Almirante Cervera
Tier IV · Cruiser · Spain
Rating S (Elite within its tier and class · overall score 88) · Gunnery cruiser
Gunnery cruiser, suited to fire pressure, DD hunting. It is especially strong against destroyers and battleships (AP deals a same-tier destroyer's HP in about 2 min on paper · destroyer-calibre AP rarely overpens destroyers). Its AP main battery DPM of 40,976 is 44% above the same-tier cruiser average. High HE fire potential (2.9 fires/min before hit rate and resistance). Key skills: Sonar I ×2 (3.75 km, 25 s).
Key stats
- HP: 16,352
- Top speed: 32.11 kn
- Surface detectability: 7.2 km
- Main battery: 152 mm 5X2 · reload 8.2 s · range 9.78 km
In 1922, a project was created with the assistance of the British company Armstrong to build new cruisers for the needs of the Spanish Navy. The project was based on the British E-class cruisers and incorporated the experience gained during World War I. The Spanish cruisers differed from their prototype by the location of their propulsion plants. At the beginning of the Civil War, a fight sparked off on board Almirante Cervera as the Republicans tried to take the ship out of port. They failed, and the ship fell into the hands of Franco's side. The cruiser took part in the blockade of the coast, supported troop advances with covering fire, escorted convoys, and participated in the Battle of Cape Palos.