Weymouth
Tier II · Cruiser · U.K.
Rating B (Average within its tier and class · overall score 50) · Agile cruiser
Agile cruiser. It is weak against battleships (AP deals a same-tier battleship's HP in about 23 min on paper). Top speed of 25.4 kn is 1.1 kn above average, with good turning, acceleration. Effective HP of 14,959 is 8% above average. AP-only, but its destroyer-calibre shells rarely overpen, so they work on destroyers too. Detectability of 7.2 km is 0.44 km above average, so it gets spotted early; move behind islands.
Key stats
- HP: 14,061
- Top speed: 25.44 kn
- Surface detectability: 7.2 km
- Main battery: 152 mm 8X1 · reload 7.8 s · range 8.28 km
This medium-size cruiser had weak armor protection, but boasted powerful artillery and quite high speed. She was conceived as a "trade protection" cruiser and was designated for countering lightly armed enemy ships of the same type.