Heavy Cruiser
Northampton
Rare
Northampton class
Introduction
Northampton is a Rare Heavy Cruiser character in Azur Lane. Northampton's class is Northampton. Faction: Eagle Union.
On our Azur Lane tier list Northampton is D tier, 443rd of the 706 characters ranked, from where 3 current tier lists put Northampton.
Other Heavy Cruiser characters in Azur Lane: Admiral Graf Spee, Admiral Hipper, Algérie, Aoba, Asama, Ashigara and 87 more.
Is Northampton good?
Northampton passively strengthens every allied cruiser's firepower at all times, no conditions needed. She has no torpedo armament of her own though, leaning entirely on main guns, and her durability is low enough that she's best run alongside other cruisers who can help cover for it.
Strengths
- Passively boosts allied cruiser firepower with no conditions
Weaknesses
- No torpedoes, purely a main-gun ship
- Low durability
Profile
Northampton is voiced by Takao Koizumi in Japanese.
Background
The lack of clothing on Northampton and her sisters, Chicago and Houston, comes from the fact that they were thinly armored for heavy cruisers, as they were originally designated as light cruisers.
However, due to the Washington Naval treaty, they had to be up-classed.
Stats
- HP3,424
- SPD26
- Effect ACC125
At max level. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Azur Lane roster.
Skills
2Artillery Command: Cruisers
Skill 1Increases Firepower of Cruisers in the fleet by 5% (15%). Does not stack with other command skills that have similar effect.
All Out Assault
Skill 2Every 12 (8) times the main gun is fired, triggers All Out Assault - Northampton Class I (II)
How to get Northampton
Buildable via standard construction (build time 1:40:00); also drops in normal stage chapters 1 through 12.
Art
