List of broadsides of major World War II ships

The list of broadsides of major World War II ships is a comparative listing ranking the broadside weight of major vessels in service during World War II. Listed are the broadside in pounds, as well as the range to which it can be fired in yards and the average rate of fire in salvos per minute.

Country	Vessel	Number built	Main guns	Broadside weight (lb)	Maximum range (yards)	Rate of fire (salvos per minute)
Japan	Yamato class battleship	2	9 x 18.1" 45 cal	28,971	45,960	1.5
USA	Iowa class battleship	4	9 x 16" 50 cal	24,300	42,345	2
USA	South Dakota class battleship	6	9 x 16" 45 cal	24,300	36,900	2
UK	Nelson-class battleships	2	9 x 16 inch 45 cal	18,432	39,780	1.5
USA	New Mexico class battleship	7	12 x 14" 50 cal	18,000	36,300	2
Japan	Mutsu class battleship	2	8 x 16.1" 45 cal	17,992	42,000	2
USA	Colorado class battleship	3	8 x 16" 45 cal	17,920	35,000	2
Japan	Fuso class battleship	4	12 x 14" 45 cal	17,820	38,770	2
Italy	Vittorio class battleship	3	9 x 15" 50 cal	17,559	46,216	1.3
UK	King George V class battleship	5	10 x 14" 45 cal	15,900	38,560	2
Chile	Almirante Latorre class battleship	1	10 x 14" 45 cal	15,860	24,400	2
France	Richelieu class battleship	2	8 x 15" 45 cal	15,592	45,600	2
UK	Queen Elizabeth class battleships	5	8 x 15" 42 cal Mk I	15,504	33,550	2
UK	Revenge class battleships	5	8 x 15" 42 cal Mk I	15,504	33,550	2
Italy	Battleship Francesco Caracciolo	4	8 x 15" 40 cal	15,432		1.2
UK	Admiral/Hood class cruiser	1	8 x 15" 42 cal	15,360	30,180	2
USA	Battleship New York	4	10 x 14" 45 cal	15,000	23,000	3
Germany	Bismarck class battleships	2	8 x 15" 47 cal	14,112	38,880	2
France	Battleship Bretagne	3	10 x 13.4" 45 cal	12,680	29,090	2
USSR	Battleship Petropavlovsk	4	12 x 12" 52 cal	12,456	25,415	1.5
Japan	Battleship Kongo	4	8 x 14" 45 cal	11,880	38,770	2
UK	Renown class battlecruiser	2	6 x 15" 42 cal	11,628	33,550	2
Italy	Battleship Conte di Cavour	4	10 x 12.6" 43.8 cal	11,570	31,280	2
France	Courbet class battleship	2	12 x 12" 45 cal	11,424	25,150	2
Argentina	Battleship Rivadavia	2	12 x 12" 50 cal	10,440	23,500	2
USA	Battleship Wisconsin	2	12 x 12" 50 cal	10,440	23,500	2
USA	Alaska class cruiser	2	9 x 12" 50 cal	10,260	38,573	3
Brazil	Battleship Minas Gerais	2	12 x 12" 45 cal	10,200		3
France	Dunkerque class battlecruiser	2	8 x 13" 50 cal	9880	45,600	2
Turkey	Battlecruiser Yavuz	1	10 x 11.1"	6660	23,730	3
Germany	Battleship Scharnhorst	2	9 x 11.1" 54 cal	6552	44,760	3
Germany	Battlecruiser Deutschland	3	6 x 11.1" 52 cal	3966	39,890	2
UK	Roberts class monitor	4	2 x 15" 42 cal	3840	30,180	2
UK	Erebus class monitor	2	2 x 15 inch
USA	Cruiser Baltimore	12	9 x 8" 55 cal	3015	30,050	4
Japan	Cruiser Mogami	12	10 x 8" 50 cal	2770	32,150	4
Sweden	Cruiser Sverige	3	4 x 11.1" 45 cal	2688	27,300	3
USA	Cruiser Pensacola	2	10 x 8" 55 cal	2600	31,860	4
Germany	Battleship Schlesien	2	4 11.1" 40 cal	2504	28,040	2
France	Cruiser Suffren	7	8 x 8" 50 cal	2360	32,800	5
USA	Cruiser New Orleans	16	9 x 8" 55 cal	2340	31,860	4
Greece	Cruiser Georgios Averoff	1	4 x 9.2" + 8 x 7.5"	2320
Japan	Cruiser Tone	2	8 x 8" 50 cal	2216	32,150	4
Italy	Cruiser Zara	5	8 x 8" 53 cal	2208	34,520	4
Germany	Cruiser Admiral Hipper	4	8 x 8" 60 cal	2152	36,680	5
Italy	Cruiser Trento	2	8 x 8" 50 cal	2080	30,620	2
Spain	Cruiser Canarias	2	8 x 8"	2048	32,530	6
UK	County class cruisers	13	8 x 8" 50 cal	2048	30,650	5
Chile	Cruiser O'Higgins	1	4 x 8" 40 cal + 10 x 6" 40 cal	2000
Italy	Cruiser San Giorgio	1	4 x 10" 45 cal	2000	27,300	3
Finland	Coast defense ship Väinämöinen	2	4 x 10"	1984	33,140	3
USA	Cruiser Brooklyn	9	15 x 6" 47 cal	1950	26,118	8
USSR	Cruiser Kirov	6	9 x 7.1" 57 cal	1935	41,000	6
Japan	Cruiser Furutaka	4	6 x 8" 50 cal	1662	32,150	4
USA	Cruiser Cleveland	25	12 x 6" 47 cal	1560	26,118	8
UK	County class cruisers, York subclass	2	6 x 8" 50 cal	1536	30,650	5
Chile	Cruiser Blanco Encalada	1	10 x 6" 40 cal + 2 x 8" 40 cal	1420
Japan	Cruiser Kasuga	2	1 x 10" + 2 x 8" + 4 x 6"	1400	19,700	3
UK	Town class cruisers	10	12 x 6" 50 cal	1344	25,480	6
UK	Colony class cruiser	11	12 x 6" 50 cal	1344	25,400	6
USA	Cruiser Omaha	10	12 x 6" 53 cal	1260	25,300	5
USSR	Cruiser Krasni Krym	2	15 x 5.1" 55 cal	1215	20,690	6
Argentina	Cruiser Veinticinco de Mayo	2	6 x 7.5" 52 cal	1200	29,855
Sweden	Coast defense ship Äran	4	2 x 8.3" 44.4 cal + 6 x 6" 50 cal	1158	17,500
Denmark	Coast defense ship Peder Skram	1	2 x 9.4" + 4 x 5.9"	1154
France	Cruiser La Galissonnière	10	9 x 6" 55 cal	1071	28,952	8
Netherlands	Cruiser Java	4	10 x 5.9" 50 cal	1030	23,200
Denmark	Coast defense ship Niels Iuel	1	10 x 5.9"	1010
Argentina	Coast defense ship Independencia	2	2 x 9.4" 40 cal	1000
France	Cruiser Duguay Trouin	3	8 x 6.1" 50 cal	1000	28,540	4
Japan	Cruiser Idzumo	4	4 x 8" 45 cal	1000	19,700	5
Argentina	Cruiser La Argentina	1	9 x 6" 50 cal	900	25,700
Germany	Cruiser Königsberg	5	9 x 5.9" 60 cal	900	28,100	8
UK	Leander class cruisers	7	8 x 6" 50 cal	896	25,480	6
USA	Cruiser Atlanta	8	16 x 5" 38 cal	880	18,200	15
USSR	Cruiser Krasnyi Kavkaz	1	4 x 7.1" 57 cal	860	41,000	6
Italy	Cruiser Alberto di Giussano	12	8 x 6" 53 cal	840	24,710	5
Sweden	Cruiser Fylgia	1	8 x 6" 50 cal	808
Germany	Cruiser Emden	1	8 x 5.9" 45 cal	800	18,370
Japan	Cruiser Chikuma	3	8 x 6" 45 cal	800	16,185
Spain	Cruiser Galicia	3	8 x 6"	800	22,300	10
UK	Dido class cruisers	11	10 x 5.25" 50 cal	800	24,070	7
Japan	Cruiser Oyodo	1	6 x 6.1" 60 cal	738	29,960	5
Netherlands	Cruiser De Ruyter	1	7 x 5.9" 50 cal	'721	23,200
Argentina	Coast defense ship General Belgrano	2	2 x 10" 35 cal	706
UK	Cruiser Emerald	2	7 x 6" 45 cal	700	18,750	5
UK	Cruiser Arethusa	4	6 x 6" 50 cal	672	25,480	6
Norway	Coast defense ship Harald Haarfagre	4	2 x 8.2"	626
Netherlands	Cruiser Tromp	2	6 x 5.9" 50 cal	618	23,200
Chile	Cruiser Chacabuco	1	6 x 6" 50 cal	600		4
Japan	Cruiser Agano	4	6 x 6" 50 cal	600	22,970	8
Spain	Cruiser Navarra	2	6 x 6"	600
UK	Cruiser Danae	8	6 x 6" 45 cal	600	18,750	5
Japan	Cruiser Kuma	8	7 x 5.5" 50 cal	588	19,140	8
Italy	Cruiser Attilio Regolo	3	8 x 5.3" 45 cal	576	21,430	6
UK	C class cruisers	13	5 x 6" 45 cal	500	18,750	5