New Orleans
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Type | Heavy Cruiser |
Class | Astoria |
Nation | USA |
Voice | Cassie Ewulu |
Level 1 HP | 10136 |
Level 1 Weight Cap | 1960 |
Vestures to Rescue | 49 (44) |
Traits | Vivacious Jubilant |
Fought back at Pearl Harbor and screened Enterprise at Midway. She was among the most decorated of all vessels in the war, with seventeen battle stars, and five of her sailors who died at Tassafaronga lent their names to future vessels. Scrapped in 1959, her bell sent to Baton Rouge for display.
— In-game description
New Orleans is an American Belle available at the start of the game, September '39
Vesture Type | Vesture Name | XP | Stat 1 | Stat 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Accoutrement | Mardi Gras Mask | 400 | Experience | None |
Good Luck Charm | CA Pacific International Exposition Souvenir Pin | 1100 | RK Calculation Time: MB2 | None |
Honor | Special Acknowledgement of Rescue Service | 1100 | V Armor Quality: Conn | None |
Library | Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God | 400 | Refit Capacity | None |
Music | King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, "Sobbin' Blues" | 1100 | Crit Defense: Turret Destroyed MB1 | None |
Recreation | Bourbon Milk Slush/Punch | 400 | Crit Defense: Fore & Aft | None |
HQ Level | Map Name | Map Type | Start | End |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 | October | Belle Event Map | 2023-03-24 | 2023-04-08 |
35 | The Sulu Sea Patrol | Campaign Map | N/A | N/A |
45 | Vampire Ships at Puerto San Jose | Campaign Map | N/A | N/A |
55 | The Storm That Shouldn't Be | Campaign Map | N/A | N/A |
25 | March From The Sea | Event Map | 2023-05-09 | 2023-05-24 |
30 | The End of the World Retreat | Event Map | 2023-04-08 | 2023-04-24 |
60 | The Sun Won't Rise for San Diego | Event Map | 2023-04-08 | 2023-04-24 |
70 | The Maui Channel Bridge | Event Map | 2023-05-09 | 2023-05-24 |
80 | Morgana's Night Out | Event Map | 2023-03-09 | 2023-03-24 |
100 | Virgin Islands Days | Event Map | 2023-05-24 | 2023-06-24 |
Level 1 Hull Points | 10136 |
Speed | 32.7 |
Refit Capacity | 40 |
Weight capacity | 1960 |
Reserves | 6 |
Waterline Length | 578.084 |
Mean Beam | 49.4 |
Mean Height | 53 |
Sortie Cost | 10 |
Compartments | 6 |
Horizontal Armor: Citadel | 2.25 |
Horizontal Armor: Conn | 2.5 |
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft | 0.5 |
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure | 0.5 |
Vertical Armor: Barbette | 4.445 |
Vertical Armor: Citadel | 4.445 |
Vertical Armor: Conn | 4.445 |
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft | 0.445 |
Vertical Armor: Superstructure | 0.445 |
Main Battery 1
Item Type | Item Name |
---|---|
Director | Mk 31 |
Rangekeeper | Mk VIII |
RDF | Not Equipped |
Position | Barrels | Naval Gun |
---|---|---|
Centerline | 3 | 3x 8"/55 Mk 9 |
Main Battery 2
Item Type | Item Name |
---|---|
Director | Mk 28 |
Rangekeeper | Mk IV |
RDF | Not Equipped |
Position | Barrels | Naval Gun |
---|---|---|
Wing | 1 | 8x 5"/25 Mk 10 |
Main Battery 3
Item Type | Item Name |
---|---|
Director | Not Equipped |
Rangekeeper | Not Equipped |
RDF | Not Equipped |
Position | Barrels | Naval Gun |
---|---|---|
N/A | N/A | -- |
Light Battery I-III
Group | Position | Light Gun |
---|---|---|
I | Wing | 8x 0.50"/90 M2 Browning MG |
II | N/A | Not Equipped |
III | N/A | Not Equipped |
Torpedoes
ASDIC | N/A |
Quarterdeck | N/A |
Torpedo #1 | N/A |
Torpedo #2 | N/A |
Torpedo #3 | N/A |
Aircraft
Hangar Limit | Unknown |
Hangar 1 | 4x Vought O3U-1 |
Hangar 2 | N/A |
Hangar 3 | N/A |
Hangar 4 | N/A |
Deck Limit | Unknown |
Deck | N/A |
Deck | N/A |
Deck | N/A |
Deck | N/A |
Air Warning RDF | N/A |
Personality and traits
Her story hasn't been documented, yet...
Tombstone quotes
Heroic | We raise Hallelujah as we go along. |
Tragic | Mourn as she'd want you to mourn, with the music louder than guns. |
Character Trivia
No trivia noted yet!
Voice Lines
Commissioned | 1934 |
Service | 2.15.1934 - 9.22.1959 |
Namesake | City of New Orleans |
Sisters | Six |
Notable Sisters | None |
Builder | Brooklyn Navy Yard Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Fate | Scrapped |
No historical notes yet--see if the historical ship is a museum, has a veteran's association, or has a Wikipedia page to find some!
References