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Germany
Battleship
Tier ★
Preussen
Preussen
★ Preussen
Nation
Germany
Class
Battleship
Tier
★Legendary
Peer
Legendary Battleships
Type
Premium

Tech Tree

German Battleships
III Kaiser
IV König
V Bayern
VI Gneisenau
VII Bismarck
VIII F. Der Große

Overview

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3Reviews Submitted
31Records Submitted
May 2025Added to WoWS Builds

The experience gained at the beginning of World War II prompted a revision of the technical characteristics of ships under construction. It was necessary to improve the horizontal armor while maintaining the draft at 11.5 m for operations in the shallow waters of the North Sea. The new design incorp...

Preussen Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints95,200
Effective HP121,856
Armor19-480mm
Torpedo Protection25%
Armament
Main Battery
Main Battery457 mm 4x2
Range17.70 km
Reload Time24.0 s
Turret Turn Time30.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed6.0°/s
HE Damage5,450
HE Alpha Strike43,600
HE DPM109,000
Fires Per Minute2.48
AP Damage15,250
Overmatch31 mm
AP Alpha Strike122,000
AP DPM305,000
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range6.00 km
Battery 1128 mm 10x2
Reload4.0 s
Damage1,500
Fire Chance5.0%
Battery 2150 mm 4x2
Reload7.5 s
Damage1,700
Fire Chance800.0%
Air Defense
AA Max DPS452
AA Max Range5.20 km
AA Mount 14x2 / 6x4 30 mm
AA DPS 1126
AA Range 13.00 km
AA Mount 26x1 55 mm
AA DPS 2104
AA Range 24.50 km
AA Mount 34x2 55 mm
AA DPS 398
AA Range 35.00 km
AA Mount 410x2 128 mm
AA DPS 4124
AA Range 45.20 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed30.0 kt
Turning Circle1050 m
Rudder Shift Time19.4 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability16.20 km
Air Detectability13.00 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty16.00 km

Preussen Records

damage468817
RealRodanHours
Jun 2025
damage384332
Sam
Jun 2025
damage364361
TheGoldenPoop
Jul 2025
damage320939
AOR xOperator
Jun 2025
damage311314
SharperRocket47
Jun 2025
damage247911
FBGM_97
Jun 2025
damage239682
BUTTCRACKER
Jun 2025
damage232374
darkscene
Jun 2025
base_xp5294
RealRodanHours
Jun 2025
base_xp4537
TheGoldenPoop
Jul 2025
TypeValueMemberDate
Damage468817
RealRodanHours
Jun 2025
Damage384332
Sam
Jun 2025
Damage364361
TheGoldenPoop
Jul 2025
Damage320939
AOR xOperator
Jun 2025
Damage311314
SharperRocket47
Jun 2025
Damage247911
FBGM_97
Jun 2025
Damage239682
BUTTCRACKER
Jun 2025
Damage232374
darkscene
Jun 2025
Base XP5294
RealRodanHours
Jun 2025
Base XP4537
TheGoldenPoop
Jul 2025

Preussen Reviews

Power5.00
Fun5.00
Learning Curve3.33
Skill Ceiling3.33
Utility5.00
darkscene
Power5
Fun5
Learning Curve4
Skill Ceiling4
Utility5
Best legendary battleship in the game currently
Anonymous
Power5
Fun5
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling3
Utility5
This ship has everything. The guns are absolutely amazing. They are accurate even without any accuracy commander and can nuke any ship in the game. The armour is also good. You just have to place it well. Aiming is easy.
Anonymous
Power5
Fun5
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling3
Utility5
This ship has everything. The guns are absolutely amazing. They are accurate even without any accuracy commander and can nuke any ship in the game. The armour is also good. You just have to place it well. Aiming is easy.

Peer Comparison

Legendary Battleships
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
BA Montana
96,30028.0 s13,90030.0 kt15.70 km
Bourgogne
74,70028.0 s11,90032.0 kt15.90 km
C. Colombo
80,00033.5 s-29.6 kt15.80 km
Conqueror
74,60030.0 s13,00029.5 kt15.60 km
Großer Kurfürst
105,80030.0 s12,70030.0 kt16.10 km
Louisiana
96,30030.0 s13,10031.0 kt16.00 km
Montana
96,30030.0 s13,50030.0 kt16.00 km
Ohio
96,30027.5 s15,75028.0 kt16.10 km
Preussen
95,20024.0 s15,25030.0 kt16.20 km
Ruggiero di Lauria
79,20028.0 s14,90035.0 kt15.60 km
Schlieffen
76,10032.0 s12,95034.1 kt15.80 km
Vermont
102,80035.0 s15,00024.5 kt16.00 km
Yamato
90,00030.0 s14,80027.0 kt16.10 km

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Preussen Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
∞
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
15 s
Slot 2
Repair Party
Charges
2
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
28 s
Health per second
0.50%
Slot 3
Catapult Fighter
Charges
7
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
90 s
Spotter Plane
Charges
7
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
90 s
Enhanced Secondary Targeting
Charges
3
Cooldown
160 s
Duration
30 s
Secondary Shell Dispersion
-50%
Secondary Shell Grouping
100%
Slot 4
Sonar
Charges
2
Cooldown
180 s
Duration
60 s
Ship Detection
6.0 km
Torpedo Detection
4.0 km