Danae

0.6.9.1.1

Danae

Cruiser | U.K. | Tier IV

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price5600 exp

Purchase price775 000

Hit Points18 400

Aircraft

Main Battery

152 mm/45 CPXIV6 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire8 shots/min.

Reload Time7.5 sec.

Rotation Speed10 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18 sec.

Firing Range11.33 km.

Maximum Dispersion118 m.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell0 %

AP Shell152 mm AP 4crh

Maximum AP Shell Damage2900

Initial AP Shell Velocity853 m./s.

AP Shell Weight45.36 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm TR Mk I4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.97 shots/min.

Reload Time62 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Mk II

Maximum Damage10 000

Torpedo Speed53 knot

Torpedo Range6 km.

AA Defense

76.2 mm/45 HA Mk IV2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second4.2

. . . Firing Range3 km.

12.7 mm Mk III4 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second8.4

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. QF Mk II2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second11.2

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed30 knot

Turning Circle Radius540 m.

Rudder Shift Time8.5 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range10.44 km.

Air Detectability Range5.37 km.

Battle Levels

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0.6.9.1.1

Danae

Cruiser | U.K. | Tier IV

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price5600 exp

Purchase price775 000

Hit Points20 900

Aircraft

Main Battery

152 mm/45 CPXIV6 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire8 shots/min.

Reload Time7.5 sec.

Rotation Speed10 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18 sec.

Firing Range12.46 km.

Maximum Dispersion118 m.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell0 %

AP Shell152 mm AP 4crh

Maximum AP Shell Damage2900

Initial AP Shell Velocity853 m./s.

AP Shell Weight45.36 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm TR Mk I4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.85 shots/min.

Reload Time71 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Mk V

Maximum Damage11 967

Torpedo Speed59 knot

Torpedo Range6 km.

AA Defense

40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VIII2 х 8 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second39.6

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

12.7 mm Mk III4 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second8.4

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed30 knot

Turning Circle Radius540 m.

Rudder Shift Time6.1 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range10.44 km.

Air Detectability Range5.37 km.

Battle Levels

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IV

775 000

Danae — British Tier IV cruiser.

Developed from the preceding Caledon-class cruiser ships. In contrast to her predecessors, she was bigger in size and had more powerful torpedoes. Apart from that, Danae featured reinforced artillery.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180 Degree 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 ()
152 mm/50 BL Mk.XII en una montura CPXIV	8	18	118			2900		0	50 000

	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 ()
Danae (A)	18 400	10	76	6		4/2/2	4			0	80 000
Danae (B)	20 900	10	76	6		4/2/2	4			2000	300 000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180 Degree Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
533 mm Mk II	1	62	7,2	10 000	53	6		0	45 000
533 mm Mk V	0,8	71	7,2	11 966	59	6		700	150 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk IV mod. 1	0	11,3		0	60 000
Mk IV mod. 2	10	12,5		900	140 000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsión: 40 000 CV	30		0	40 000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM030_MainWeapon_Mod_I_bb1e79efbcc73dfa03a6dd5ae173566ee691b77e3a6587389d6f7ea07eb03588.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del armamento principal|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0armamento_principal]]	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM031_SecondaryWeapon_Mod_I_5369d8b071df59a515906433ea1fff10a55841495258bcd04d3365467e61e4af.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del armamento auxiliar|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0armamento_auxiliar]]	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM032_PowderMagazine_Mod_I_9607d8ec91ddcca4a95443845b888fbd9de4cd81df5a30a199d400657a552017.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de la santabárbara|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_la.C2.A0santab.C3.A1rbara]]
Slot 4	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM020_DamageControl_Mod_I_bbc708467bc8f1e6264ac88fb8999ea40660e4b0b94b59ab7b3f1a8b60539ed8.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del sistema de control de daños|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0sistema_de_control_de_da.C3.B1os]]	[[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM069_Movement_Mod_I_ca8429dcc45fdad36cdd474a13e5a289d6f7cf27ae32c9f30d42b72b9db493af.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Protección de la sala de máquinas|link=Ship:Upgrades#Protecci.C3.B3n_de_la_sala_de_m.C3.A1quinas]]

Player Opinion

Performance

At first glance, Danae might appear to suffer from the same problem that her immediate predecessor has: not enough guns. Further research, though, shows the concern is largely unwarranted. She sports six centerline-mounted 152mm rifles, and — just like Caledon — she can bring them all to bear on a single target with reasonable haste. This leaves her only a couple of guns shy of the maximum broadsides of rivals like Phoenix and Svietlana and slightly ahead of Karlsruhe. Her 8 rounds per minute rate of fire is also comparable for the tier.

As befits her light cruiser status, her armor is nothing to write home about and her health pool is below average; Danae’s ability to utilize the Repair Party consumable is key to getting the most out of her in a given game. Her maximum firing range is excellent — second only to Yubari — and her rudder shift time is also above average, though her speed places her firmly in the middle-of-the-pack. She starts off with the same torpedoes as Caledon, though in an upgraded two triple-tube per side configuration. She can research a torpedo upgrade that moderately increases the damage and speed of her fish, but unfortunately does nothing for their 6.0 km range.

Pros:

• Centerline mounted guns with excellent traverse time ensure she can get all her barrels on target when she wants to.
• Twelve torpedo tubes available (six per side) for maximum carnage.
• Maintains access to the Repair Party consumable, giving her additional survivability if played intelligently.
• Good handling characteristics: solid rudder shift time and best-in-tier turning circle radius.

Cons:

• Only six barrels will leave most captains feeling under-gunned even if they technically aren't against equal-tiered ships. When up-tiered into Tier V games, Danae can definitely find herself a liability to her team.
• Smallest health pool of all non-premium Tier IV cruisers.
• Lack of high explosive shells leaves her unable to reliably damage angled battleships.
• Engine compartment space sits relatively high amidships; she is not hard to land citadels against when broadside.
• Guns have very high shell arcs, making hitting fast-moving targets at long ranges difficult.

Research

Captains are recommended to research modules in the following order: the Fire Control System module first, then Hull (B), and lastly the Torpedo upgrade.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Main Armaments Modification 1 remains the best choice available for Upgrade Slot 1; Upgrade Slot 4 is captain's choice.

Commander Skills

Danae is almost certain to encounter enemy aircraft carriers eventually, but her overall AA damage per second is so low that it makes sinking points into Basic and Advanced Firing Training unattractive. Captains should only do so if they intend to move the commander to a different ship that will have a better anti-aircraft suite.

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 modules. ★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched.	Aircraft Servicing Expert +5% to HP of carrier-based aircraft. -10% to servicing time of carrier-based aircraft.	Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft +1 catapult aircraft. -20% to the speed of catapult aircraft.	Dogfighting Expert +10% to average damage per second of fighter for each tier of difference between them. +10% to fighters ammunition.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Evasive Maneuver -20% to detectability of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier. +75% to HP of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier. -30% to airspeed of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier.
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.	Expert Rear Gunner +10% to average damage per second of self-defense armament for aircraft with rear gunners.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament 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 HP for each ship tier. ★★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. -20% to servicing time of torpedo bombers. ★★	Emergency Takeoff Makes it possible to launch and recover aircraft while the ship is on fire. +100% to aircraft servicing time while aircraft carrier is on fire.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +20% to average damage per second of AA defense.	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★	Demolition Expert +2% to chance of fire on a target caused by a main caliber shell, secondary shell, or bomb.	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -15% to the maximum dispersion of shells for the secondary armament of Tier I-VI ships. -60% to the maximum dispersion of shells for the secondary armament of Tier VII-X ships.	Fire Prevention -7% 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. -3% to chance of fire on target caused by HE shells.	Air Supremacy +1 fighter per squadron. +1 bomber per squadron.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +20% to AA defense firing range.	Manual Fire Control for AA Armament +100% to average damage per second of AA guns with a caliber exceeding 85mm against a designated target.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship (that isn't an aircraft carrier). The enemy player is alerted that a bearing has been taken on their ship. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of destroyers. -12% to the detection radius of cruisers. -14% to the detection radius of battleships. -16% to the detection radius of aircraft carriers. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful       ★★ - Frequently Useful       ★ - Occasionally Useful      No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Players can equip the following consumables on this cruiser: Damage Control Party, Repair Party, and Hydroacoustic Search (upon equipping Hull (B)).

As a Royal Navy light cruiser, Danae can be deadly to enemy destroyers. This makes it advisable to equip premium Hydroacoustic Search II once Hull (B) has been researched and equipped. Additionally, her thin armor makes it highly advisable to equip premium Repair Party II.

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.

Signals

As a mid-tier light cruiser, captains may find some frustration grinding through Danae; it's worthwhile to mount an Equal Speed Charlie London signal to help speed things along. It's also viable to mount India Delta because of how fragile the ship is and the fact that this cruiser has access to a heal ability. Additionally, it is worthwhile to mount November Foxtrot due to Danae’s access to three consumables (Hydroacoustic Search is unlocked upon equipping Hull (B)).

Gallery

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  Weathering the storm.

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  A friendly Langley launches aircraft as the Danae prepares for battle.

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  Danae is dwarfed by a friendly Imperator Nikolai I.

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  Danae has the ability to fire torpedoes individually.

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  Danae fires on a new target after helping defend the base from an ARP Kirishima battleship and Furutaka cruiser.

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  An armor piercing shell from Danae overpenetrates an enemy Hosho class aircraft carrier.

Historical Info

Construction

Armstrong Whitworth; Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Laid down: 1 December 1916

Launched: 26 January 1918

Commissioned: 18 June 1918

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Specifications

4,850 tons displacement, standard

143.5m length

14.17m beam

4.42m draft

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Machinery

6 boilers, 2 turbines

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Performance

29 knots at 40,000 shaft horsepower

6,700nm at 10 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 57.15mm, 76.2mm over machinery spaces

Decks: 25.4mm

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Armament

Main

Six (6x1) 152mm guns

Anti-Aircraft

Three (3x1) 102mm guns

Two (2x1) 40mm guns

Torpedoes

Twelve (4x3) 533mm torpedo tubes

History

Design

HMS Danae, during the latter part of World War II commissioned as ORP Conrad, was the lead ship of the Danae-class cruisers (also known as the D class), serving with the Royal Navy between the world wars and with the Polish Navy (ORP) during World War II.

Service

Of the twelve D class cruisers planned, eight were completed.

Danae was commissioned in time to see service during the final months of World War I. She briefly served during post-war operations in the Baltic in 1919, taking part in anti-Bolshevik operations before being transferred back to Atlantic duties. Danae remained with the Atlantic forces until she was assigned to the Mediterranean in 1925, remaining until 1929. Danae then served in the Americas until she was paid off in 1935.

Recommissioned in 1936, Danae went east to the China station, serving until 1938 when she was again sent home to be decommissioned, but returned less than a year later to bolster Royal Navy presence as the conflict in China escalated. Danae was transferred to the Malaya Force in 1940, and served with the ABDA command during the first few months after the entry of Japan into World War II. Danae underwent a major refit and modernization in the UK, lasting from August 1942 to July 1943, then returned to the Eastern Fleet until 1944, when she took part in the Normandy landings. Danae was then lent to the Polish Navy, under the name Conrad, until the end of the war. Returned in 1946, she was paid off and sold for scrapping in 1948.

Dauntless also participated in the Baltic operations with Danae in 1919, then served in the Americas until she was decommissioned in 1924. Reactivated in 1928, Dauntless was reassigned to her old station, but ran aground in Halifax and sustained heavy damage. Repaired and returned to the Americas, she served only a year before being placed in the naval reserve. Dauntless was returned to active status in 1930, and again returned to the Americas until 1932, then the Mediterranean until 1934. In 1935, Dauntless was again sent to reserve until 1939, and was again stationed in the Americas. She remained several months only, and was, like Danae, assigned to the China station. There she remained until Japan declared war, operating with the Malaya Force, ABDA, and the eastern fleet until 1945, serving as a training ship from 1943. She was sold off for scrap in 1946.

Dehli continued the pattern of foreign service, deactivation, and reactivation typical of the class during the interwar years. She was on the reserve list at the beginning of World War II, but was promptly reactivated and assigned to the Northern Patrol where she saw good success, taking two German blockade runners. In 1940 Dehli briefly joined Force H in the Mediterranean and was present during attacks on Sardinia. She then participated in operations in West Africa before being sent to New York for conversion to an anti-aircraft cruiser which took most of 1941 to complete.

Returning to service in 1942 Dehli participated in the Torch landings where she was badly damaged by aircraft. Repaired, Dehli was present at the invasions in Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio, as well as for Operation Dragoon, the landings in Southern France. Dehli continued to operate in the Mediterranean, and was damaged again during a torpedo boat attack in the Adriatic off the port of Split. Dehli was made seaworthy but not repaired, and was used for target practice after the war ended, finally being sold off for scrapping in 1948.

Despatch also spent much of her interwar service on foreign station or in naval reserve, but was reactivated after the beginning of World War II and was assigned to the Americas until 1942, where she captured three German merchants in patrols from Chile to Brazil. In 1943, Despatch underwent a major refit, returning for the invasion of Normandy. Placed in naval reserve before the end of the war in 1945, Despatch was sold off for scrapping in 1946.

Diomede served on foreign station during the interwar period and was in reserve at the outbreak of World War II. She was also transferred to the Americas, serving there until 1942 and capturing the German merchant Idarwald off Mexico. Reassigned as a training ship in 1943, she continued in that capacity until 1945, when she was placed in reserve. Diomede was sold for scrapping in 1946.

Dragon served briefly during World War I, and was active in the interwar period on Atlantic, Baltic, Mediterranean, China, and American duties. In 1939, Dragon was with the Home Fleet, but was redeployed to the South Atlantic where she captured a Vichy French merchant in 1940 and participated in operations against Vichy forces in West Africa. In 1941 and 1942, Dragon operated against Japanese forces as part of the China station, ABDA command, and finally joined the Eastern Fleet at Colombo. Dragon was paid off in late 1942, and was lent to the Polish Navy in 1943. In 1944, Dragon participated in the Normandy landings, but was badly damaged. Declared a loss, Dragon was scuttled as a block-ship, forming part of the Mulberry harbors off the Normandy beaches.

Dunedin served in the Atlantic fleet until 1924, when she was placed on loan to New Zealand, becoming HMNZS Dunedin until replaced by Leander in 1937. Active at the beginning of World War II, Dunedin was serving with the Home Fleet, where she remained until 1940. Dunedin captured two German merchants and participated in the blockade of Martinique. In 1941, Dunedin was reassigned to the South Atlantic and captured another German merchant and two Vichy French merchants in the Central Atlantic at this time. Also scheduled for conversion to anti-aircraft cruiser, Dunedin never received the refit; she was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in November of 1941.

Durban was completed post-war and spent her interwar years on foreign station. In reserve when World War II began, Durban was briefly assigned to the South Atlantic, then sailed for Singapore in 1940 to join the Malaya Force as tensions with Japan were rising. Durban was damaged by air attack in February of 1942 during the evacuation of Singapore, and returned to Colombo for temporary repairs, moving on to New York and Portsmouth for completion and refit. She returned to the Eastern Fleet until 1943 when she was returned to the UK until 1944, joining the Allied forces for the invasion of Normandy. Durban was scuttled as a block-ship for the Mulberry harbors in Normandy in June of 1944.

Historical Gallery

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  HMS Danae underway, August 1943.

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  Polish sailors raise the Polish flag on Danae’s transfer to the Polish Navy.

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  HMS Danae returning to Melbourne, January 1937.

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  Scheme for Danae.

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  HMS Danae in Vancouver, 29 August 1934 - Photographer Walter Edwin Frost.

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  A portrait of HMS Danae.

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