--- esi_data: fitting_stats: cpu_output: 200 high_slots: 8 low_slots: 2 med_slots: 3 powergrid_output: 68 rig_slots: 3 group: Destroyer hull_stats: hp_armor: 700 hp_shield: 900 hp_structure: 700 name: Cormorant race: Unknown skill_requirements: - level: 1 skill_id: 33092 type_id: 16238 velocity: 250 faction: Caldari State faction_group: Empire image: /16238.png last_updated: '2026-04-21T00:54:13.779182' ship_class: Destroyer source: eve-university source_stats: armorem: 50 armorexp: 10 armorhp: 700 armorkin: 25 armortherm: 45 bandwidth: '' bonuses: Caldari Destroyer bonuses (per skill level):
10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret tracking speed
10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret optimal range
Role Bonus:
50% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret optimal range
capacitor: 600 GJ cargohold: "425 m\xB3" class: Destroyer cpu: 200 dronebay: '' externallinks: '' extrahold: '' extraholdtype: '' faction: Caldari State forumlinks: '' grouping: Standard Destroyers highlights1: High Amount of High Slots highlights2: '' highlights3: '' highlights4: '' highs: 8 hulltype: Cormorant Class inertia: 2.78 info: The Cormorant is the only State-produced space vessel whose design has come from a third party. Rumors abound, of course, but the designer's identity has remained a tightly-kept secret in the State's inner circle. launchers: 1 lows: 2 mass: 1700000 maxlockedtargets: 7 maxvelocity: 250 mediums: 3 powergrid: 68 quote: The best demonstration of force is the application of destruction. quote_attribution: Anonymous reqskills: '*{{RequiredSkill|Caldari Destroyer|I}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Caldari Frigate|III}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}' scanres: 475 mm sensortype: Gravimetric sensorvalue: 12 points shieldem: 0 shieldexp: 50 shieldhp: 900 shieldkin: 40 shieldtherm: 20 shipid: 16238 shipimg: Cormorant.jpg shipname: Cormorant sigradius: 65 m structurehp: 700 targetrange: 36.00 km tech: '' totaltraintime: 9h 18m 20s turrets: 7 variations: '{{Ship|Cormorant Navy Issue}}, {{Ship|Flycatcher}}' volume: 52000 warpspeed: 4.5 AU/s warptime: 6.55 s wikireferences: '' source_url: https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Cormorant tech_level: Tech 1 title: Cormorant type_id: 16238 validation_score: 1.0 --- Cormorant
## Summary
The Cormorant is a Caldari Tech 1 destroyer, designed to use hybrid turrets rather than the missiles favored by its sibling the Corax. The Cormorant's optimal range bonus synergizes particularly well with railguns, though it can also be effective with blasters.
## Skills
As a Tech 1 destroyer, often a Caldari pilot's first step out of frigate hulls, the Cormorant is a forgiving ship. Basic fitting skills and support skills are desirable, and the gunnery support skill Sharpshooter especially helps railgun sniping.
## Tactics
The Cormorant has many mid slots, which allows for a reasonable shield tank, within the limitations of destroyers' vulnerability to bigger ships. In PvP, the Cormorant has niche uses as a cheap, effective anti-frigate sniper; with Tech 2 railguns and Spike ammo, it can deal effective DPS at over 90 km. With blasters, it can manage quite high close-range DPS, backed up by tackle in its mid slots. It is, however, outshone in this regard by the Gallente Catalyst. In PvE the Cormorant can cope efficiently with Level 1 missions. Cruisers are desirable for Level 2 missions.
## Notes
The cormorants are a family of species of coastal aquatic birds which hunt fish. In their fish diet, they are like the Osprey, though unlike ospreys they are not raptors.