Category:Ship Types

Ship type codes on the list and the rest of the wiki are based on NATO hull classification or modifications thereof.

Many of the types seen in this table are only visible through the in-game Library, and so are not counted in situations like quest/sorties/expeditions compositions
- Some exceptions do exist and are explicitly noted.
Some of those types are not displayed within the game, but are counted within the code and so do count for some situations like quest/sorties/expeditions compositions.

In-game tab	Code	Sub-Code	In-game Code	Japanese Name		English Name
In-game tab	Code	Sub-Code	In-game Code	Kanji	Romaji	"Common"	In-game
BB/BC	FBB^[1]		戦	高速戦艦	Kōsoku senkan	Fast Battleship^[2]	Battleship
	BB		戦	戦艦	Senkan	Battleship	Battleship
	BBV	BBV^[1]	航戦	航空戦艦	Kōkū senkan	Aviation Battleship
	BBV	BBCV^[1]	航母戦	改装航空戦艦	Kaisō kōkū senkan	Remodeled Aviation BattleshipIse-class Kai Ni	Aircraft Battleship
CV/CVL	CV or CVL		-	航空母艦	Kōkū bokan	Fleet CarrierAkagi Kai Ni, Kaga Kai Ni, Houshou Kai Ni, Ryuuhou Kai Ni	Light/Aircraft Carrier
	CV or CVL		-	夜間作戦航空母艦	Yakan sakusen kōkū bokan	Night Operations Aircraft CarrierAkagi Kai Ni E, Kaga Kai Ni E, Ryuuhou Kai Ni E	Light/Aircraft Carrier
	CV		航	正規空母	Seiki kūbo	Standard Aircraft Carrier	Aircraft Carrier
	CV		航	近代化航空母艦	Kindai-ka kōkū bokan	Modernized Aircraft CarrierKaga Kai Ni Go
	CVB^[1]		装母	装甲空母	Sōkō kūbo	Armored Aircraft Carrier
	CVL		軽母	軽空母	Kei kūbo	Light Aircraft Carrier	Light Aircraft Carrier
				戦力投射母艦	Senryokutōsha bokan	Power Projection CarrierHoushou Kai Ni Sen
				改装特務空母	Kaisō tokumu kūbo	Remodeled Special CarrierGambier Bay Mk.II
CA	CA		重巡	重巡洋艦	Jū jun'yōkan	Heavy Cruiser
	CAV^[1]		航巡	航空巡洋艦	Kōkū jun'yōkan	Aviation Cruiser	Aircraft Cruiser
				改装航空巡洋艦	Kaisō kōkū jun'yōkan	Remodeled Aviation CruiserMogami Kai Ni & Mikuma Kai Ni
				特殊改装航空巡洋艦	Tokushu kaisō kōkū jun'yōkan	Remodeled Special Aviation CrusierMogami Kai Ni Toku
CL	CL	CL	軽巡	軽巡洋艦	Kei jun'yōkan	Light Cruiser	Light Cruiser
		CL	軽巡	重改装軽巡洋艦	Jū kaisō kei jun'yōkan	Heavily Remodeled Light CruiserYahagi Kai Ni B
		CLX^[1]	実験軽巡	兵装実験軽巡	Heisō jikken keijun	Experimental Armament Light CruiserYuubari Kai Ni/Toku/D
		CLAA	防空巡	防空巡洋艦	Bōkū jun'yōkan	Antiaircraft CruiserAtlanta
		CLV^[1]	軽航巡	軽(航空)巡洋艦	Kei (kōkū) jun'yōkan	Light (Aircraft) CruiserGotland base/Andra
	CLT^[1]		雷巡	重雷装巡洋艦	Jūraisō jun'yōkan	Torpedo Cruiser
	CT^[1]	CT	練巡	練習巡洋艦	Renshū jun'yōkan	Training Cruiser	Training Cruiser
	CT^[1]	CTS^[1]	特務練	練習特務艦	Renshū tokumu-kan	Training Cruiser	Auxiliary Training UtilityAsahi base^[3]
DD	DD		駆逐	駆逐艦	Kuchikukan	Destroyer	Destroyer
				護衛駆逐艦	Goei kuchiku-kan	Destroyer EscortSamuel B. Roberts^[4]
				改装特I型駆逐艦	Kaisō toku I gatakuchikukan	Remodeled Special Type I DestroyerMiyuki Kai Ni
				陽字号駆逐艦	Yang Zihao kuchiku-kan	Yang Zi Class DestroyerDan Yang^[5]
				戦艦護衛駆逐艦	Senkan goei kuchiku-kan	Battleship Escort DestroyerKiyoshimo Kai Ni
				強行輸送駆逐艦	Kyōkō yusō kuchiku-kan	Assault Transport DestroyerKiyoshimo Kai Ni D
DE	DE^[4]		海防	海防艦	Kaibōkan	Coastal Defence Ship	Escort
SS	SS		潜	潜水艦	Sensuikan	Submarine
SS	SSV^[1]		潜母	潜水空母	Sensui kūbo	Submarine Aircraft Carrier	Aircraft Carrying Submarine
AV/AO/AS/...	AV	AV	水母	水上機母艦	Suijōki bokan	Seaplane Tender	Seaplane Carrier
	AV	AVS^[1]	特水母	特設戦闘水上機母艦	Tokusetsu sentō suijōkibokan	Special Assault Seaplane TenderMikuma Kai Ni Toku	Seaplane Carrier
	AO	AO	補給	補給艦	Hokyūkan	Fleet Oiler
		AGS	特務艦	特務艦	Tokumukan	Auxiliary Ship UtilitySouya (AGS)
		AGL	灯台補給	灯台補給船	Tōdai hokyūsen	Lighthouse TenderSouya (AGL)^[6]
		AGB	南極観測	南極観測船	Nankyoku kansokusen	Auxiliary IcebreakerSouya (AGB)^[7]
		CVE^[8]	陸護空	特設護衛空母	Tokusetsu goei kūbo	Special Escort CarrierYamashio Maru	Escort Carrier
	AS		潜母艦	潜水母艦	Sensui bokan	Submarine Tender
	AR		工	工作艦	Kōsakukan	Repair Ship
	LHA	LHA	揚陸	揚陸艦	Yōrikukan	Amphibious Assault Ship
	LHA	LST	戦揚陸	戦車揚陸艦	Sensha yōriku-kan	Landing Ship, TankNo.101 Landing Ship^[9]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Types with no proper NATO hull classification code.
↑ Is uniquely dissplayed on the Kongou-class Kai Ni B/C's library.
↑ The Japanese name can also be translated as "Special Auxiliary Training Ship".
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 In Kancolle, "Coastal Defense Ships" are labeled as "DE", and real "Destroyers Escort" as DD instead of DE.
↑ Yang Zi Class Destroyers refers to the destroyers given to China as war reparations.
↑ The Japanese name can also be translated as "Lighthouse Supply Ship".
↑ The Japanese name can also be translated as "Antarctic Observation Ice Breaker".
↑ In the game, this CVE naming does not overlap with the sub-type of CVL: CVE
↑ Also called "Tank Landing Ship"

Subtypes

In addition, some subtypes may also be used like:

Type		Japanese Name			Notes
Code	Name	In-game Code	Kanji	Romaji	Notes
XBB^[1]	"Super Dreadnought"^[2]	-	超弩級戦艦	Chōdokyū senkan	Ingame "API type" unused yet^[3]
CVE	Escort Carrier	-	-	-	For CVL with base ASW stat
CVN	Night Carrier	-	-	-	For CV and CVL that can do night air attacks natively
BC^[4]	"Battle Cruisers"	-	-	-	Only seen in the Composition menu's filtering tabs^[5]
CV, CVB, CVL	"Fleet Carrier"	-	航空母艦	Kōkū bokan	For all types interchangably Is also displayed on the Library of Akagi Kai Ni, Kaga Kai Ni, Houshou Kai Ni, and Ryuuhou Kai Ni.
CV, CVB, CVL	"Carrier"	-	空母	Kūbo	Shorthand for Kōkū bokan (航空母艦)
CA, CAV	"Heavy Cruiser Type"	-	重巡級	Jūjunkyū	For all types interchangably
CL, CLT, CT	"Light Cruiser Type"	-	軽巡級	Keijunkyū	For all types interchangably
AO	"Oiler/Refueling Ship"	-	給油艦	Kyūyukan	Used in Kamoi & Hayasui descriptions
AO	"Fleet Oiler/Supply Ship"	補給	補給艦	Hokyūkan	Ingame "API type" (banner code shared with AP)
AP	Transport Ship	補給	輸送艦	Yusōkan	Ingame "API type" (banner code shared with AO)^[6]
AP	"Food Supply Ship"	-	給糧艦	Kyūryōkan	Alternatively used for Mamiya and Irako for conveninance
PT boat	Patrol Torpedo boat	群	哨戒魚雷艇	Shōkai gyoraitē	Abyssal only so far (are counted as "DD" ingame with special modifiers)
-	"Princess"	姫	-	Hime	Main bosses
	"Demon"	鬼	-	Oni	Sub-bosses, also known as "Ogre"
	"Imp"	小鬼	-	Ko'oni	Also known as "Goblin" or "Gnome"
	"Coastal Battery"	沿岸	沿岸砲台	Engan hōdai	Also known as "Pillbox"
		沿岸砲
		防空砲
	"Installation"	-	-	-	Adtional designation to regular types

↑ Not a proper NATO hull classification code, Super Dreadnought being informal and simply called BB.
↑ Historically, all battleships in the game are classified as super dreadnoughts but Gangut and Conte di Cavour.
↑ Used in some battleships' library description.
↑ Not a proper NATO hull classification code, the real code being CC, or for "Large Cruisers" being CB.
↑ Mostly referring to the Kongou-class.
↑ Abyssal only so far

Notes

Some Abyssals also have some other exclusive sub-types.
So far, the following types are fully interchangeable regarding Routing, Expeditions, and Quests requirement:
- CV and CVB
- SS and SSV

Special Sub-Types

Types seen instead of the "real" ship type.

Those types have little gameplay effects compared to the main type.
The differences can often be resumed to special equipabilities.

Code	In-game Code	Japanese Name	English Name	Ships
BBCV	航母戦	改装航空戦艦	Remodeled Aviation Battleship	Ise Kai Ni, Hyuuga Kai Ni
CLX	実験軽巡	兵装実験軽巡	Experimental Armament Light Cruiser	Yuubari Kai Ni, Yuubari Kai Ni Toku, Yuubari Kai Ni D
CLV	軽航巡	軽(航空)巡洋艦	Light (Aircraft) Cruiser	Gotland, Gotland Andra
CLAA	防空巡	防空巡洋艦	Antiaircraft Cruiser	Atlanta, Atlanta Kai
CTS	特務練	練習特務艦	Auxiliary Training Utility	Asahi
AVS	特水母	特設戦闘水上機母艦	Special Assault Seaplane Tender	Mikuma Kai Ni Toku
AGS	特務艦	特務艦	Auxiliary Ship Utility	Souya (AGS)
AGL	灯台補給	灯台補給船	Lighthouse Tender	Souya (AGL)
AGB	南極観測	南極観測船	Auxiliary Icebreaker	Souya (AGB)
CVE	陸護空	特設護衛空母	Special Escort Carrier	Yamashio Maru, Yamashio Maru Kai
LST	戦揚陸	戦車揚陸艦	Landing Ship, Tank	No.101 Transport Ship

Library Only Types

Types only seen within the ships Library.

Those types have little to no gameplay effects compared to the main type.
The differences can often be resumed to special equipabilities.

Japanese Name	English Name	Ships
高速戦艦	Fast Battleship	Kongou Kai Ni C, Hiei Kai Ni C, Haruna Kai Ni B, Haruna Kai Ni C
航空母艦	Fleet Carrier	Akagi Kai Ni, Kaga Kai Ni, Houshou Kai Ni, Ryuuhou Kai Ni
夜間作戦航空母艦	Night Operations Aircraft Carrier	Akagi Kai Ni E, Kaga Kai Ni E, Ryuuhou Kai Ni E
近代化航空母艦	Modernized Aircraft Carrier	Kaga Kai Ni Go
戦力投射母艦	Power Projection Carrier	Houshou Kai Ni Sen
改装特務空母	Remodeled Special Carrier	Gambier Bay Mk.II
改装航空巡洋艦	Remodeled Aviation Cruiser	Mogami Kai Ni, Mikuma Kai Ni
特殊改装航空巡洋艦	Remodeled Special Aviation Crusier	Mogami Kai Ni Toku
重改装軽巡洋艦	Heavily Remodeled Light Cruiser	Yahagi Kai Ni B
護衛駆逐艦	Destroyer Escort	Samuel B. Roberts, Samuel B. Roberts Kai, Samuel B. Roberts Mk.II
改装特I型駆逐艦	Remodeled Special Type I Destroyer	Miyuki Kai Ni
陽字号駆逐艦	Yang Zi Class Destroyer	Dan Yang
戦艦護衛駆逐艦	Battleship Escort Destroyer	Kiyoshimo Kai Ni
強行輸送駆逐艦	Assault Transport Destroyer	Kiyoshimo Kai Ni D

Subcategories

This category has the following 23 subcategories, out of 23 total.

A

► Aircraft Carrying Submarines‎ (6 C, 10 P)
► Amphibious Assault Ships‎ (4 C, 4 P)
► Armored Carriers‎ (4 C, 5 P)
► Auxiliary Ship‎ (6 C, 22 P)
► Aviation Battleships‎ (3 C, 5 P)
► Aviation Cruisers‎ (2 C, 6 P)

B

► Battleships‎ (11 C, 15 P)

C

► Coastal Defense Ships‎ (6 C, 22 P)

D

► Destroyers‎ (19 C, 122 P)

E

► Escort Carriers‎ (6 C, 8 P)

F

► Fast Battleships‎ (10 C, 16 P)
► Fleet Oilers‎ (4 C, 4 P)

H

► Heavy Cruisers‎ (11 C, 24 P)

L

► Light Carriers‎ (12 C, 16 P)
► Light Cruisers‎ (17 C, 32 P)

N

► Night Carriers‎ (4 C, 4 P)

R

► Repair Ships‎ (2 C, 2 P)

S

► Seaplane Tenders‎ (7 C, 8 P)
► Standard Aircraft Carriers‎ (14 C, 16 P)
► Submarine Tenders‎ (3 C, 4 P)
► Submarines‎ (14 C, 15 P)

T

► Torpedo Cruisers‎ (1 C, 3 P)
► Training Cruisers‎ (2 C, 3 P)

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Ship Class

[NATO-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Types with no proper NATO hull classification code.

[2] Is uniquely dissplayed on the Kongou-class Kai Ni B/C's library.

[3] The Japanese name can also be translated as "Special Auxiliary Training Ship".

[DE-4] 4.0 ^4.1 In Kancolle, "Coastal Defense Ships" are labeled as "DE", and real "Destroyers Escort" as DD instead of DE.

[5] Yang Zi Class Destroyers refers to the destroyers given to China as war reparations.

[6] The Japanese name can also be translated as "Lighthouse Supply Ship".

[7] The Japanese name can also be translated as "Antarctic Observation Ice Breaker".

[8] In the game, this CVE naming does not overlap with the sub-type of CVL: CVE

[9] Also called "Tank Landing Ship"

[10] Not a proper NATO hull classification code, Super Dreadnought being informal and simply called BB.

[11] Historically, all battleships in the game are classified as super dreadnoughts but Gangut and Conte di Cavour.

[12] Used in some battleships' library description.

[13] Not a proper NATO hull classification code, the real code being CC, or for "Large Cruisers" being CB.

[14] Mostly referring to the Kongou-class.

[15] Abyssal only so far

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