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BA Arona's Whale — Japan · Tier X · Submarine

This ship's look is inspired by Arona's Whale—an ever-present companion of the AI guide who supports Sensei throughout their journey in Kivotos. Part of the collaboration with Blue Archive.

Special ship
BA Arona's Whale

Ship Data

Basic Data

Hit points 25,600
Maximum speed 30 knots
Rudder shift time 9 seconds
Turning circle 590 metres

Main Battery

Main guns 140 mm/40 11th Year Type (1 turrets)
AP overmatch up to 9 mm
Reload time 2 s
Range 10 km
Rate of fire 30 rounds/minute
Dispersion 50 m
Sigma 2
Turret traverse time 7.2 s
Maximum AP damage –
HE Maximum damage 2,500

Torpedoes & Secondaries

Torpedo launchers 6
Torpedo range 15 km
Torpedo speed 78 kn
Torpedo damage 25,833
Secondary mounts 0
Secondary range 0 km
Brandwahrscheinlichkeit Secondaries HE –

Concealment & Economy

Ship / aircraft / submarine 7.1 km / 2.6 km / 2.6 km
After firing main guns in smoke 2.96 km
Premium ship No
Special ship Yes
Price 31,000 Doubloons
AA mounts 0

Main Battery & Ballistics

Main Battery · Stock Configuration

Mounts × barrels 1 × 1
Calibre 140 mm
Reload time 2 s
Range 10 km
Horizontal dispersion 50 m
Vertical dispersion 30 m
180° traverse time 7.2 s
Sigma 2

HE · 140 mm HE Type1

HE
Alpha damage 2,500 HP
Calibre 140 mm
Shell mass 38 kg
Muzzle velocity 850 m/s
Air drag coefficient 0.34
HE-Durchschlag 23 mm
Fire chance 16 %

Torpedoes

Type95 mod. 3

Launcher 533 mm
Tubes per launcher 1
Reload time 45 s
Maximum damage 25,833 HP
Range 15 km
Speed 78 kn
Detectability 2.1 km
Arming time 0.1 s
Diameter 533 mm

Submarine Systems

Dive capacity

Capacity 90 units
Regeneration 2 units/s

Sonar/Pinger 1

Ping range 8.5 km
Ping reload time 6.5 s
Ping effect levels 2
Ping speed 600 m/s
Ping effect duration, level 1 25 s
Ping width, level 1 (technical value) 15
Ping effect duration, level 2 55 s
Ping width, level 2 (technical value) 15

Armour

Overview

Overall range 6–25 mm

Hull

Belt 19 mm
Deck 16 mm
Transverse bulkhead 25 mm

Bow

Deck 16 mm
Side 19 mm

Stern

Deck 16 mm
Side 19 mm

Citadel

Side 19 mm

Citadel / Bow

Transverse bulkhead 25 mm

Citadel / Stern

Transverse bulkhead 25 mm

Casemate / Bow

Belt 25 mm

Casemate / Stern

Belt 25 mm

Casemate / Citadel

Belt 25 mm

Consumables

Damage Control Party Slot 1
Charges3 Preparation time0 s Reload time60 s Action time15 s
Hydrophone Slot 2
Charges5 Preparation time0 s Reload time30 s Action time1 s Hydrophone range9 km
Reserve Battery Unit Slot 3
Charges3 Preparation time0 s Reload time140 s Action time60 s
Main Battery Reload Booster Slot 4
Charges3 Preparation time0 s Reload time100 s Action time8 s
Submarine Surveillance Slot 5
Charges2 Preparation time330 s Reload time120 s Action time30 s Ship detection range6 km

Module Research Tree

Hull

  1. BA Arona's Whale Stock module
    Module typeHull Hit points25,600 HP Technical layer thickness range6–25 mm Main battery mounts1 Secondary mounts0 AA mounts0 Torpedo armament mounts6

Main Battery

  1. 140 mm/40 11th Year Type Stock module
    Module typeMain Battery Rate of fire30 Schuss/min 180° traverse time7.2 s HE-Maximum damage2,500 HP

Torpedoes

  1. Type95 mod. 3 Stock module
    Module typeTorpedoes Maximum torpedo damage25,833 HP Torpedo speed78 kn

Engine

  1. Propulsion: 9,400 hp Stock module
    Module typeEngine Maximum speed30 kn

Sonar

  1. Type 10 Mod. 1 Stock module
    Module typeSonar

Upgrades

Main Armaments Modification 1
Increases the action time of the Damage Control Party and Fast Damage Control Team consumables.
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Sonar Modification 1
Reserve Battery Unit Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 3
Engine Room Protection
Sonar Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 2
Main battery traverse speed+15 %
Dive Capacity Modification 1
Dive capacity regeneration+10 %
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Torpedo launcher traverse speed+20 % Torpedo speed+5 %
Submarine Surveillance Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Main battery horizontal dispersion−7 % Secondary battery horizontal dispersion−5 % Secondary battery range+5 % Torpedo launcher traverse speed+20 %
Reduces time to full speed
Propulsion Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 2
Submarine Steering Gears
Rudder shift time−50 %
Ship Consumable Modification 1
Consumable action time+10 %
Torpedo Tubes Modification 3
Torpedo damage+7 %
Reinforced Bulkheads
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Main battery range+16 %
Main Battery Modification 3
Main battery traverse speed−13 % Main battery reload time−12 %
Dive Capacity Modification 2
Dive capacity+15 %
Torpedo Tubes Modification 2
Torpedo launcher reload time−15 %
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Known Players with This Ship

Source: Friendly-Helpers EU data · PVP · ship data no more than 7 days old · 504,088 known players · 898 matches · 100 loaded · Click a column to sort the table. Player profiles and ship statistics open in English.

Players Battles Win Rate Avg. Damage Max. Damage Frags Survival FH Last Battle
Ayabami_Rei
#707877628 		1,217 46.18% 51,148 265,743 0.68 20.54% 1,442 19 Oct 2026
USS_John_Sheppard
#563421392 		688 48.69% 33,407 233,679 0.46 15.70% 1,212 17 Oct 2026
cuteIDEA
#705481316 		490 53.88% 55,479 227,108 0.79 29.39% 1,636 23 Dec 2025
Greskon
#566316845 		472 59.32% 83,682 308,930 1.38 45.97% 2,256 20 Oct 2026
torpe_diem
#549266846 		434 47.70% 40,827 220,249 0.53 22.35% 1,321 05 Feb 2026
Crescent_Lune
#591231587 		432 50.93% 45,992 220,030 0.87 36.57% 1,587 11 Oct 2026
Supertankos
#502854133 		414 56.76% 66,402 285,813 1.08 40.58% 1,950 20 Oct 2026
HAPPYSMOKERGRUNNN
#559643152 		397 61.21% 65,138 338,751 1.13 26.45% 1,933 14 Apr 2026
kobolt109
#501053998 		378 51.85% 54,823 226,563 0.81 22.22% 1,608 10 Sep 2026
spcapten
#535115949 		344 56.40% 52,311 200,691 0.81 26.45% 1,633 31 May 2026
Leon__Z
#673907555 		333 64.56% 74,461 367,748 1.15 45.95% 2,114 01 Oct 2026
Look_on
#699246160 		315 49.21% 44,333 210,897 0.67 17.78% 1,406 25 Jul 2026
WhatIsDD
#683033447 		257 52.53% 55,798 236,364 0.76 32.68% 1,627 10 Oct 2026
Ba_Arona_My_waifu_PrPr
#700497832 		251 54.58% 76,888 281,926 1.17 52.59% 2,099 15 Oct 2026
ThisIsntATorp
#543278754 		237 57.38% 70,559 347,270 1.11 32.49% 2,024 15 Oct 2026
Tokine
#581751759 		234 50.43% 42,774 259,894 0.63 31.20% 1,452 21 Sep 2026
Woar
#500471214 		233 60.09% 64,698 242,005 1.03 20.17% 1,902 10 Sep 2026
SteveRgers
#589457065 		233 43.78% 36,428 229,925 0.47 7.73% 1,199 07 Oct 2026
MokpylllHuk
#595187446 		222 46.40% 40,115 189,878 0.64 30.63% 1,371 12 Oct 2026
glyluvwg4718
#684615072 		220 51.36% 51,379 257,709 0.75 24.09% 1,614 14 Oct 2026
Firefighter60
#558864474 		217 43.32% 35,883 150,380 0.33 4.61% 1,059 21 Oct 2026
mateusz01_1
#529622595 		211 62.09% 95,127 357,998 1.36 30.81% 2,411 21 Oct 2026
Avironer
#600384605 		201 40.30% 24,121 133,944 0.30 9.95% 823 09 Aug 2025
Falax_MVK
#587075515 		198 74.24% 90,416 294,884 1.24 19.70% 2,272 15 Oct 2026
kenjur
#503135509 		197 46.19% 43,303 188,640 0.65 23.35% 1,401 03 Oct 2026
Infrareds
#588460795 		196 59.18% 73,612 262,816 1.24 73.47% 2,201 20 Sep 2026
Julanke
#581261685 		184 55.43% 68,758 273,682 1.07 18.48% 1,893 10 Sep 2026
MopsLP
#528228309 		183 46.99% 41,949 192,180 0.60 19.67% 1,368 20 Feb 2026
TangKekedaisuki
#581838720 		174 52.30% 64,967 228,287 0.93 29.31% 1,831 25 Sep 2026
Adss992
#550209781 		171 47.37% 45,975 236,016 0.68 30.99% 1,502 14 Oct 2026
Frank12077
#535086465 		171 47.37% 24,412 146,999 0.32 12.87% 1,049 22 Oct 2026
Tweetych3n
#522918606 		170 41.18% 28,257 130,793 0.39 18.82% 1,079 02 Jul 2026
Hakurei_reimuMywaifu
#567976763 		165 61.21% 74,395 278,210 1.17 38.79% 2,083 22 Oct 2026
HeaD1MiLLioN
#572010617 		165 44.24% 36,036 177,581 0.37 10.30% 1,017 23 Oct 2026
YvIsehrlohn
#689243377 		161 49.69% 40,931 129,174 0.54 27.33% 1,359 31 Aug 2026
Konor_Frist
#689122951 		158 54.43% 36,451 172,113 0.56 23.42% 1,304 12 Oct 2026
obysey
#529629945 		154 46.75% 47,602 216,681 0.73 27.27% 1,482 16 Oct 2025
Ikarosssss
#588417838 		153 57.52% 59,962 223,958 0.97 33.33% 1,804 13 Oct 2026
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#500098696 		151 56.29% 61,109 314,870 0.72 21.85% 1,722 18 May 2026
juliderboese_2017
#546888806 		148 44.59% 41,912 214,395 0.71 27.70% 1,406 17 Oct 2026
Toasterboyy
#555542423 		146 35.62% 44,195 174,033 0.64 25.34% 1,290 15 Oct 2026
Nyu_11
#568637197 		136 47.06% 38,830 168,124 0.52 22.06% 1,316 19 Sep 2026
Felixtruco
#534867039 		135 58.52% 48,952 183,482 0.82 31.11% 1,673 24 Aug 2026
sinosuke
#500762426 		135 57.04% 34,668 214,807 0.60 54.81% 1,469 23 Sep 2026
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#595044330 		135 51.11% 43,183 185,449 0.82 43.70% 1,562 22 Jan 2026
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#590788610 		135 42.96% 41,037 200,724 0.57 26.67% 1,328 17 Oct 2026
ttenkotte
#565657357 		133 52.63% 55,775 207,946 0.76 28.57% 1,621 31 Aug 2026
Volle94
#501051500 		130 56.15% 66,315 334,538 1.02 46.92% 1,938 20 Oct 2026
Kahou
#698088079 		130 39.23% 31,057 171,852 0.44 16.92% 1,132 11 Oct 2026
Hayase_YuuKa100KG
#708546587 		128 54.69% 60,230 242,834 0.82 40.62% 1,760 09 Oct 2026
marek_ECH
#530401469 		128 52.34% 51,481 204,392 0.70 23.44% 1,443 07 Oct 2026
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CaptainFlappyJsy
#691020916 		121 52.89% 50,913 247,441 0.74 25.62% 1,565 19 Oct 2026
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SuperSunbeamer
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Star_Murasame
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#575169563 		111 66.67% 73,006 250,366 1.14 31.53% 2,079 04 Mar 2026
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#523460101 		108 55.56% 65,902 233,550 0.92 25.00% 1,796 21 Oct 2026
Jasman
#500095959 		107 56.07% 61,614 268,688 1.09 47.66% 1,912 29 Aug 2026
Yalamemer
#500627885 		104 54.81% 39,513 165,725 0.56 23.08% 1,401 08 Nov 2025
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#705089196 		103 54.37% 67,904 238,458 1.08 46.60% 1,950 30 Sep 2026
OGC_to_you_Nana7mi
#564524509 		100 53.00% 39,913 198,430 0.64 27.00% 1,436 14 Oct 2026
XiaoDouDou_1
#595731147 		100 47.00% 72,521 241,408 1.11 34.00% 1,954 11 Sep 2026
PGDFHRAYGUN
#514871483 		98 63.27% 46,624 234,238 0.74 55.10% 1,673 04 Sep 2026
Praetorias
#505529970 		96 57.29% 40,240 210,831 0.68 53.12% 1,501 01 Aug 2026
TheRedhawk
#500189731 		94 53.19% 47,843 189,759 0.67 39.36% 1,558 14 Oct 2026
TommaiPL
#674108876 		93 64.52% 63,782 214,950 1.06 29.03% 1,940 05 Sep 2026
KushimaKamome
#572555422 		92 71.74% 66,982 280,764 1.18 48.91% 2,073 13 Sep 2026
KrolDawid
#514511864 		92 47.83% 44,056 159,498 0.66 10.87% 1,447 29 Sep 2026
Exspectans_unum
#503192746 		91 54.95% 36,739 196,480 0.47 36.26% 1,336 20 Sep 2026
Hassan7863
#531291822 		91 50.55% 44,735 134,880 0.85 36.26% 1,593 22 Oct 2026
Blacklotus__
#564351700 		90 57.78% 75,209 209,089 1.49 56.67% 2,273 09 Oct 2026
22263913
#684340220 		90 45.56% 48,219 252,454 0.59 14.44% 1,400 16 Aug 2026
YukiEisenherz
#508514049 		90 37.78% 21,169 117,233 0.23 28.89% 951 25 Sep 2026
Spamel_Reiter69
#576768579 		89 55.06% 59,025 229,508 0.69 14.61% 1,645 16 Oct 2026
WarshipFoxy
#530393868 		88 57.95% 80,020 239,937 1.30 37.50% 2,137 03 Oct 2025
chaos_nya
#566315383 		88 52.27% 64,217 239,877 0.83 45.45% 1,822 27 Sep 2026
thomsen
#500060320 		87 47.13% 45,412 165,799 0.57 35.63% 1,446 12 Sep 2026
Xhabalanque
#529476019 		87 42.53% 27,491 209,260 0.31 16.09% 1,047 22 Oct 2026
DeeDee_21
#577275099 		87 37.93% 16,659 144,971 0.22 8.05% 723 23 Oct 2026
ZONK_G
#508294643 		85 40.00% 8,852 112,716 0.16 20.00% 820 30 Jul 2026
0ne_Dark_Phenix
#565280633 		82 60.98% 38,548 164,689 0.63 23.17% 1,361 02 Oct 2026
Sekiro518
#708804448 		81 59.26% 45,584 195,733 0.62 25.93% 1,471 05 Sep 2026
Make_CA_Great_Again
#566469607 		81 55.56% 78,817 236,818 1.25 40.74% 2,152 07 May 2026
YNWA219
#566315435 		81 50.62% 77,652 207,728 1.22 50.62% 2,102 14 Oct 2026
UFP_SOL_STARFLEET
#585196653 		80 66.25% 150,394 338,403 2.11 45.00% 2,939 18 Oct 2025
Kranll
#558189918 		80 47.50% 52,663 161,846 0.78 30.00% 1,623 12 Oct 2026
Chiaki_chan_
#687850482 		79 68.35% 72,541 217,315 1.22 50.63% 2,190 16 Sep 2026
dragonslayer0816
#618659798 		79 41.77% 32,291 176,219 0.38 27.85% 1,147 30 Mar 2026
Hantayod
#674431347 		78 47.44% 44,080 216,124 0.68 19.23% 1,450 07 Oct 2026
PaleGlupaCaleZycie
#696363396 		76 50.00% 36,920 149,733 0.43 21.05% 1,263 28 Jul 2026
Nalhsung
#511673681 		74 55.41% 46,484 185,556 0.70 29.73% 1,585 02 Sep 2026
WeekendDestroyer
#529567959 		74 54.05% 52,438 244,827 0.88 35.14% 1,696 31 Aug 2026
Futamihara_RirikoMywaifu
#709412368 		73 49.32% 40,201 151,825 0.53 13.70% 1,286 06 Oct 2026
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