BA Utnapishtim: Tier IX French Blue Archive Heavy Cruiser 1944

BA Utnapishtim's look is inspired by the Ship of Utnapishtim—a massive space battleship forged by civilizations long lost to time. Part of the collaboration with Blue Archive.

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Ship Info

Ship Name:   IX BA Utnapishtim (Le Havre)

Level: 9

WG Introduction: June, 2025

Rarity Level: Rare Ship. Requires dedicated or focused effort via challenging events or long-term commitment.

Collaboration: Blue Archive: © NEXON Korea NEXON Games

WG Introduction: June, 2025

Estimated Released: 14.6

Base Value:  21,500

Nation:  France

Current Development Status: Work in Progress

Armor

Hit points: 55,300

Overall Plating: 16-335 mm

Fires duration: 60 s

Hull Plating (fore/mid/aft): 25/27-190/25 mm

Deck Plating (fore/mid/aft): 25/32/25 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 27-180 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 27-180 mm

Turret plating: 150-335 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Armor Belt: 32-190 mm

Fore Athwartships: 27-180 mm

Aft Athwartships: 27-180 mm

Citadel Deck Slopes: 25 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 40 mm

Citadel Deck: 30 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Torpedo Protection: 19%

Tonnage: 30,390

Main Battery Armament:

2x4 330 mm/50 Mle 1931 on a St.Chamond Mle 1932 mount:

Max Range: 18.1 km

Reload: 30.0 s

Minimum Shell Type Switching Time: 30.0 s

180° Turn Time: 36.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 200 m

Sigma: 1.80σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

8x 330 mm HE OEA Mle 1935:

Alpha Damage: 4,800

Alpha Piercing HE: 55.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.2926

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 330 mm

Shell Krupp: 385.0

Shell Mass: 552.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 885.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 35%

AP Shells

8x 330 mm AP OPfK Mle 1935:

Alpha Damage: 9,700

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.2801

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 55.0

Shell Diameter: 330 mm

Shell Krupp: 2428.0

Shell Mass: 560.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 870.0 m/s

Combat Instructions: High Explosive Barrage

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Activation Effect

Max Secondary battery shell dispersion: -15.0%

Secondary battery HE shell armor penetration capability: +30.0%

Action time: 50 s

Activation conditions

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Hit an enemy ship with a main battery shell: 7.5%

Effect when conditionsare not met

Time before you start losing progress: 50.0 s

Progress loss per second: 5.0%.

Depth Charge Airstrike:

Aircraft: LeO H-470

Aircraft HP: 2000

Max Range: 7 km

Reload: 30 s

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Bombs in Payload: 2x 350 lb Bomb Mk 54

Max Bomb Damage: 4200

Burn Probability: 24%

Secondaries:

8x2 139 mm/50 Mle 1938 in a turret/HE OEA Mle 1927:

Range: 8.0 km

Reload: 2.7 s

Alpha Damage: 2,000

Alpha Piercing HE: 23.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3514

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 139 mm

Shell Krupp: 360.0

Shell Mass: 40.2 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 840.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 10%

AA Defence:

Long Range:

8x2 139 mm/50 Mle 1938 in a turret:

Firing range: 6.0 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 147

Damage Caused by Shell Explosions: 1680

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 6

Action Zone: 3.5 - 6.0 km

Continuous Damage: soon

Mid Range:

4x4 40 mm Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
4x2 40 mm Bofors on a Mk.1 mount:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 189

Short Range:

18x2 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount:

Firing range: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 228

Mobility:

Maximum speed: 31.5 knots

Turning circle radius: 720 m

Rudder shift time: 13.2 s

Propulsion: 100,000 hp

Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 14.7 km

Air Detectability: 10.5 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-10.5 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 12.4 km

Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Action Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 100 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Torpedo Detection Range: 3.5 km

Ship Detection Range: 5.0 km

Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 80 s

Average AA damage: +50%;

Damage within the explosion radius of shells fired from medium- and long- range AA defences: 300%

Slot 3: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Action time: 60 s

Reload time: 90 s

Radius: 3 km

Slot 3: Engine Boost:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 180 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Boost: +20%

Slot 4: Repair Party:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 28 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Regeneration: +332 hp/s

© NEXON Korea NEXON Games

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

Please be aware that all information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.