Stord
Tier VI · Destroyer · Europe
Rating C (Weak within its tier and class · overall score 26) · Agile destroyer
Agile destroyer. Firing 4 120mm guns every 4 s, it reaches 21,360 HE DPM. HE-only, it grinds targets down with fires. Key skills: Engine Accelerator I ×2 (top speed +8%, 25 s); Smoke Generator I ×2 (9 s deploy, 24 s linger). With only 2 smoke charges, save it for emergencies.
Key stats
- HP: 12,420
- Top speed: 35.86 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.12 km
- Main battery: 120 mm 4X1 · reload 4 s · range 7.98 km
With the outbreak of World War II, Great Britain started the mass construction of destroyers in batches of eight. As a rule, all had four single-gun mounts with 102–120 mm guns and one or two quadruple-tube torpedo launchers. Two of them were transferred to the Norwegian Navy and received the names "Stord" and "Svenner." Stord entered service in September 1943, and in 1943 and 1944, she participated in operations in the North Atlantic and escorted polar convoys. During the Battle of the North Cape, Stord was involved in sinking German battleship Scharnhorst. In 1944, the destroyer participated in covering the Normandy landings, then returned to escorting convoys heading for the U.S.S.R. After the war, Stord became the flagship of the Norwegian Navy.