HMS Sturdy - British Tier VIII Submarine 1943
Type S submarines with seven torpedo tubes were built during the war and had an increased operating range.

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Sturdy Info
Ship Name:
VIII HMS Sturdy


Tier: 8
Paper ship: No
Class: S-class submarine
WG introduction: September 01, 2022
Status during testing:
Special Ship

Status when final:
Researchable ship

Early Access: Read the Early Access column below.
Estimated Ship release: 12.1
Nation:
Britain

Current development status: Work in progress
Early Access
Early Access to British Submarines
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Available in the 2nd sequential bundle for 170 ![]() |
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Available in the 6th sequential bundle for 740 ![]() |
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Available in the 9th sequential bundle for 1200 ![]() and then for 20,000 ![]() |
In addition to the British submarines, the sequential bundles include the Iron Resilience permanent camouflage for
VIII Sturdy and the Victoria Cross permanent camouflage for
X Thrasher, a bonus package for
VIII Sturdy, and other rewards. The number of Tokens that can be earned during Early Access is sufficient to obtain
VI Undine for free, as well as the Iron Resilience permanent camouflage and a bonus package for
VIII Sturdy.










Players will have access to four groups of combat missions that unlock in sequential order. The rewards for completing the missions and groups themselves are
British Tokens and economic bonuses. The final reward for the fourth group of combat missions is a bonus package for
VI Undine.
British Tokens can also be obtained by completing a global combat mission chain, a new mission type that was introduced in Update 12.1. In addition to
British Tokens, you'll receive the British Submarines flag as a reward for the global mission chain.





Finally, British Tokens can be obtained as the final reward of the Free Battle Pass in Update 12.1.
You can obtain up to
650 British Tokens for free:
- 240
British Tokens for completing combat mission groups
- 30
British Tokens for a global combat mission chain
- 150
British Tokens in the Free Battle Pass
- 100
British Tokens from bundles for Free XP
- 100
British Tokens from bundles for Community Tokens
- 30
British Tokens in free daily bundles
Even more
British Tokens can be obtained from random bundles available for
doubloons. In these bundles, you'll also find
VIII HMS Alliance, a bonus package for
X Thrasher, and other valuable in-game items.






Nation/Tier/Ship | Class | Estimated Research Cost | Dev Status | Ship Page Link |
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Submarine | Random Bundles | Early Access | Ship Page |
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Submarine | 2nd sequential bundle for 170 ![]() |
Early Access | Ship Page |
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Submarine | 6th sequential bundle for 740 ![]() |
Early Access | Ship Page |
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Submarine | 9th sequential bundle for 1200 ![]() and then for 20,000 ![]() |
Early Access | Ship Page |
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Sturdy Survivability
Hit Points: 12,800 hp
Plating: 16-25 mm
Fore / Middle / Aft Light Hull Plating: 19 mm
Fore / Middle / Aft Pressure Hull Plating: 25 mm
Deck Plating: 16 mm
Tonnage: 990

Secondary Armament
1 x 1 76 mm:
Max Range: 5.0 km
Reload: 5.0 s
180° Turn Time: 3.0 s
Sigma: 1.00σ
Shell Types:
SAP Shells 1 x 76 mm:
Max SAP Shell Damage: 1500
Alpha Piercing CS: 22.7
Ammo Type: Semi Armor Piercing
Shell Air Drag: 0.47
Shell Always Ricochet At: 85.0°
Normalization: 45.0°
Shell Detonator: 0.03
Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm
Shell Krupp: 3.0
Shell Mass: 7.5 kg
Shell Ricochet At: 80.0°
Shell Speed: 640.0 m/s

Sonar
Reload: 6.5 s
Duration of a ping effect on a highlighted sector: once 22 s/ twice 55 s
Ping velocity: 500 m/s
Ping width: 15 m
Max Range: 9.0 km

Torpedoes
Bow torpedo tubes: 1x6 533 mm Mk VIII Mod 0
Stern torpedo tubes: 1x1 533 mm Mk VIII Mod 0
Max Damage: 6800
Range: 11.0 km
Reload: 40 s
Speed: 75 kts
Torpedo detectability: 1.7 km
Chance of causing flooding: 36%

Dive Capacity
Dive capacity: 330 units
Dive capacity depletion whilst submerged: 1.0 units/s
Dive capacity recharge rate whilst surfaced: 0.6 units/s

Mobility
Surfaced
Maximum speed: 25 knots
Turning circle radius: 460 m
Rudder shift time: 5.0 s
Propulsion: 1,550 hp
Submerged
Maximum speed: 17 knots
Drive plane shift time: 11.8 s
Dive and ascent speed: 3.1 m/s

Visibility
Surface Detectability: 6.1 km
Air Detectability: 2.2 km
Detectability by depths: 0-2.2 km

Available Consumables
Slot 1: Damage Control Party:
Charges: 3
Work time: 15 s
Reload time: 60 s
Slot 2: Hydrophone:
Charges: 5
Ship bearing: 6 km
Interval between pings: 4 s
Consumable action time: 30 s
Reload time: 30 s
Slot 3: Submarine Surveillance:
Charges infinite
Detection of submarines: 6 km
Consumable preparation time: 330 s
Consumable action time: 60 s
Reload time: 120 s