Santander - Tier IX Pan-American Colombian Cruiser 1948

In accordance with the Rio de Janeiro Treaty of 1947, the old Brooklyn-class cruisers were to be transferred to the Colombian Navy to strengthen it. If Colombia had decided to order a new ship, it could have been Santander, a cruiser based on the American Worcester-class ships.

 

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Colombian Navy

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Key Features

One of the preliminary designs of the Worcester-class cruiser from 1948. During the preliminary design process, the US Department of the Navy considered the possibility of building a 3-gun 152-mm main battery turret instead of the final twin turret for this cruiser. But the idea was abandoned due to the complexity of the task and the uncertainty of the terms of its implementation. The Santander is a model of what a Worcester-type cruiser with three triple 152mm turrets could have looked like by 1948.

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Santander Info:

Ship Name:    IX Santander

Level: IX (9)

Paper ship: Yes

Class: Worcester class cruiser project

WG introduction:  December 7, 2022

Status:  Researchable Ship

Researchable cost:  170 000   13 000 000

Nation:   Pan-American (Colombia)

Current development status: Released

 

Santander Armor:

Hit Points: 44,300 hp

Fires duration: 30 s

Torpedo protection: 7 %

Armour: 13-178 mm

Turret Plating: 76-178 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Armor Belt: 25-102 mm

Plating: 25 mm

Fore Athwartships: 25 mm

Aft Athwartships: 25 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 89 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 89 mm

Citadel Deck: 89 mm

Citadel Bottom: 30 mm

Tonnage: 18,100

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Main Battery Armament:

Main Battery

3 × 3 152 mm/47 DP Mk.16 in a turret:

Firing range: 15.2 km

Reload time: 8.0 s

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Maximum dispersion: 137 m

Sigma: 2.05.

 

Shell Types

 

AP Shells: 9x 152 mm AP 130 lb Mk35:

Max AP Shell Damage: 3,400

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.28

Shell Always Ricochet At: 75.0°

Normalization: 8.5°

Shell Detonator: 0.025

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Krupp: 2692.0

Shell Mass: 59.0 kg

Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Speed: 812.0 m/s

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Combat Instructions:

Activation effect:

Consumable preparation and reload time: -80%

Action time: 30s

Activation condition

Fire a salvo from all of your main battery guns at an enemy ship, repeat this action until you can activate the Combat Instructions.

Required hits per salvo: 1

Progress bar adds per action: +3.3%

If you are inactive, you will start to lose your progress.

Time of inactivity before progress loss: 15.0 s

Interval between progress losses: 1.0 s

Progress loss per interval: -15%

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Depth Charge Airstrike:

Reload time: 30.0 s

Available flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Maximum range: 7.0 km

Bombs per payload: 2x 650-Pound Depth Bomb

Maximum bomb damage: 4200

Chance of fire: 24%

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Torpedoes:

2x4 533 mm Mk14/Mk 17

Maximum damage: 17500

Range: 10.5 km

Speed: 66 kt

Reload time: 106 s

Launcher 180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.1 km

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

3×3 152 mm/47 DP Mk.16 in a turret:

Continuous damage per second: 91

Hit probability: 90 %

Action zone: 6.9 km

Number of explosions in a salvo: 5

Damage within an explosion radius: 1820

Action zone 3.5 - 6.9 km

Mid Range:

6x2 76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.33 mount:

Continuous damage per second: 217

Hit probability: 90 %

Action zone: 4.0 km

Short Range:

16x2 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount:

Continuous damage per second: 203

Hit probability: 85 %

Action zone: 2.0 km

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 780 m

Rudder shift time: 10.7 s

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 12.7 km

Air Detectability: 8.5 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-8.5 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 6.5 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2:  Specialized Repair Teams:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 20 s

Reload Time: 180 s

HP per Second: +531 hp/s

Slot 3: Short Range Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 180 s

Torpedo detectability: 3.0 km

Ship detectability: 3.0 km

Submarine Spotting Range at Max Depth: 2.0 km

Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 4

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 180 s

Slot 4: Surveillance Radar:

Charges:  4

Action Time:  25 s

Reload Time:  180 s

Detectability Ship distance: 9.0 km

Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft:

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 240 s

Firing distance: +20%

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.