Nueve de Julio
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+ | USS ''Boise'' (CL-47) was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on the 1st of April 1935, launched on the 3rd of December 1936 and commissioned into the United States Navy as the second-last ''Brooklyn''-class cruiser on the 12th of August 1938. ''Boise''’s shakedown cruise took her to Liberia and South Africa along the western coast of Africa, after which she transferred to the Pacific, where she operated between the US West Coast and Hawaii, until November 1941. On the day of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, ''Boise'' found herself in the Philippines, in danger of being immediately surrounded by Japanese warships. | |||
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+ | ''Boise'' made a hasty voyage to Darwin, Australia, where she joined up with the light cruiser USS ''[[Marblehead]]'' (CL-12) and five ''[[Clemson]]''-class destroyers. She escorted a Dutch transport ship carrying supplies to the Dutch East Indies by January, but in a twist of fate, on the 21st of January 1942, she struck an uncharted shoal off Dutch East Indies water, and she had to return to Ceylon, then India, then finally the US for repairs; and this may have saved her from the fate that befell many Allied ships in the battles around Java. Her repairs were complete by the mid-June 1942, and she was back at Pearl Harbor by early July. Her next mission was a dangerous one – a raiding cruise in Japanese waters, intended to cause enough confusion and chatter to cover up the Allied preparations for the Guadalcanal campaign. Departing Pearl on the 27th of July, she arrived at her raiding destination by the 5th of August, and she completed her mission by the 8th, which was considered an assess. Next, she covered the landing of Marine reinforcements on Guadalcanal in mid-September, supporting the mission she helped cover up. | |||
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+ | Her first battle came on the night of October 11th, 1942. Alongside three other cruisers and five destroyers, ''Boise'' encountered three Japanese cruisers and two destroyers, and the Battle of Cape Esperance begun. During the battle, ''Boise'' took multiple hits, but she returned with vicious volleys of fire, discovering the Japanese destroyer ''[[Fubuki]]'' less than a mile away, and her 15 6” guns quickly took the destroyer out of action, and then began to sink shortly after. The most damaging shell came from the cruiser ''Kinugasa'', whose 8” shells struck the magazine between her 1st and 2nd turrets, causing a fire to erupt out as her lower levels flooded, putting all 3 of her bow turrets out of action. Boise quickly retreated from the action following this, returning to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for repairs, which lasted from late November 1942 until the 20th of March 1943. | |||
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+ | On the 8th of June 1943, ''Boise'' sailed for the Mediterranean, arriving at Algiers on the 21st. From July to mid-August, ''Boise'' provided fire support for the Battle of Gela during the Allied Invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. Following the successful invasion, she moved on to support the mainland landings at Taranto and Salerno during early September. She returned to New York on the 15th of November, and then returned to the South Pacific, arriving at south-eastern New Guinea on the 31st of December. | |||
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+ | From January to September 1944, ''Boise'' fought along the northern shoreline of New Guinea, providing supporting shore bombardments for Allied naval landings, moving north to support the occupation of the island of Morotai, one of the northernmost islands of the Dutch East Indies. Following this, she moved further north as the Allied Pacific fleets closed in on the Philippines. Taking part of the massive Leyte invasion force, where she took part in her last naval battle; the Battle of Surigao Strait on the 25th of October 1944, where a gargantuan Allied naval fleet surrounded and destroyed the 7-ship Japanese ‘Southern Force’ during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. She continued to support Allied naval landings until early May 1945, having sailed around almost every major island of the Philippines by this point. From the 3rd to the 16th of June, she carried General Douglas MacArthur on a tour of Borneo and the central-southern Philippines, returning to San Pedro in California by the 7th of July, where she would remain until October 1944, where she sailed to New York, remaining there until her decommissioning on the 1st of July 1946. | |||
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+ | ''Boise'' sat idle in New York until the 11th of January 1951, where she alongside her sister USS ''Phoenix'' (CL-46) were sold to Argentina, and she was renamed to ''Nueve de Julio'', in honor of the date of Argentine Independence. Her only major action was during the Revolución Libertadora, a civilian and military uprising which overthrew the democratic government, replacing it with a military dictatorship, where ''Nueve de Julio'' in support of the democratic government shelled oil depots and military facilities along the southern shorelines of Argentina. She remained in active service until 1971, and she was moored at the main Argentinian naval base for her last years. By the mid 1970’s, the rat-infested ship had been largely abandoned and had notably decayed. She was struck on the 31st of October 1977 and sold on the 28th of June 1981. She was supposed to be returned to Texas to be converted into a museum ship, but instead she was towed to Japan and scrapped in 1983. Her surviving sister, ''General Belgrano'', was sunk on the 2nd of May 1982 during the Falkwands War between Argentina and the UK. | |||
Revision as of 07:00, 23 July 2018
152 mm/47 Mk.16 in a turret5 х 3 pcs. |
Rate of Fire6 shots/min. |
Reload Time10 sec. |
Rotation Speed10 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time18 sec. |
Firing Range13.56 km. |
Maximum Dispersion126 m. |
HE Shell152 mm HE/HC Mk34 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity812 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight47.6 kg. |
AP Shell152 mm AP Mk35 |
Maximum AP Shell Damage3,200 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity762 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight59 kg. |
127 mm/25 Mk.13 on a Mk.27 mount8 х 1 pcs. |
Firing Range5.6 km. |
Rate of Fire13.33 shots/min. |
Reload Time4.5 sec. |
HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk36 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity657 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 % |
127 mm/25 Mk.13 on a Mk.27 mount8 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second58.4 |
. . . Firing Range4.2 km. |
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.20 mount8 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second48.8 |
. . . Firing Range2.01 km. |
40 mm Bofors on a Mk.2 mount4 х 4 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second63.6 |
. . . Firing Range3.51 km. |
40 mm Bofors on a Mk.1 mount6 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second67.8 |
. . . Firing Range3.51 km. |
Maximum Speed30 knot |
Turning Circle Radius690 m. |
Rudder Shift Time9.2 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range11.52 km. |
Air Detectability Range6.06 km. |
Nueve de Julio — Pan-American premium Tier VII cruiser.
A Brooklyn-class light cruiser built for the US Navy. Her main battery consisted of fifteen 152 mm guns that had a very high rate of fire. In 1951, she was transferred to the Argentine Navy.Modules
Compatible Upgrades
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Player Opinion
Performance
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Research
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
The recommended upgrades for Nueve de Julio are as follows:
- Slot 1: Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
- Slot 2: Steering Gears Modification 1
- Slot 3: AA Guns Modification 2 ()
- Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 2 *
Slot 4 provides two viable upgrade options. Most captains will find Steering Gears Modification 2 useful for increased maneuverability. Captains who prefer to use islands as cover will likely prefer Propulsion Modification 1 () in order to reposition more quickly, if spotted.
Commander Skills
Key skills for Nueve de Julio commanders include the regular set of skills for light cruisers; priority being on Inertia Fuse for High Explosive Shells and Concealment Expert. Superintendent is also valuable for the additional Repair Party consumable.
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Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended |
Consumables
Nueve de Julio can equip the following consumables:
- Slot 1: Damage Control Party
- Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire or Hydroacoustic Search
- Slot 3: Repair Party
Mounting premium versions of these consumables is recommended to decrease their cooldown timers. Nueve de Julio has the choice between the Defensive AA Fire and Hydroacoustic Search consumables. Defensive AA Fire is useful against enemy aircraft while Hydroacoustic Search can be used to screen for torpedoes or enemy ships in a nearby smokescreen.
Camouflage
As a premium ship, Nueve de Julio comes included with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
Signals
Nueve de Julio is a 152mm gunned cruiser, meaning that many cruiser signals work for her. Players may want to use signals to boost the fire chance, consumable cooldown, and heal amount. As a premium ship, players may also want to use economic signals, but her nation limits captain training abilities.
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Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.
Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
Destroyers | VI Juruá |
Cruisers | I Hércules • II Almirante Barroso • II Almirante Abreu • III Vicente Guerrero • IV Córdoba • V La Argentina • VI Almirante Cochrane • VII Coronel Bolognesi • VII Nueve de Julio • VIII Ignacio Allende • VIII Almirante Grau • IX Santander • X San Martín |
Battleships | V Rio de Janeiro • VIII Atlântico |
Aircraft Carriers |