 m./s.

AP Shell Weight405 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

IDS_PGGS052_88MM45_CASEMATE_SK_L452 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell88 mm Spr.Gr.

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,000

Initial HE Shell Velocity890 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell4 %

Secondary Armament #2

88 mm/45 SK on an MPL C/01-06 mount6 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell88 mm Spr.Gr.

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,000

Initial HE Shell Velocity890 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell4 %

Secondary Armament #3

150 mm/45 SK L/45 on an MPL C/06 mount14 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire7 shots/min.

Reload Time8.57 sec.

HE Shell150 mm HE K Gr 18

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity835 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell10 %

Secondary Armament #4

88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell88 mm Spr.Gr.

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,000

Initial HE Shell Velocity890 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell4 %

AA Defense

88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second6.8

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed21 knot

Turning Circle Radius600 m.

Rudder Shift Time12.1 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.17 km.

Air Detectability Range7.87 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

König Albert

Battleship | Germany | Tier III

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points41,300

Main Battery

305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1909 mount5 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed3 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time60 sec.

Firing Range11.86 km.

Maximum Dispersion178 m.

HE Shell305 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.8

Maximum HE Shell Damage3,400

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell22 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

HE Shell Weight406 kg.

AP Shell305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.4

Maximum AP Shell Damage8,300

Initial AP Shell Velocity855 m./s.

AP Shell Weight405 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

IDS_PGGS052_88MM45_CASEMATE_SK_L452 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell88 mm Spr.Gr.

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,000

Initial HE Shell Velocity890 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell4 %

Secondary Armament #2

88 mm/45 SK on an MPL C/01-06 mount6 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell88 mm Spr.Gr.

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,000

Initial HE Shell Velocity890 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell4 %

Secondary Armament #3

150 mm/45 SK L/45 on an MPL C/06 mount14 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire7 shots/min.

Reload Time8.57 sec.

HE Shell150 mm HE K Gr 18

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity835 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell10 %

Secondary Armament #4

88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell88 mm Spr.Gr.

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,000

Initial HE Shell Velocity890 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell4 %

AA Defense

88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second6.8

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed21 knot

Turning Circle Radius600 m.

Rudder Shift Time12.1 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.17 km.

Air Detectability Range7.87 km.

Battle Levels

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III

Special

König Albert — German special premium Tier III battleship.

SMS König Albert, a Kaiser-class battleship, was laid down as Ersatz Ägir and built at the Schichau shipyards in Danzig. The ship was named after King Albert of Saxony. From 1914 through 1916, as part of the High Seas Fleet, the battleship participated in covering raids and laying minefields. On May 29, 1916, just two days before the Battle of Jutland, the ship went to Wilhelmshaven for repairs, becoming the only German battleship to miss the renowned battle.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1909 mount	2	60	178	3,400	22	8,300		0	200

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
König Albert	41,300	10	350	5	4/8/14	4				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 3 Mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 55,180 hp	21		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Player Opinion

Performance

König Albert is very similar to her Tier IV sister in that she has strong armor and strong guns. However, her guns reload slower and she has shorter range; being a tier lower, though, her guns are more than adequate. She has extremely tough armor and can take a beating from anything at her tier and even a tier above. The armor can reliably bounce 12" shells when angled and with over 40 thousand hit points, she has a large advantage over her Tier III peers. However, she is glacial, and has slow acceleration and rudder shift, making her weak to destroyers (and especially unexpected torpedoes fired from stealth). Combined with her slow turret traverse, she is not good at flexing around the map, making planning ahead important, or one can easily wind up away from the fight and unable to affect the outcome.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: König Albert from the NA forums

Pros:

• Dependable belt armour scheme
• Largest hit-pool of all Tier III Battleships
• Largest main armament broadside of all Tier III Battleships
• AP shells have the highest alpha damage of all Tier III Battleships
• Good top speed
• Dependable secondary gun armament
• Overall a solid “beginner-friendly” Battleship

Cons:

• Mediocre bow and stern armour protection
• Mediocre reload speed
• Slow turret traverse
• Short range for main armament
• En-echelon turret configuration limits the opportunities to bring all turrets to broadside
• Restricted secondary gun fire-arcs
• Mediocre manoeuvrability
• Poor AA protection
• Poor torpedo protection

Research

As a premium ship, König Albert doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

As a Tier III ship, König Albert has access to two upgrade slots. These are the recommended choices:

Slot 1

• Main Armaments Modification 1 (as your main batteries are your main armaments as a Battleship)

Slot 4

• Damage Control System Modification 1 (this gives a necessary buff to your torpedo protection)

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only. ★	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. ★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful       ★★ - Frequently Useful       ★ - Occasionally Useful      No stars - Meh     Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

As a Tier III Battleship, König Albert has access to the basic consumables of Battleships: Damage Control Party and Repair Party. As a premium ship, it is recommended to take Premium Version of both consumables.

Camouflage

As a premium ship, König Albert comes included with Type 9 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

The most imperative flags that are recommended to mount on Konig Albert are:

• India Delta: recover more HP when Repair Party is used
• Sierra Mike: Increases Konig Albert’s top speed
• Mike Yankee Soxisix: gives an overall buff to secondary armaments

The other 5 / 8 slots for signal flags fall to the player’s discretion. Consult the dropdown menu below for further recommendations.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★★★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

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  König Albert at the starting line.

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  Three König Albert battleships lead the fleet into battle.

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  König Albert fires a broadside.

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  A König Albert destroys an enemy Mikasa.

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  König Albert, under fire from multiple enemies, responds with secondary and primary armament.

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  Two König Alberts destroy an enemy St. Louis and lead the charge.

Historical Info

Construction

Schichau-Werke Dockyard; Gdansk, Poland

Laid down: 17 July 1910

Launched: 27 April 1912

Commissioned: 31 July 1913

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Specifications

24724 tons displacement, standard

172.4m length

29m beam

9.1m draft

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Machinery

16 coal-fired boilers, 3 turbines

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Performance

22.1 knots at 27,617 indicated horsepower

7900nm at 12 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 350mm mid, 180mm forward, 120mm aft

Torpedo bulkhead: 40mm

Decks: 100mm main, 60mm upper armored deck

Turrets: 300mm face, 300mm side, 220mm roof

Conning tower: 400mm

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Armament

Main

Ten (5x2) 305mm rifles

Secondary

Fourteen (14x1) 150mm rifles

Twelve (12x1) 88mm guns

Torpedoes

Five (1x5) 500mm submerged torpedo tubes

History

Design

In order to keep their fleet modern and capable of confronting the other naval powers of the world, Germany enacted the Second Naval Law which instituted that all capital ships had a life expectancy of twenty years. In accordance with this new law, the Kaiser class battleships were ordered to replace the aging Siegfried and Odin class coastal ships. Drawing from the strengths of the preceding Nassau and Helgoland class battleships, German engineers had hoped to design a vessel capable of competing with the leading designs from the Royal Navy.

Like the Helgoland class battleships, the Kaisers carried 305mm rifles, but abandoned the unsuccessful hexagonal turret layout in favor of having three turrets mounted on the centerline and two offset turrets amidship. This design is a compromise between superfiring turrets requested by Großadmiral Tirpitz, and the more traditional wing turret design. The en-echelon arrangement allows all gun to be brought to broadside, while not requiring the longer, heavier and more expensive all-centerline superfiring turrets arrangement. Though the caliber of the rifles were smaller than those on British dreadnoughts, the German guns had a higher fire rate which was considered optimal in the expected close quarters engagements in the North Atlantic. In addition to a powerful main battery, the Kaiser class boasted a very potent secondary armament. These warships were also well protected with Krupp cemented steel plating, commonplace among contemporary German warships. The Kaiser class battleships were also among the first German capital ships to be powered by turbines rather than reciprocating steam engine. This granted the battleships a much longer range and higher cruising speed over preceding classes. Despite the vessels’ excellent seagoing abilities, they had a tendency to list heavily and drastically lose speed when conducting a heavy turn.

König Albert was the fourth of five ships in her class. She was identical to her sister ships in terms of armor and armament, but was fitted with Schichau turbines instead of the more powerful Parsons turbines installed on her sisters. These new turbines were not installed for better performance capabilities, but instead as an alternative to the Parsons monopoly.

Service

König Albert was officially commissioned on 31 July 1913. Although laid down before Prinzregent Luitpold, the König Albert was the last of Kaiser-class battleship to be launched. She spent the majority of the following months in sea trials, testing, and fleet maneuvers. In December of 1913, König Albert, Kaiser, and the scout cruiser Strassburg were assigned the mission of port calls in South America as a means of demonstrating German naval power while also testing endurance, seaworthiness, and the propulsion system with which she had been built. Departing Wilhelmshaven on 9 December 1913, these ships spent several months touring ports of call in German West and South Africa, finally arriving in Argentina by February of 1914. Making their way south, they rounded Cape Horn and finally arrived in Chile before retracing much of the previous route on the way back to Germany, with Kiel as the final destination, where they arrived in June. Having completed her detached service, König Albert was reassigned to the newly formed III Battle Squadron of Hochseeflotte (High Seas Fleet).

The III Battle Squadron led the German battle line during all of the major operations during World War I. During the first year of World War I, König Albert, as part of the Hochseeflotte, took part in the fleet advances on 2–4 November 1914 and 15–16 December 1914 to bombard the English coast in attempts to bait the British Grand Fleet into battle. While these repeated intercept sorties were unsuccessful, she also participated in covering operations intended to screen attempts to reinforce minefields in the Helgoland Bight which were vital to the security of the fleet.

On 15 May 1915, König Albert had to uncouple her starboard turbine because of a malfunction, limiting her speed to 18 knots. König Albert was placed in Wilhelmshaven Imperial Drydock on 29 May to 15 June 1916 and consequently was not in the battle line during the Battle of Jutland. König Albert was part of the support group for rescuing U-20 and U-30 on 4 November 1916 which had become stranded on the Danish coast. König Albert transferred to the newly formed IV Battle Squadron on 1 December 1916.

It was in fact not until October of 1917, where König Albert was attached to the naval force tasked to the capture of the Russian port of Riga and the reduction of its defenses, when she saw her first major engagement. Assigned to the bombardment of the shore batteries defending the harbor, König Albert supported the army offensive against the port for four days. Her mission having been considered complete on 19 October 1917, she returned to Wilhelmshaven. On 2-3 November 1917, König Albert served as a flagship for a force covering minesweeper operation in the German Bight. The remainder of König Albert’s war service would prove uneventful as she relegated to picket duties.

The signing of the armistice which would end the war saw, as one of the conditions, the internment of the German fleet at Scapa Flow. Just over two weeks after the armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, the ships of the German fleet, including König Albert, set sail for Scapa Flow under close escort. There they remained for six months until the disposition of the ships was determined by the Treaty of Versailles. In order to prevent the possibility of the Hochseeflotte being seized and divided up amongst the victorious nations, the admiral in command, Ludwig von Reuter, had ordered his ships to secretly prepare to scuttle on short notice should said nations attempt to seize the ships without German consent by treaty. On 21 June 1919, having received no notification as to the disposition of the fleet, believing the treaty to have been signed that day, and convinced the fleet was to be divided amongst the nations of the Entente, von Reuter ordered his ships to scuttle. Of the German battleships and battlecruisers interned at Scapa Flow, none save Baden survived, and König Albert sank at roughly 1:00 PM local time, 21 June 1919.

Historical Gallery

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  SMS König Albert; the diagonal lines along the side of the hull are anti-torpedo net booms.

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  A line-drawing of the Kaiser class; the shaded areas represent the portions of the ship protected by armor

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