Tuscaloosa

Info

523 Tuscaloosa (タスカルーサ) Tuscaloosa New Orleans Class Heavy Cruiser HP 43→49 FP 36→52 ARM 34→49 TORP 0→45 EVA 36→63 AA 18→60 PLA 7 ASW 0 SPD Fast LOS 15→55 RGE Medium LUK 17→77

Aircraft Equipment 1 8inch Triple Gun Mount Mk.9 1 -Unequipped- 5 -Unequipped- -Locked- Modernization 2 1 0 2 Build Time 1:25 (Unbuildable) Remodel Req Consumption 40 60 Dismantle 2 2 10 2 Illustrator Hoshi Akari Seiyuu Aira Iryou

528 Tuscaloosa改 (タスカルーサかい) Tuscaloosa Kai New Orleans Class Heavy Cruiser HP 53→60 FP 45→77 ARM 41→75 TORP 0→62 EVA 37→77 AA 32→79 PLA 9 ASW 0 SPD Fast LOS 16→57 RGE Medium LUK 20→90

Aircraft Equipment 1 8inch Triple Gun Mount Mk.9 1 5inch Single High-angle Gun Mount Battery 2 SOC Seagull 5 -Unequipped- Modernization 2 1 1 2 Remodel Level 50 Remodel Req 460 500 Consumption 40 65 Dismantle 2 6 18 3 Illustrator Hoshi Akari Seiyuu Aira Iryou

Gameplay Notes

Heavy Cruisers (CA) are relatively flexible, utilizing Medium Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes, and Recon Seaplane Recons, and having strong firepower , torpedo , and "night attack power " stats, but no ASW.

Special Mechanics

• None

Equipability Exceptions

CA	Default equipment compatibility
	✔️ Can Equip	❌ Cannot Equip
	Recon	Sp Bomber
	Sp_Sec Large Small Large	Sp Sub Minisub Small Sp
	Medium	Large Large
	RE: Medium
	Equipability notes: = ; = ; = ; =Recon ; =Bomber ; Small= ; Medium= ; Sec= ; =

• Default CA equipment compatibility

Fit Bonuses

[edit]Tuscaloosa Equipment Bonuses
Equipment	Extra Requirement									Note
6inch Triple Rapid Fire Gun Mount Mk.16 OR 6inch Triple Rapid Fire Gun Mount Mk.16 mod.2	(★0-1)	+1
	(★2-6)	+2
	(★7-MAX)	+3
5inch Twin Dual-purpose Gun Mount (Concentrated Deployment) OR GFCS Mk.37 + 5inch Twin Dual-purpose Gun Mount (Concentrated Deployment)				+1					+1
5inch Single High-angle Gun Mount Battery		+1		+1					+1
5inch Twin Gun Mount (Secondary Armament) Concentrated Deployment		+1		+1					+2
	+ SK Radar OR SK + SG Radar			+2					+2	One-time
	+ SK + SG Radar OR GFCS Mk.37 OR SG Radar (Initial Model) OR SG Radar (Late Model)	+1		+1				+2	+1	One-time
533mm Quintuple Torpedo Mount (Late Model)		+2	+4
OS2U	(1st equipped) (★5-9)								+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)	+1							+1	One-time
SOC Seagull OR SOC Seagull Late Model (Skilled)	(1st equipped)	+1				+2				One-time
SOC Seagull	(1st equipped) (★3-4)					+1				One-time
	(1st equipped) (★5-7)					+1			+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8-9)					+1			+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)	+1				+1			+2	One-time
SO3C Seamew Kai	(1st equipped) (★0-2)	+1			+1	+1				One-time
	(1st equipped) (★3-4)	+1			+1	+1			+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★5-7)	+1			+1	+1			+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8-MAX)	+2			+1	+1			+2	One-time
SOC Seagull Late Model (Skilled)	(1st equipped) (★3-4)								+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★5)					+1			+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★6)			+1		+1			+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★7)			+1		+1		+1	+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8)			+1		+1		+1	+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★9)	+1		+1		+1		+1	+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)	+1		+1		+1		+2	+2	One-time
GFCS Mk.37		+1		+1					+1
SG Radar (Initial Model)		+2				+4			+3
SG Radar (Late Model)		+3				+4			+4
	(1st equipped)							+3		One-time
SK Radar	(1st equipped)			+1		+1			+3	One-time
SK + SG Radar	(1st equipped)	+2		+2		+2			+3	One-time
Ship-Type Bonuses
53cm Bow (Oxygen) Torpedo Mount			-5
Passive Radiolocator (E27) + Type 22 Surface Radar Kai 4 (Calibrated Late Model)	(1st equipped) (★7)							+1		One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8)							+1	+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★9)	+1						+1	+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)	+1						+2	+1	One-time
	+ ★4+ Type 13 Air Radar Kai (Late Model)	+1		+4				+1	+3	One-time
Type 42 Air Radar Kai 2									-5
Type 3 Shell Kai 2	(1st equipped) (★2-3)			+1						One-time
	(1st equipped) (★4-5)	+1		+1						One-time
	(1st equipped) (★6-7)	+1		+1					+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8-9)	+1		+1				+1	+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)	+2		+1				+1	+1	One-time
2cm Flakvierling 38	(★4-6)			+1					+1
	(★7-9)	+1		+2					+1
	(★MAX)	+1		+3					+2
	(★4-MAX) + Air Radar			+1						One-time
3.7cm FlaK M42	(★6-7)			+1					+1
	(★8-9)	+1		+1					+1
	(★MAX)	+1		+1				+1	+2
	(★6-MAX) + Air Radar			+2						One-time
25mm Anti-aircraft Autocannon Mount & Machine Guns				+1					+1
Fleet Communication Antenna	(★4)							+1
	(★5)	+1						+1
	(★6)	+1						+1	+1
	(★7)	+1						+2	+1
	(★8)	+2						+2	+1
	(★9)	+2						+2	+2
	(★MAX)	+2						+3	+2
Type 0 Passive Sonar	(1st equipped) (★3-4)								+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★5-6)				+1				+1	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★7)				+1				+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★8)				+2				+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★9)				+2			+1	+2	One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)				+3			+1	+2	One-time

Hidden Fit Bonuses

• Has some hidden fit bonuses when equipped with certain equipment. Please see Hidden Fit Bonuses for more details.

Drop Locations

Ship	Rarity	Type	No.	World 1						World 2					World 3					World 7					World 4					World 5					World 6					Remarks
				1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Tuscaloosa	Very Rare	CA	523																																					Unbuildable

Voice Lines

Quotes

Event	Japanese/English
Introduction Play	Hi, good to see you. I'm, that's right, CA Tuscaloosa. Hmm? I'm a New Orleans-class. Pleased to meet you.
	Hi, good to see you. 私が、そうさ、重巡Tuscaloosa. ん？New Orleans-classだ。よろしく。
Introduction Play	How's everything? I see. Me too. I'm fine. Admiral, shall we do our best today?
	How's everything? そうか。Me too. 私も元気さ。Admiral, 今日も頑張ろうか？
Library Play	USS Tuscaloosa. 4th ship of the New Orleans-class. I'm not the most advanced heavy cruiser, but I fought in the Atlantic and among the Pacific Islands in the latter half of the war. Of course I'd prefer not to fight, but sometimes fighting is necessary. It really is troublesome.
	USS Tuscaloosa. New Orleans-classその四番艦。重巡洋艦としては最新鋭ってわけじゃないけど、大西洋で戦い、そして太平洋戦線、後半の島々の戦いにも参加。もちろん戦いはあってはならない事だけど、戦う事が必要な時もあります。難しいね。本当に。
Secretary 1 Play	Hi, Admiral.
	Hi, Admiral.
Secretary 1 Play	Yo, Admiral. What's up?
	Yo, Admiral. 何？
Secretary 2 Play	What's new?
	What's new?
Secretary 2 Play	Hmm? Ah, not too bad. This'll do.
	ん？あぁ、not too bad. 行けるぜ。
Secretary 3 Play	Oh? Ranger, what's up? You look free. Ah, the Admiral is really busy. I'm currently off duty too right now. Hmm? Yeah, want to have a drink with me?
	おぉ？Ranger, どうした？暇そうだな。あぁ、Admiralもなんだか忙しいそうだし。あたしも非番みたいなもんだ。今は。ん？そうだな、一杯やるか？
Secretary 3 Play	Oh? Ranger, what's up? You look free. Ah, the Admiral is really busy. I'm currently off duty too right now. Hmm? Yeah, want to have a drink with me? Your treat right? Are you kidding me? No way. You drink too much.
	おぉ？Ranger, どうした？暇そうだな。あぁ、Admiralもなんだか忙しいそうだし。あたしも非番みたいなもんだ。今は。ん？そうだな、一杯やるか？お前のおごりでいいだろう？Are you kidding me? 嫌だよ。お前飲みすぎるじゃん。
Idle Play	Well, unlike my elder sisters I served in the Atlantic, but I still ended up in the Pacific. I was at Iwo Jima. Huh, is that so? You can pronounce it? Well there was a movie... Huh? Really?
	まあ、あたし姉貴たちと違って、割と大西洋だけど、それでも最後の方は太平洋よ。硫黄島とかも行ったし。え、そうなの？読み方？だて映画とか…え？そう？
Secretary Married Play	I really trust you. Huh? What's up, Admiral? I didn't say anything. Heh, are you dreaming? Better get a grip. Heh heh heh.
	I really trust you. えぇ？なに、Admiral? あたし何も言ってないよ。へぇ、幻聴じゃない？しっかりしてよ。えへへぇ。
Wedding Play	Did you say something? I didn't quite catch that. Admiral, say it again. Hmm, I see. I hear you loud and clear. My answer is: Yes, sure.
	Did you say something? ちゃんと聞こえなかった。Admiral, もう一回言って。ん〜。I see. ちゃんと聞こえてたよ。答えは。Yes, sure.
Looking At Scores Play	Information? OK.
	Information? OK.
Joining A Fleet Play	Tuscaloosa setting sail. Weigh anchor. Fleet, follow me.
	Tuscaloosa, 抜錨する。Weigh anchor. 艦隊、続け。
Equipment 1 Play	It's not bad.
	It's not bad.
Equipment 2 Play	Not too bad.
	Not too bad.
Equipment 2 Play	Not too bad. Nice.
	Not too bad. いいね。
Equipment 3 Play	OK.
	OK.
Supply Play	Thank god.
	Thank god.
Docking Minor Play	Tch! It's just a scratch. It'll be fine with a lick.
	ち！かすり傷さ。舐めときゃ治る。
Docking Major Play	This isn't going to be fixed with a lick. Sorry.
	こいつは舐めてを治らんな。Sorry.
Construction Play	Commissioned.
	Commissioned.
Returning From Sortie Play	Yeah. Operation completed.
	Yeah. Operation completed.
Starting A Sortie Play	New Orleans-class, USS Tuscaloosa, sortieing.
	New Orleans-class, USS Tuscaloosa, 出撃する。
Battle Start Play	Enemies? Enemy in sight. Let's get 'em.
	敵か？Enemy in sight. やってやる。
Attack Play	I see them! Fire!
	見えてる！Fire!
Night Attack Play	Finish them! Fire!
	仕留めるから！Fire!
Night Battle Play	Fleet, increase speed. Follow me.
	艦隊増速。Follow me.
Night Battle Play	Huh? I'm not too bad at night either. Fleet, increase speed. Follow me.
	はぁ？あたしの夜も悪くはないさ。艦隊増速。Follow me.
MVP Play	Battle star? OK. I'll never get tired of getting these. Not bad. Thank god.
	Battle star? OK, いくつもらっても邪魔にはならない。悪くはないね。Thank god.
Minor Damage 1 Play	Guh!
	ぐぅ！
Minor Damage 2 Play	Ahh! Shit!
	きゃあ！くそ！
Major Damage Play	Shit! Damage control. I may be a New Orleans-class but I won't go down so easy...
	Shit! Damage control. New Orleans-classとはいえ、そう簡単には…
Sunk Play	I'm... I'm sinking...? This is... Quincy... I get it... I'm... sinking...
	あたしが…あたしが沈むって…いうのか……ここで……Quincy…わかったよ…これが…沈むってこと…

Hourlies (Kai)

Time	Japanese/English
00:00 Play	Admiral, I'll be on duty today. Not too bad right? You think so, don't you?
	Admiral, 今日はあたしが担当だって。悪くはないでしょう？ You think so, don't you?
01:00 Play	It's 1 o'clock. No problems.
	It's 1 o'clock. No problem.
02:00 Play	It's 2 o'clock. I'm kinda sleepy now... Are you still holding up, Admiral? Ah, I see. Hmm...
	It's 2 o'clock. なんだか、あたし眠いかも…Admiralは平気？あぁ、そう？ん〜。
03:00 Play	It's 3 o'clock. Yaaaawn. I've finished all the paperwork, so can I sleep for a while? Ah, really? Thank god.
	It's 3 o'clock. ふあぁはぁ。書類も片付いたし、あたしちょっとだけ寝てもいい？…あぁ、そう？Thank god.
04:00 Play	Ngh... Ah! Sorry! I slept for a while. You were awake all this time, Admiral? You're so hardworking. Hmm? The time? The time is... it's 4 o'clock.
	ん…あぁ！ごめん！少し寝てた。Admiral, ずっと起きたね。偉〜。ん？時間？時間はそうね…It's 4 o'clock.
05:00 Play	It's 5 o'clock. It's almost morning. Shall I brew some coffee? You drink it right? Is black fine with you?
	It's 5 o'clock. もうすぐ朝か。Coffeeでは淹れましょうか？飲むでしょう？Blackでいい？
06:00 Play	It's 6 o'clock. Right then, time to wake everyone up. Good morning! Good morning, everybody! It's morning. Come on, time to get out of bed. It's morning.
	It's 6 o'clock. さあ、みんな起こすわ。Good morning! Good morning, everybody! 朝。さあ、ベッドから出た出た。朝よ。
07:00 Play	It's 7 o'clock. Now then, here's some crispy bacon and scrambled eggs for breakfast. Is two pieces of toast enough for you? Great. OK. Enjoy.
	It's 7 o'clock. さあ、morningはここ、カリカリのbaconに卵はscramble. Toastを二枚でいい？うん、OK. Enjoy.
08:00 Play	It's 8 o'clock. Hmm? You'd like another cup of coffee? Is this enough?
	It's 8 o'clock. ん？Coffeeのおかわりわ？Enough?
09:00 Play	It's 9 o'clock. Hmm? You get ready so quickly, Admiral. I still have make-up and other stuff to do. Hang on a sec.
	It's 9 o'clock. ん？Admiral, 支度早いな。あたしはメイクやらなんやら色々あるの。ちょっと待って。
10:00 Play	It's 10 o'clock. Could you wait a second? ...Mmm, thanks for waiting. Come on, lets head out to sea.
	It's 10 o'clock. Could you wait a second? …ん、お待たせ。さあ、行きましょう。海へ。
11:00 Play	It's 11 o'clo— Ah, hi, Massachusetts. How are you doing?
	It's 11 o'clo— あぁ、hi, Massachusetts. How are you doing?
12:00 Play	It's noon. Ah, yeah. Operation Torch? We served together. Right, let's have lunch. That's more important. Look, I made some sandwiches. They look good, don't they? Don't worry, you can have some. Sure.
	It's noon. ああ、そう。Torch作戦でね？一緒だった。あぁ、lunchにしましょう。そっちが大事。ほらみて、あたあしsandwich作ってきたんだ。美味しいそうでしょう？大丈夫、上げるよ。Sure.
13:00 Play	It's 1 o'clock. How were my sandwiches? Really? Good.
	It's 1 o'clock. どうだった？Tuscaloosaのsandwich. そう？うん。
14:00 Play	It's 2— Ah, long time no see, Jean Bart. I see you're fully armed now. You look kinda strong. Ah, I'll pass. You're feeling fine, aren't you? Just take on Massachusetts. Sure, sure. No problem.
	It's 2— あぁ、久しぶりJean Bart. 完全装備じゃん。ちょっと強そう。あぁ、あたしはやめとく。元気でしょ。Massachusettsとやっとあげて。そうそう、no problem.
15:00 Play	It's 3 o'clo— Hm? Hmmm? Is that Bismarck? So she's on this base. That's surprising. Huh? Is Eugen here too? What's she doing here? Why?
	It's 3 o'clo— ん？んー？あれは、Bismarck? ここにいったんだ。以外。えぇ？Eugenまで？どうなってんの？Why?
16:00 Play	It's 4 o'clock. Whoa, Massachusetts and Jean Bart are seriously going at it. Whoa, better not get too close. Wichita, you don't need to stop them. Come on, let's leave them be.
	It's 4 o'clock.うわぁ、マジだ。Massachusetts, Jean Bartとガチでやってるよ。うわぁ、近寄らんとこ。あぁ、Wichitaとめんでいいって。なぁ、ほっとこう。
17:00 Play	It's 5 o'clock. Be it the Atlantic or the Pacific, sunsets are beautiful. Aren't they? Come take a look.
	It's 5 o'clock. 大西洋でも、太平洋でも、sunsetとはきれい。ねぇ？見て見て。
18:00 Play	It's 6 o'clock. Now then, what shall we do for dinner? Hmm? Me? Alright then, I'll cook for you.
	It's 6 o'clock. さあ、dinnerはどうしようか？ん？あたし？いいよ。作ってあげる。
19:00 Play	It's 7 o'clock. Go on, eat up. It's a steak and seafood grill. Would you like some beer?
	It's 7 o'clock. さあ、召し上がれ。Steak and seafood grill. お酒はbeerでいい？
20:00 Play	It's 8 o'clo— Hmm? Who's that? Urk! Ranger, what are you... Whoa, you reek of booze! Sheesh, you're already drinking. The Scotch Carrier is here.
	It's 8 o'clo— ん？誰だ？うわぁ！Ranger, なにしに…うわぁ、酒臭い！もう、もう飲んでじゃん。Scotch抱えた空母きた〜。
21:00 Play	It's 9. I said stop trying to force the Admiral to drink! Ah, for crying out loud, this carrier is just so... Go back to the Atlantic! Drink more water. Water. Water, I said!
	It's 9. だ・か・らAdmiralに無理に飲ませるな！あぁ、もう、何だこの空母。大西洋に帰れ！また水飲め。水。Water!
22:00 Play	It's 10 o'clock. Sheesh. You were too careless, Admiral. You need to make sure your office is locked at night. She's such a good-for-nothing. Seriously.
	It's 10 o'clock. ったく。Admiral, 無用心だ。夜は提督室に鍵かけておかないと。ろくでもないな本当に。マジで。
23:00 Play	It's 11 o'clock. Today was a bit hectic. But, let's get some rest. Good work, Admiral. Good night.
	It's 11 o'clock. なんだか今日も騒がしいかった。けど、すくし休もう。おつかれ、Admiral. Good night.

CG

Regular
Base Base Damaged Kai Kai Damaged

Seasonal
Tuscaloosa Rainy Season 2023 Tuscaloosa Rainy Season 2023 Damaged

Trivia

Her abyssal form is assumed to be the Abyssal Heavy Cruiser Water Princess.

General Information

• Named after the city of Tuscaloosa.
• She was launched on the 15th of November 1933.
• Sold for scrap on the 25th of June 1959.

Update History

• She was added on the 18th of March 2023 as Early Spring 2023 Event E5 reward and E6 drop.

Misc

• Fought from the beginning of the Pacific War in Pearl Harbor 1941 until the final operations in Japan 1945.
• She also was deployed in European and African front assisting the British Home Fleet from 1942 and even took part in D-Day in June 6, 1944.
• Survived World War II.
• Only New Orleans-class who got through the war without being damaged.

See Also

• Wikipedia entry on Tuscaloosa