Prince of Wales
Tier VIII · Battleship · U.K. · Premium
Rating S+ (Top of the class within its tier and class · overall score 92) · High-firepower battleship
High-firepower battleship, suited to fire pressure. Each Repair Kit restores 29.2% of max HP, up to 58% over a battle (standard 50%). Tanking damage and healing it back is this ship's biggest weapon. Its AP main battery DPM of 63,677 is 36% above the same-tier battleship average. Detectability of 9.96 km is 1.18 km below average, so it is less likely to be spotted first. High HE fire potential (2.7 fires/min before hit rate and resistance).
Key stats
- HP: 46,846
- Top speed: 29.05 kn
- Surface detectability: 9.96 km
- Main battery: 356 mm 3X4 · reload 17.5 s · range 13.32 km
HMS Prince of Wales, a King George V-class battleship, saw brief but eventful service. She damaged Bismarck and forced her retreat in 1941, escorted a Malta-bound convoy, and was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Malaya on December 10, 1941.