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==Class classification==
All ship class codes on the list are based on [[wikipedia:American Hull classification symbol|USN hull classification codes]] or modifications thereof.
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align:center; width:10%;" |Terms
! scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align:center; width:15%;" |In-game Code
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:43%;" |Japanese Name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align:center; width:42%;" |English Name
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:20%;" |Kanji
! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:23%;" |Romaji
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteDD|DD]]
| style="text-align:center;" |駆逐
| style="text-align:center;" |駆逐艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kuchikukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Destroyer
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Destroyer Escorts|DE]]
| style="text-align:center;" |海防
| style="text-align:center;" |海防艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kaiboukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Destroyer escort/coastal defence ship*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteSS|SS]]
| style="text-align:center;" |潜
| style="text-align:center;" |潜水艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sensuikan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Submarine
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteSS|SSV]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |潜母
| style="text-align:center;" |潜水空母
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sensuikūbo''
| style="text-align:center;" |Submarine Aircraft Carrier*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCL|CL]]
| style="text-align:center;" |軽巡
| style="text-align:center;" |軽巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kei Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Light Cruiser
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCLT|CLT]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |雷巡
| style="text-align:center;" |重雷装巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Jūraisō Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Torpedo Cruiser*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Elitecl|CT]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |練巡
| style="text-align:center;" |練習巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Renshū Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Training Cruiser*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCA|CA]]
| style="text-align:center;" |重巡
| style="text-align:center;" |重巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Jū Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Heavy Cruiser
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCAV|CAV]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |航巡
| style="text-align:center;" |航空巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōkū Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Aviation Cruiser*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteAV|AV]]
| style="text-align:center;" |水母
| style="text-align:center;" |水上機母艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Suijōkibokan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Seaplane Tender
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Elitecv|CV/CVB]]/[[Elitecvl|CVL]]
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" |正規空母
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sei'ki kūbo''
| style="text-align:center;" |Fleet Carrier
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCVL|CVL]]
| style="text-align:center;" |軽母
| style="text-align:center;" |軽空母
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kei kūbo''
| style="text-align:center;" |Light Aircraft Carrier
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCV|CV]]
| style="text-align:center;" |航
| style="text-align:center;" |航空母艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōkū bokan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Standard Aircraft Carrier
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCVB|CVB]]
| style="text-align:center;" |装母
| style="text-align:center;" |装甲空母
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sōkō kūbo''
| style="text-align:center;" |Armored Aircraft Carrier*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteBB|BB]]
| style="text-align:center;" |戦
| style="text-align:center;" |戦艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Senkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Battleship
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |F[[Fast Battleship|BB]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |戦
| style="text-align:center;" |高速戦艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōsoku Senkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Fast Battleship*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteBBV|BBV]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |航戦
| style="text-align:center;" |航空戦艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōkū Senkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Aviation Battleship*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Auxiliary Ships|LHA*]]
| style="text-align:center;" |揚陸
| style="text-align:center;" |ドック型揚陸艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Dokkugata Yōrikukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Amphibious Assault Ship*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Auxiliary Ships|AR]]
| style="text-align:center;" |工
| style="text-align:center;" |工作艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōsakukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Repair Ship
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Auxiliary Ships|AS]]
| style="text-align:center;" |潜母艦
| style="text-align:center;" |潜水母艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sensui bokan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Submarine Tender
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Auxiliary Ships|AO]]
| style="text-align:center;" |補給
| style="text-align:center;" |給油艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kyūyukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Fleet Oiler
|}
;Note:
* In Kancolle, "coastal defense ships" are labeled as "DE" and "destroyers escort" as DD and not DE.
* The term {{nihongo|''Kūbo''|空母}} is a shorthand for {{nihongo|''Kōkū bokan''|航空母艦}}, which means "Aircraft Carrier".
* In-game, the cards & encyclopedia have the ship class English Name, but some are rendered differently from above.
:* "Aircraft Carrying Submarine" instead of "Submarine Aircraft Carrier"
:* "Aircraft Cruiser" instead of "Aviation Cruiser"
:* "Seaplane Carrier" instead of "Seaplane Tender"
:* "Aircraft Carrier" instead of "Standard Aircraft Carrier"
:* "Aircraft Carrier" instead of "Armored Aircraft Carrier"
:* "Battleship" instead of "Fast Battleship"
* There are no USN hull classification codes for:
:* Submarine Aircraft Carriers
:* Training Cruisers
:* Torpedo Cruisers
:* Aviation Cruisers
:* Armored Carriers
::* KanColle fans occasionally use CVB, which was for the largest aircraft carriers, such as Shinano.
:* Fast Battleships
:* Aviation Battleships
:* Landing Craft Carriers (Amphibious Assault Ship)
==General==
===API link===
{{details|Tutorial: Proxy Connection#Play_without_VPN.2FProxy|l1=Play without VPN/Proxy}}
A method to play the game without having to access the official [http://www.dmm.com/ DMM] website.
===Crossing the T===
Classic naval strategy in which a line of warships cross in front of a line formation of enemy ships, allowing the crossing line to bring all their guns to bear while receiving fire from only the forward guns of the enemy. Gameplay-wise, when your fleet crosses the enemy fleet, both sides (counter-intuitively) gain a significant increase in firepower. When the opponent crosses your fleet, both sides receive a significant firepower debuff.
===Docking===
{{details|Docking}}
This allows your damaged ships to be repaired to full health by consuming steel and fuel. You can use an instant repair (高速修復材) to immediately finish.
===Expedition===
{{details|Expedition}}
This is where you send your fleets to complete expeditions, in exchange for resources and certain items. Certain ships and equipment can be obtained exclusively through expeditions.
===Food supply ship Mamiya===
[[File:Mamiya_blinking_icon.png|thumb|Blinking button in the 'Organize' menu showing that Mamiya's food can be used.]]
{{details|Morale/Fatigue}}
This item removes any fatigue on your fleet. See [[wikipedia:Japanese food supply ship Mamiya|here]] for the Wikipedia entry.
===Modernization===
{{details|Modernization}}
The process of using spare ships to increase the stats (firepower, AA, torpedo, armor) of ships up to a certain point. Luck can also be modernized with [[Maruyu]], but she is difficult to obtain.
===Naval Exercise===
{{details|Exercises (PvP)}}
These are battles against other players' fleets. Opposing teams update in real-time, but there is no simultaneous play.
*New opponent list refreshed at 03:00 and 15:00 JST
===Phases of Battle===
{{details|Combat#Combat_Stages|l1=Combat}}
*Day Battle
*#Reconnaissance (Stat boost, avoid being [[#Crossing the T|T-crossed]])
*#Initial airstrike (opening bombing, air superiority)
*#Support fleet attack
*#Opening/initial torpedo strike (see [[#Midget Submarine|Type A Ko-hyoteki (甲標的甲型)]])
*#Shelling/artillery phase (regular airstrike happens here)
*#Torpedo salvo
*Night Battle
===Remodel===
{{details|Remodel}}
Often confused with Modernization, will usually result in *ship name*-Kai (改). also known as Upgrading.
===Fatigue===
{{details|Tutorial: FAQ#Alright, I built my ship, kicked some ass and I noticed the orange faces. What gives?|l1=Alright, I built my ship, kicked some ass and I noticed the orange faces. What gives?}}
Orange/sad faces are displayed next to the ship icon if they are too fatigued. Rest them for 15 minutes or so if it happens. Fatigue will reduce by 3 every 3 minutes. Fatigued ships will have lower accuracy and evasion. If your ships are still fatigued upon returning from expedition, your '''expedition will end up failing even with all other criteria fulfilled.'''
===Sparkle===
{{details|Tutorial: FAQ#My ship is sparkling.2Fglittering.21|l1=My ship is sparkling/glittering!}}
The polar opposite of Fatigue. If one or more of your ships sparkle, they will gain evasion boost during sortie. The evasion boost stats are not shown in your ship stats directly. Or, if you choose to send a sparkling ship on an expedition, it will have a chance for 150% resource gain and a higher likelihood of returning with a special item (note that this requires the entire fleet to be consisting of sparkling ships).
===Medal===
{{details|Blueprint}}
{{nihongo|Medals|勲章}} are a multi-purpose item that can be used to exchange for a small amount of resources or a {{nihongo|remodel blueprint|改装設計図}}.
*1 medal can be used to exchange for {{Fuel}} x300, {{Ammo}} x300, {{Steel}} x300, {{Bauxite}} x300 and {{IR}} x2.
*1 medal can also be used to exchange for '''Improvement Materials [[File:Improvement_Materials.png|20x20px]] x4.'''
*4 medals are needed to exchange for 1 x remodel blueprint.
Medals can be obtained by clearing certain maps. You can find the amount of medals owned by accessing the Item page(アイテム) at the top menu bar of the main screen. Remodel blueprint is needed to remodel certain ships.
===Tracer-fire effect===
This occurs when a ship fires any equipped machine guns to defend itself, reducing incoming damage from enemy bombers. Your flagship will always do this by default, even without any anti-air stat.
==[[Equipment]] Icons==
===Color-coded Aircraft===
*{{Template:RedPlane}} Red Plane: Carrier-based [[List of Dive Bombers by stats|Dive Bomber]]. Have a strong shelling-phase attack, and prevent Installations from being attacked.
*{{Template:BluePlane}} Blue Plane: Carrier-based [[List of Torpedo Bombers by stats|Torpedo Bomber]]. Have a strong preliminary attack, and can attack Installations.
*{{Template:GreenPlane}} Green Plane: Carrier-based [[List_of_Fighters_by_stats|Fighter]]s provide air superiority, and shoot down opposing aircraft.
*{{Template:YellowPlane}} Yellow Plane: Carrier-based [[List_of_Aircraft_by_stats_(other)|Recon Aircraft]] boost accuracy and LOS greatly.
*{{Template:JetFighterBomber2}}{{Template:JetFighterBomber1}} Yellow Jets planes : Carrier-based [[Jets]]. They provide air superiority, have a shelling-phase attack and also carry an initial "Jet Assault"
*{{Template:Seaplane}} Light Green Plane: [[List of Seaplanes by stats|Seaplane]] Bomber and Reconnaissance Seaplane are equipable by a wide variety of ships for both Artillery spotting and participation in [[Aerial Combat#Fighter Combat|Air Superiority]] and Bombing.
**{{LargeFlyingBoat}} Flying Boats only participate in bombing if other planes are present, and are only able to be equipped by [[Akitsushima]].
*{{Template:SeaplaneFighter}} Light Green Fighter Plane: are equipable by many seaplanes capable ships and act as regular Fighters.
*{{Template:Autogyro}}{{Template:ASWPlane}} Autogyros, Helicopters, and ASW Planes are only useful against Submarines.
*LBAS planes :
**{{LargeFlyingBoat}} Flying Boats mostly act as range extenders. [[PBY-5A Catalina]] have an additional crew recovery mechanic.
**{{Template:YellowPlane}} Yellow Plane: Boost accuracy and LOS greatly and act as range extenders.
**{{Template:Land Based Attack Aircraft Blue}} Bluish Plane: ASW specialized plane
**{{Template:Interceptor Fighter}} Green Plane: Interceptor Fighter plane
**{{Template:Interceptor Fighter2}} Light Green Plane: Interceptor Fighter plane
**{{Template:Land Based Attack Aircraft}} large Green Plane: Landbased Bomber
**{{Template:Large Land-based Aircraft}} very large Green Plane: Landbased Large Bomber
===Color-coded Naval Guns===
It is based on their '''roles''', not ability.
*Red Gun: Main Gun; Primarily used against ships, provide a slight AA bonus.
**{{Template:RedGunLight}} Light Guns are Destroyer guns, and can be mounted on Destroyers or Light Cruisers.
**{{Template:RedGunMedium}} Medium Guns Are Cruiser guns, and can be mounted on Light Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers, or Battleships (other than Fast Battleships).
**{{Template:RedGunHeavy}} HeavyGuns are Battleship guns, and can only be mounted on Battleships. Depending on the Caliber of the gun, and the ship equipped, there can be either accuracy bonuses or severe mounting penalties.
*{{Template:YellowGun}}Yellow Gun: Secondary Gun; increase in accuracy and AA stats. They can be equipped by Light Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers, Battleships, and Aircraft Carriers.
*Green Gun: High-angle dual-purpose guns or AA machine guns
:*{{Template:GreenGunDP}}High-angle guns have the ability to effectively attack both aircraft '''and''' ships.
:*{{Template:GreenGunMG}}AA machine guns specifically attack aircraft and always trigger tracer-fire effect.
===Torpedoes===
*{{Template:TorpedoWeapon}} Torpedoes are able to be equipped on Destroyers, Cruisers, and Submarines.
====Midget Submarine====
Also known by their design code name [[Type A/C/D Ko-hyoteki]] ({{Template:TorpedoWeapon}}甲標的甲型) which literally means Target Type A/C/D, they are a submarine equipable on [[:Category:Torpedo_Cruisers|Torpedo Cruisers]], [[:Category:Submarines|Submarines]], and [[:Category:Seaplane_Tenders|Seaplane Tenders]]. Frequently used because of their ability to attack before the [[Combat#Combat_Stages|shelling phase]] by triggering a torpedo opening.
===Other===
*Anti-Submarine Warfare:
**{{Template:DepthCharge}} Depth Charges provide a bonus to ASW.
**{{Template:DepthCharge}} Depth Charges Launchers (which share an icon) provide a bonus to ASW.
**{{Template:Sonar}} SONAR provides both an accuracy bonus and a bonus to ASW.
**When two or all different types of the above ASW equipment are combined, [[Combat#ASW_Synergy|ASW power is boosted]].
**{{Template:DepthCharge}} Depth Charges provide a bonus to ASW.
**{{Template:DepthCharge}} The new [[Type 2 12cm Mortar Kai]]s, [[Type 3 Depth Charge Launcher (Concentrated Deployment)]], [[Prototype 15cm Nonuple ASW Rocket Launcher]], [[RUR-4A Weapon Alpha Kai]] and [[Lightweight ASW Torpedo (Initial Test Model)]] don't count for the ASW synergy bonus.
*{{Template:Radar}} RADARs provide increased accuracy, and also help against aircraft
*{{Template:SubmarineRadar}} Submarine Radars are exclusive to submarines and have a similar effect as regular radars.
*Night Battle Equipment:
**{{Template:Searchlight}} Searchlights provide an accuracy boost but result in the ship carrying them being targeted.
**{{StarShell}} [[Star Shell]]s reduce the enemy cut-in chance and increase allied cut-in rates.
*{{SurfaceShipPersonnel}} [[Skilled Lookouts]] increase the cut-in chance and accuracy against light enemies, [[Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts]] also unlock new cut-ins.
*{{LandingCraft}} Landing Crafts boost expedition returns, are utilized in transport operations, and are also useful against some installation-type enemies.
**{{Template:Amphibious Tank}} Tanks are useful against installations.
*{{Template:Drum}} [[Drum Canister]]s are needed for some expeditions and Transport Operations.
*{{AntiAircraftFireDirector}} Anti-Aircraft Fire Directors allow the use of [[Aerial Combat#Anti-Air Cut in|Anti-Air Cut In]]s in combination with High-Angle guns.
*{{CommandFacility}} The [[Fleet Command Facility]], [[Striking Force Fleet Command Facility]] and [[Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility]] allow for ships in a combined fleet, strike force, or DD fleets respectively to retreat when critically damaged.
*{{Template:Turbine}} Turbines and boilers can be equipped on any ship. They increase evasion, and when combined, also provide a boost to ship speed/
*{{Template:GreenAmmo}} [[Type 3 Shell]]s and [[Type 3 Shell Kai]]s confer a small AA bonus, but are primarily utilized against soft Installations.
*{{Template:RedAmmo}} AP Shells increase firepower, allow for AP Cut-Ins and confer an additional post-cap firepower bonus against most hard targets.
*{{AntiGroundArtillery}} The [[WG42]], and [[Shipborne Model Type 4 20cm Anti-ground Rocket Launcher]]s confers a flat firepower bonus against installation targets.
*{{Template:EmergencyRepair}} Damage control items are single-use and prevent ships from sinking.
*{{Template:ArmorEquipment}} Torpedo Bulges increase armor at a small evasion cost
*[[File:Facility.png]] The [[Ship Repair Facility]] allows [[Akashi]] to repair a ship when set as secretary.
*{{AviationPersonnel}} [[Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel]] (SCAMP) extends the range of carriers, allowing them to attack earlier in the shelling phase
*{{AviationPersonnel}} [[Night Operation Aviation Personnel]] along with its [[Night_Operation_Aviation_Personnel_%2B_Skilled_Deckhands|superior version]] allow carriers to shell at night when equipped with a night-operations capable plane
*{{AviationPersonnel}} [[Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel]] is needed for CV/CVB/CVL to sortie in "Arctic Maps"
*{{Rations}} Rations restore morale during sorties.
*{{Supplies}} [[Maritime Resupply]] allows for [[AO]] to restore fuel and ammo to ships during a sortie.
==IJN ship-naming conventions==
*'''Destroyers '''are named after natural phenomena, often snow (<span style="text-align:center;">雪, </span>"-yuki"), waves (<span style="text-align:center;">波, </span>"-nami"), rain (<span style="text-align:center;">雨, </span>"-ame", "-are"), wind (<span style="text-align:center;">風, </span>"-kaze"), clouds (<span style="text-align:center;">雲, </span>"-kumo" or "-gumo"), the moon (<span style="text-align:center;">月</span>, "-tsuki" or "-zuki") or tides (<span style="text-align:center;">潮, </span>"-shio").
*'''Light Cruisers''' are named after rivers.
*'''Heavy Cruisers''' are named after mountains.
**Exceptions: The [[Mogami]] class were originally designed as Light Cruisers before being extensively modified into Heavy Cruisers (and later Aviation Cruisers), and so are named after rivers. The Tone class also, being more lightly armed than the Takao or Myoukou classes, were also named after rivers.
*'''Battleships '''are named after provinces.
**Exceptions: The [[Kongou]] class were originally designed as Battlecruisers, which were named after mountains before "heavy cruiser" became a separately defined class from simply "cruiser".
*'''Aircraft Carriers''' all have the character for "dragon" (<span style="text-align:center;">龍, </span>"ryuu"), "phoenix" (<span style="text-align:center;">鳳</span>, "hou"), "crane" (<span style="text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;">鶴</span>, "kaku") or "falcon" (<span style="text-align:center;">鷹</span>, "you") in them. Light carriers tend to have "falcon" or "phoenix" names, where Fleet carriers tend to have "dragon" or "crane" names, but this is not strict.
**Exceptions: [[Akagi]] and [[Kaga]] were originally designed as a battlecruiser and a battleship, respectively, and follow those classes' naming conventions instead (Akagi is named after a mountain, Kaga is named after a province). [[Chitose]] and [[Chiyoda]] were not originally aircraft carriers, their names are poetic words for "millenium".
**While [[Taigei]]'s name was changed to fit in with the standard Aircraft Carrier naming scheme ("Ryuuhou" means "Dragon Phoenix") when she was remodeled into an Aircraft Carrier, neither Chitose nor Chiyoda received the same treatment when they were remodeled.
*'''Submarines '''are simply given operating numbers in the same manner as German U-boats, following a syllable of the word 'Iroha'. All long-range submarines were designated 'I-' (such as all the submarines present in KanColle), where coastal subs began with 'Ro' and training submarines were 'Ha-' In Kancolle, the submarine girls use the classical japanese number syllables (or just the number directly, in [[I-8]]'s case) to make their numbers sound more name-like.
*'''Submarine Tenders '''were a varied group of ships. Several of these had the character for "whale" (鯨, "gei") in their names, but many did not.
**Shouhou and Zuihou were originally designed as Submarine Tenders before being converted into Light Carriers. Like Ryuuhou, their names were changed upon conversion, they were originally named Tsurugizaki and Takasaki.
*'''<nowiki>Non-Navy Ships'</nowiki>''' names were often appended with "Maru" (丸) the character for 'circle'. The reason for this tradition seems to have been lost to time, but may be related to the red circle being the symbol and flag of japan (the "hi-no-maru") or as a superstition, helping ships travel a circle of going out to sea and returning home.
**The examples in KanColle are "[[Akitsumaru]]" (an Army ship) and both [[Hiyou]] and [[Junyou]]'s names before they were converted to aircraft carriers: Izumo Maru and Kashiwara Maru.
**The "maru" in "[[Maruyu]]" is a reference to this character, but does not actually appear in her name, which is a circle around the hiragana character 'yu'.
*[[Akashi]] was named after the Akashi Strait, near Kobe. Since she was the only repair ship built for the IJN, the naming conventions of her class are unclear.
The Abyssal fleet's 'classes' are the based on the [[wikipedia:Iroha|Iroha]], a classical Japanese alphabetical ordering. That this is classical Japanese implies that the classes are externally ascribed to the Abyssal fleet ships, especially combined with the highly descriptive names for the bosses.
==Trivia==
===！すでのな===
One of [[Inazuma]]'s lines written "backwards", in traditional Japanese format. Also appears as a wall scroll in the furniture page.
===2-4-11===
[[Naka]]. 2-4-11 refers to the fuel/ammo/steel combination received from her scrap (if scrapping with her default equipment).
===Beaver or YKKZ===
A nickname for [[Yukikaze]] based on her appearance. Japanese fans call her 'Hamster' instead.
===Big Seven===
A group of warship built to carry the biggest naval gun (41cm) allowed by the [[wikipedia:Washington Naval Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]]. It comprises of [[Nagato]], [[Mutsu]], USS West Virginia, USS Maryland, USS Colorado, HMS Rodney, and [[Nelson|HMS Nelson]].
===Black Rick Shooter/Black Ruck Shooter===
Nickname of [[Heavy_Cruiser_Ri-Class#Kai|Heavy Cruiser Ri-Class Kai]] and [[Battleship_Ru-Class#Kai|Battleship Ru-Class Kai]], respectively.
* Abbreviated BRS
===Black Wock Shooter===
Nickname of [[Standard_Carrier_Wo-Class#Kai_Flagship|Standard Carrier Wo-Class Kai Flagship]].
* Abbreviated BWS
===BURNING LOVE===
Notable line from [[Kongou]], a [[:Category:Kongou_Class|Kongou-class]] battleship built by Vickers Shipbuilding Company. Loves tea and fond of using English words due to her being built in England.
Other examples:
* 提督ゥ～、You've Got Mail! Love letterは許さないからネ!
* Wow! Congratulations!
* Tea timeは大事にしないとネー
===KTKM===
Shorthand for [[Kitakami]]. Wordplay from Japanese netslang KTKR which is read as ''kita kore'', literally 'it's here', sort of like 'woohoo I got it' or 'I've been waiting for this!'.
===Melon-chan===
Nickname for [[Yuubari]] due to her uniform color scheme and general resemblance to a melon as well as the City of Yuubari, on the namesake Yuubari River, which is well known for its melons.
===Nagamon===
The name is due to [[Nagato]]'s (長門) second kanji, 門, which can be pronounced as ''mon''.<br />
Instead of being cool and serious, Nagato is usually depicted doing silly things or showing love to random destroyers, Northern Hime, and other girls.
===Rensouhou-chan (連装砲ちゃん)===
A Danbo-like robot which appears with [[Shimakaze]]. [[Amatsukaze]], having a more formal character, calls hers Rensouhou-kun instead.
===RJ===
Light Carrier [[Ryujo|Ryūjō]].
===Tenryuu Kindergarten===
A common theme where [[Tenryuu]] and her destroyers escort was regularly used in expeditions due to Tenryuu's lower ammo cost (compared to other light cruisers). The official 4-koma also shows Tenryuu as being good at taking care of children (destroyers), hence the name.
===Whale===
Refer to [[Taigei]] and [[Jingei]], both having the kanji "鯨" meaning whale in their name.
===Zekamashi (ぜかまし)===
[[Shimakaze]]'s name read backward (in traditional Japanese, characters are read right-to-left). Found on one of the Rensouhou-chan's life buoys.
== Birthdays of Ship Girls ==
The date a ship was launched is traditionally used as a ship's birthday; the dates presented here reflect this. These dates are sourced from Wikipedia.
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! # ||Destroyers (by class)||Date Launched
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Mutsuki Class|Mutsuki-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Mutsuki|Mutsuki]]|| 23 July 1925
|-
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kisaragi|Kisaragi]]|| 5 June 1925
|-
| 3rd|| [[Yayoi|Yayoi]]|| 11 July 1925
|-
| 4th|| [[Uzuki|Uzuki]]|| 15 October 1925
|-
| 5th|| [[Satsuki|Satsuki]]|| 25 March 1925
|-
| 7th|| [[Fumizuki|Fumizuki]]|| 16 February 1926
|-
| 8th|| [[Nagatsuki|Nagatsuki]]|| 6 October 1926
|-
| 9th|| [[Kikuzuki|Kikuzuki]]|| 15 March 1926
|-
| 10th|| [[Mikazuki|Mikazuki]]|| 12 July 1926
|-
| 11th|| [[Mochizuki|Mochizuki]]|| 28 April 1927
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Fubuki Class|Fubuki-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Fubuki|Fubuki]] ||15 November 1927
|-
| 2nd|| [[Shirayuki|Shirayuki]] ||20 March 1928
|-
| 3rd|| [[Hatsuyuki|Hatsuyuki]] ||29 September 1928
|-
| 4th|| [[Miyuki|Miyuki]] ||26 June 1928
|-
| 5th|| [[Murakumo|Murakumo]] ||27 September 1928
|-
| 9th|| [[Isonami|Isonami]] ||24 November 1927
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Ayanami Class|Ayanami-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 11th|| [[Ayanami|Ayanami]]|| 5 October 1929
|-
| 12th|| [[Shikinami|Shikinami]]|| 22 June 1929
|-
| 17th|| [[Oboro|Oboro]]|| 8 November 1930
|-
| 18th|| [[Akebono|Akebono]]|| 7 November 1930
|-
| 19th|| [[Sazanami|Sazanami]]|| 31 June 1931
|-
| 20th|| [[Ushio|Ushio]]|| 17 November 1930
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Akatsuki Class|Akatsuki-subclass]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Akatsuki|Akatsuki]]|| 7 May 1932
|-
| 2nd|| [[Hibiki|Hibiki]]|| 22 December 1932
|-
| 3rd|| [[Ikazuchi|Ikazuchi]]|| 22 October 1931
|-
| 4th|| [[Inazuma|Inazuma]]|| 25 February 1932
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Hatsuharu Class|Hatsuharu-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 2nd|| [[Hatsuharu|Hatsuharu]]|| 27 February 1933
|-
| 3rd|| [[Hatsushimo|Hatsushimo]]|| 4 November 1933
|-
| 4th|| [[Nenohi|Nenohi]]|| 22 December 1932
|-
| 5th|| [[Wakaba|Wakaba]]|| 18 March 1934
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Shiratsuyu Class|Shiratsuyu-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Shiratsuyu|Shiratsuyu]]|| 5 April 1935
|-
| 2nd|| [[Shigure|Shigure]]|| 18 May 1935
|-
| 3rd|| [[Murasame|Murasame]]|| 20 June 1935
|-
| 4th|| [[Yuudachi|Yuudachi]]|| 21 June 1936
|-
| 5th|| [[Samidare|Samidare]]|| 6 July 1935
|-
| 6th|| [[Harusame|Harusame]]|| 21 September 1935
|-
| 10th|| [[Suzukaze|Suzukaze]]|| 11 March 1937
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Asashio Class|Asashio-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Arare|Arare]]|| 16 November 1937
|-
| 2nd|| [[Arashio|Arashio]]|| 26 May 1937
|-
| 3rd|| [[Asagumo|Asagumo]]|| 5 November 1937
|-
| 4th|| [[Asashio|Asashio]]|| 16 December 1936
|-
| 5th|| [[Kasumi|Kasumi]]|| 18 November 1937
|-
| 6th|| [[Michishio|Michishio]]|| 15 March 1937
|-
| 9th|| [[Ooshio|Ooshio]]|| 19 April 1937
|-
| 10th|| [[Yamagumo|Yamagumo]]|| 24 July 1937
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Kagero Class|Kagerou-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Akigumo|Akigumo]]|| 11 April 1941
|-
| 2nd|| [[Amatsukaze|Amatsukaze]]|| 19 October 1939
|-
| 5th|| [[Hamakaze|Hamakaze]]|| 25 November 1940
|-
| 6th|| [[Hatsukaze|Hatsukaze]]|| 24 January 1939
|-
| 8th|| [[Isokaze|Isokaze]]|| 19 June 1939
|-
| 9th|| [[Kagerou|Kagerou]]|| 27 September 1938
|-
| 10th|| [[Kuroshio|Kuroshio]]|| 25 October 1938
|-
| 11th|| [[Maikaze|Maikaze]]|| 15 March 1941
|-
| 13th|| [[Nowaki|Nowaki]]|| 17 September 1940
|-
| 15th|| [[Shiranui|Shiranui]]|| 28 June 1938
|-
| 16th|| [[Tanikaze|Tanikaze]]|| 1 November 1940
|-
| 17th|| [[Tokitsukaze|Tokitsukaze]]|| 10 November 1939
|-
| 18th|| [[Urakaze|Urakaze]]|| 19 April 1940
|-
| 19th|| [[Yukikaze|Yukikaze]]|| 24 March 1939
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Yuugumo Class|Yuugumo-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 2nd|| [[Asashimo|Asashimo]]|| 21 January 1943
|-
| 6th|| [[Hayashimo|Hayashimo]]|| 20 October 1943
|-
| 10th|| [[Kiyoshimo|Kiyoshimo]]|| 16 March 1943
|-
| 11th|| [[Makigumo|Makigumo]]|| 23 December 1940
|-
| 12th|| [[Naganami|Naganami]]|| 11 April 1941
|-
| 19th|| [[Yuugumo|Yuugumo]]|| 16 March 1941
|-
! # ||Others||Date Launched
|-
| 1st (and only)|| [[Shimakaze|Shimakaze]]|| 18 July 1942
|-
| 1st|| [[Akizuki|Akizuki]]|| 2 July 1941
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! # ||Light Cruisers||Date Launched
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Tenryū Class|Tenryuu-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Tenryuu]]|| 11 March 1918
|-
| 2nd|| [[Tatsuta]]|| 29 May 1918
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Kuma Class|Kuma-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Kuma]]|| 14 July 1919
|-
| 2nd|| [[Tama]]|| 10 February 1920
|-
| 3rd|| [[Kitakami]]|| 3 July 1920
|-
| 4th|| [[Ooi]]|| 15 July 1920
|-
| 5th|| [[Kiso]]|| 14 December 1920
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Nagara Class|Nagara-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Nagara]]|| 25 April 1922
|-
| 2nd|| [[Isuzu]]|| 29 October 1921
|-
| 3rd|| [[Natori]]|| 16 February 1922
|-
| 4th|| [[Yura]]|| 15 February 1922
|-
| 5th|| [[Kinu]]|| 29 May 1922
|-
| 6th|| [[Abukuma]]|| 16 March 1923
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Sendai Class|Sendai-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Sendai]]|| 30 October 1923
|-
| 2nd|| [[Jintsuu]]|| 8 December 1923
|-
| 3rd|| [[Naka]]|| 24 March 1925
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Agano Class|Agano-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Agano]]|| 22 October 1941
|-
| 2nd|| [[Noshiro]]|| 19 July 1942
|-
| 3rd|| [[Yahagi]]|| 25 October 1942
|-
| 4th|| [[Sakawa]]|| 9 April 1944
|-
! || Other ||Date Launched
|-
| || [[Yuubari]]|| 5 March 1923
|-
| || [[Katori]]|| 14 December 1939
|-
| || [[Ooyodo]]|| 2 April 1942
|-
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! # || Heavy Cruisers||Date Launched
|-
! # || [[:Category:Furutaka Class|Furutaka-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Furutaka]]|| 25 February 1925
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kako]]|| 10 April 1925
|-
! # || [[:Category:Aoba Class|Aoba-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Aoba]]|| 25 September 1926
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kinugasa]]|| 24 October 1926
|-
! # || [[:Category:Myōkō Class|Myoukou-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Myoukou]]|| 16 April 1927
|-
| 2nd|| [[Nachi]]|| 15 June 1927
|-
| 3rd|| [[Ashigara]]|| 22 April 1928
|-
| 4th|| [[Haguro]]|| 24 March 1928
|-
! # || [[:Category:Takao Class|Takao-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Takao]]|| 12 May 1930
|-
| 2nd|| [[Atago]]|| 16 June 1930
|-
| 3rd|| [[Maya]]|| 8 November 1930
|-
| 4th|| [[Choukai]]|| 30 June 1931
|-
! # || [[:Category:Mogami Class|Mogami-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Mogami]]|| 14 March 1934
|-
| 2nd|| [[Mikuma]]|| 31 May 1934
|-
| 3rd|| [[Suzuya]]|| 20 November 1934
|-
| 4th|| [[Kumano]]|| 15 October 1936
|-
! # || [[:Category:Tone Class|Tone-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Tone]]|| 21 November 1937
|-
| 2nd|| [[Chikuma]]|| 19 March 1938
|-
! # || [[:Category:Admiral Hipper Class|Admiral Hipper-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 3rd|| [[Prinz Eugen]]|| 22 August 1938
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Battleships||Date Launched
|-
| [[Nagato]]|| 9 November 1919
|-
| [[Mutsu]]|| 31 May 1920
|-
| [[Kongou]]|| 18 May 1912
|-
| [[Hiei]]|| 21 November 1912
|-
| [[Kirishima]]|| 1 December 1913
|-
| [[Haruna]]|| 14 December 1913
|-
| [[Fusou]]|| 28 March 1914
|-
| [[Yamashiro]]|| 3 November 1915
|-
| [[Ise]]|| 12 November 1916
|-
| [[Hyuuga]]|| 27 January 1917
|-
| [[Yamato]]|| 8 August 1940
|-
| [[Musashi]]|| 1 November 1940
|-
| [[Bismarck]]|| 14 February 1939
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Light Carriers||Date Launched
|-
| [[Houshou]]|| 13 November 1921
|-
| [[Ryuujou]]|| 2 April 1931
|-
| [[Hiyou]]|| 24 June 1941
|-
| [[Junyou]]|| 26 June 1941
|-
| [[Shouhou]]|| 1 June 1935
|-
| [[Zuihou]]|| 19 June 1936
|-
| [[Chitose]]|| 29 November 1936
|-
| [[Chiyoda]]|| 29 November 1936
|-
| [[Ryuuhou]]|| 16 November
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Standard Carriers||Date Launched
|-
| [[Akagi]]|| 22 April 1925
|-
| [[Kaga]]|| 17 November 1921
|-
| [[Souryuu]]|| 21 December 1935
|-
| [[Hiryuu]]|| 16 November 1937
|-
| [[Shoukaku]]|| 1 June 1939
|-
| [[Zuikaku]]|| 27 November 1939
|-
| [[Taihou]]|| 7 March 1943
|-
| [[Unryuu]]|| 25 September 1943
|-
| [[Amagi]]|| 1 October 1943
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Submarines||Date Launched
|-
| [[I-8]]|| 20 July 1936
|-
| [[I-19]]|| 16 September 1939
|-
| [[I-168]]|| 26 June 1933
|-
| [[I-58]]|| 30 June 1943
|-
| [[I-401]]|| 8 January
|-
| [[Maruyu]]|| 31 October
|-
| [[U-511]]|| 21 Febuary 1941
|-
| RO-500|| 16 September
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Auxiliary ships||Date Launched
|-
| [[Akitsumaru]]|| 24 Sept 1941
|-
| [[Akashi]]|| 29 June 1938
|-
| [[Taigei]]|| 16 November 1933
|-
| [[Mamiya]]|| 26 October 1923
|-
| [[Irako]]|| 14 February 1941
|}
==List of vessels by Japanese voice actresses==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;" |Voice actress
! style="text-align:left;" |Ship girls
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/12652/Chinatsu_Akasaki Akasaki Chinatsu]
|| [[Aquila]], [[Pola]], [[Zara]]
|-
|
[http://earlywing.co.jp/pretalent_w/asamiharuna.html Asami Haruna]
|| [[Colorado]], [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/19371/Sarah_Emi_Bridcut Bridcut Sarah Emi]
|| [[Maikaze]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Yuubari]], [[Suzuya]], [[Kumano]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/54/Aya_Endou Endou Aya] || [[Bismarck]], [[Z1]], [[Z3]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/504 Fujita Saki]
|| [[Akagi]], [[Fusou]], [[Yamashiro]], [[Kagerou]], [[Shiranui]], [[Kuroshio]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]], [[Aircraft Carrier Demon]], [[Aircraft Carrier Princess]] (special boss)
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/27761/Chinami_Hashimoto Hashimoto Chinami]
|| [[Yamakaze]], [[Iowa]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/869/Saori_Hayami Hayami Saori]
|| [[Hagikaze]], [[Graf Zeppelin]]
|-
|
[http://ameblo.jp/illlkozukozullli/ Hayasaka Kozue] (早坂梢)
|| [[Sazanami]], [[Akebono]], [[Ushio]], [[Oboro]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/5250/Rina_Hidaka Hidaka Rina] || [[Ryuujou]], [[Mutsuki]], [[Kisaragi]], [[Satsuki]], [[Fumizuki]], [[Nagatsuki]], [[Kikuzuki]], [[Mikazuki]], [[Mochizuki]], [[Yayoi]], [[Uzuki]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/38659/Kaede_Hondo Hondo Kaede]
|| [[Oyashio]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/28/Yui_Horie Horie Yui]
|| [[Asagumo]], [[Yamagumo]], [[Amagi]], [[NPC#Port|Supply Ship Mamiya]], [[NPC#Port|Supply Ship Irako]],
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/885/Yuka_Iguchi Iguchi Yuka]
|| [[Kaga]], [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]], [[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]], [[Nagara]], [[Isuzu]], [[Natori]]
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/655/Mariya_Ise Ise Mariya]
|| [[I-401]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/8555/Hisako_Kanemoto Kanemoto Hisako]
|| [[Kiyoshimo]], [[Hayashimo]], [[Harusame]], [[Northern Princess]] (special boss)
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/13/Ayako_Kawasumi Kawasumi Ayako]
|| [[Unryuu]], [[Isokaze]], [[Ooyodo]], [[Midway Princess]] (special boss)
|-
|[http://myanimelist.net/people/10765/ Kayano Ai]
|| [[Asashimo]], [[Katori]], [[U-511|U-511/Ro-500]], [[Light Cruiser Demon]] (special boss), [[Battleship Water Demon]] (special boss)
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/12285/Motoko_Kobayashi Kobayashi Motoko]
|| [[Hatsuharu]], [[Nenohi]], [[Wakaba]], [[Hatsushimo]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/12941/ Komatsu Mana] (小松真奈)
|| [[Zuihou]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Urakaze]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/11641/Misaki_Kuno Kuno Misaki] (久野美咲)
|| [[Littorio]], [[Roma]], [[Takanami]], [[Harbor Water Demon]] (special boss)
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/12759/Misato Misato] (味里)
|| [[Musashi]], [[I-19]], [[I-8]], [[Airfield Princess]] (special boss), [[Battleship Princess]] (special boss)
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;" | [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/encyclopedia/people.php?id=98235 Miyagawa Wakana] (宮川若菜)
|| [[Chitose]], [[Chiyoda]], [[Asashio]], [[Ooshio]], [[Michishio]], [[Arashio]], [[Arare]], [[Kasumi]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/1105/Megumi_Nakajima Nakajima Megumi]
|| [[Mikuma]], [[I-168]], [[I-58]], [[Kinugasa]], [[Hatsuzuki]]
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/8956/Iori_Nomizu Nomizu Iori]
|| [[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Kinu]], [[Abukuma]], [[Enemy_Vessel#Bosses|Special bosses (敵巨大母艦, 鬼, 姫, 戦鬼, 戦姫)]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/40/Mamiko_Noto Noto Mamiko]
|| [[Taihou]], [[Akitsu Maru]], [[Maruyu]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/10981/Yui_Ogura Ogura Yui]
|| [[Amatsukaze]], [[Taigei|Taigei/Ryuuhou]], [[Harbour Princess]] (special boss), [[Isolated Island Demon]] (special boss)
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/12452/Yuka_Ootsubo Ootsubo Yuka]
|| [[Ise]], [[Hyuuga]], [[Furutaka]], [[Kako]], [[Ooi]], [[Kitakami]], [[Hiyou]], [[Junyou]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/27395/Ari_Ozawa Ozawa Ari]
|| [[Akizuki]], [[Prinz Eugen]], [[Nowaki]], [[Destroyer Princess]] (special boss), [[Aircraft Carrier Water Demon]] (special boss)
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/11622/Ayane_Sakura Sakura Ayane]
|| [[Nagato]], [[Mutsu]], [[Shimakaze]], [[Kuma]], [[Tama]], [[Kiso]], [[Sendai]], [[Jintsuu]], [[Naka]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/19834/Aya_Suzaki Suzaki Aya]
|| [[Mogami]], [[Houshou]], [[Aoba]], [[Akatsuki]], [[Hibiki|Hibiki/Верный]], [[Ikazuchi]], [[Inazuma]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/6996/Ayana_Taketatsu Taketatsu Ayana]
|| [[Yamato]], [[Akigumo]], [[Yuugumo]], [[Makigumo]], [[Naganami]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/16135/Risa_Taneda Taneda Risa]
|| [[Myoukou]], [[Nachi]], [[Ashigara]], [[Haguro]], [[Shouhou]], [[Samidare]], [[Suzukaze]], [[Akashi]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/35951 Tanibe Yumi] (タニベ ユミ)
|| [[Yura]], [[Shigure]], [[Murasame]], [[Yuudachi]], [[Shiratsuyu]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/11184/Nao_Touyama Touyama Nao]
|| [[Kongou]], [[Hiei]], [[Haruna]], [[Kirishima]], [[Takao]], [[Atago]], [[Maya]], [[Choukai]], [[Ayanami]], [[Shikinami]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/14441/Sumire_Uesaka Uesaka Sumire]
|| [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Miyuki]], [[Murakumo]], [[Isonami]]
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/28053/Yuki_Yamada Yamada Yuki] (山田悠希)
|| [[Agano]], [[Noshiro]], [[Yahagi]], [[Sakawa]]
|-
|Uncredited ||
|}
==List of vessels by artist==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;" |Illustrator
! style="text-align:left;" |Ship girls
|-
| Akira (アキラ) || Special Bosses: [[Anchorage Demon|Anchorage Demon (泊地棲鬼)]], [[Anchorage Princess|Anchorage Princess (泊地棲姫)]], [[Airfield Princess|Airfield Princess (飛行場姫)]], [[Battleship Princess|Battleship Princess (戦艦棲姫)]], [[Northern Princess|Northern Princess (北方棲姫)]], [[Mizuho]]
|-
| Amemiya Chiyou<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2095023 雨宮千遥]) || [[Samidare]], [[Suzukaze]]
|-
| Ayaki ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=8611 彩樹]) || [[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]], [[Murakumo]], [[Hatsuharu]], [[Nenohi]]
|-
| [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=91521 bob] || [[Sendai]], [[Jintsuu]], [[Naka]], [[Myoukou]], [[Nachi]], [[Ashigara]], [[Haguro]], [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]], [[Shouhou]]
|-
| [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=193293 drew] || [[Oboro]], [[Akebono]], [[Sazanami]], [[Ushio]], Tutorial Musume
|-
| Fujikawa (藤川) || [[Kinugasa]], [[Akigumo]], [[Yuugumo]], [[Makigumo]], [[Naganami]], Supply Ship Mamiya, Error Musume, [[Akashi]], [[Ooyodo]], [[Hayashimo]], [[Kiyoshimo]], Supply Ship Irako, [[Asagumo]], [[Yamagumo]], [[Asashimo]], [[Takanami]], [[Kazagumo]], [[Okinami]]
|-
| hatsuko ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=237559 ハツ子]) || [[Aoba]]
|-
| Jiji (じじ) || [[Littorio]], [[Roma]], [[Libeccio]], [[Zara]], [[Pola]], [[Aquila]]
|-
| Konishi ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=4258322 コニシ]) || [[Kongou]], [[Hiei]], [[Haruna]], [[Kirishima]], [[Asashio]], [[Ooshio]], [[Michishio]], [[Arashio]], [[Arare]], [[Kasumi]], [[Kagerou]], [[Shiranui]], [[Kuroshio]], [[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Yura]], [[Kinu]], [[Abukuma]], [[Yuubari]], [[Zuihou]], [[Suzuya]], [[Kumano]], [[Maikaze]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Agano]], [[Noshiro]], [[Yahagi]], [[Sakawa]], [[Nowaki]], [[Hayasui]], [[Arashi]], [[Hagikaze]], [[Oyashio]]
|-
| Kujou Ichiso<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=186655 玖条イチソ]) || [[Shiratsuyu]], [[Shigure]], [[Murasame]], [[Yuudachi]], [[Taigei|Taigei/Ryuuhou]], [[Harusame]], [[Kawakaze]], [[Umikaze]]
|-
| Kusada Souta<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=303275 草田草太]) || [[Mutsuki]], [[Kisaragi]], [[Yayoi]], [[Uzuki]], [[Minazuki]]
|-
| Kuu Ro Kuro<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=29389 くーろくろ]) || [[Ryuujou]], [[Nagara]], [[Isuzu]], [[Natori]], [[Chitose]], [[Chiyoda]], [[Hiyou]], [[Junyou]], [[Akitsumaru|Akitsu Maru]], [[Maruyu]], [[Unryuu]], [[Amagi]], [[Katsuragi]], [[I-26]]
|-
| Mikoto Akemi<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=501378 みことあけみ]) || [[Takao]], [[Atago]]
|-
| Oguchi ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=19351 おぐち]) || [[Destroyer I-Class]], [[Destroyer Ro-Class]], [[Destroyer Ha-Class]], [[Destroyer Ni-Class]], [[Light Cruiser Ho-Class]], [[Light Cruiser He-Class]], [[Light Cruiser To-Class]], [[Torpedo Cruiser Chi-Class]], [[Heavy Cruiser Ri-Class]], [[Light Carrier Nu-Class]], [[Battleship Ru-Class]], [[Standard Carrier Wo-Class]], [[Transport Ship Wa-Class]], [[Battleship Ta-Class]], [[Battleship Re-Class]], [[Submarine Ka-Class]], [[Submarine Yo-Class]], [[Submarine So-Class]] (main design concept creator of Abussals from 2013-2014)
|-
| Parsley ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=414162 パセリ]) || [[Maya]], [[Choukai]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Urakaze]], [[Isokaze]], [[Katori]], [[Kashima]], [[Kamikaze]], [[Harukaze]]
|-
| Rikka (六花) || [[Fusou]], [[Yamashiro]]
|-
| Shibafu ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=312614 しばふ]) || [[Akagi]], [[Kaga]], [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Ise]], [[Hyuuga]], [[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Miyuki]], [[Isonami]], [[Ayanami]], [[Shikinami]], [[Ooi]], [[Kitakami]], [[Houshou]], [[Mogami]], [[Mikuma]], [[I-401]]
|-
| style="white-space: nowrap;" | Shimada Humikane<br />([http://www.ne.jp/asahi/humikane/e-wacs/index.htm 島田フミカネ])<br />([https://twitter.com/humikane Twitter]) || [[Taihou]], [[Bismarck]], [[Z1]], [[Z3]], [[Prinz Eugen]], [[U-511|U-511/Ro-500]], [[Graf Zeppelin]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Shizuma Yoshinori<br />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=141206 しずまよしのり]) || [[Nagato]], [[Mutsu]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Shimakaze]], [[Yamato]], [[Musashi]], [[Amatsukaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]], [[Akizuki]], [[Akitsushima]], [[Teruzuki]], [[Hatsuzuki]], [[Air Defense Princess|Air Defense Princess (防空棲姫)]], [[Iowa]]
|-
| Shobon<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2572017 ショボン]) || [[I-168]], [[I-58]], [[I-19]], [[I-8]]
|-
| [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1457830 UGUME] || [[Kuma]], [[Tama]], [[Kiso]], [[Furutaka]], [[Kako]]
|-
| Yadokari<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1828868 やどかり]) || [[Satsuki]], [[Fumizuki]], [[Nagatsuki]], [[Kikuzuki]], [[Mikazuki]], [[Mochizuki]], [[Akatsuki]], [[Hibiki|Hibiki/Верный]], [[Ikazuchi]], [[Inazuma]], [[Wakaba]], [[Hatsushimo]]
|-
| youki || ''Shinano'' (''speculative, from p.26 of'' Teitoku no Natsuyasumi ''& p.31 of'' Teitoku no Fuyuyasumi)
|-
| Uncredited ||
|}
==[[Music|List of music by composers]]==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;" |Composer
! style="text-align:left;" |Tracks
|-
| Okamiya Michio (岡宮道生) || [[Music#Game_Music_List|Game]], [[Music#Event_Music_List|Event]], [[Music#KanColle_Original_Sound_Track_-Akatsuki-|OST -Akatsuki-]], ''Incomplete''
|-
| Ookoshi Kaori ( 大越香里) || [[Music#Game_Music_List|Game]], [[Music#Event_Music_List|Event]], [[Music#KanColle_Original_Sound_Track_-Akatsuki-|OST -Akatsuki-]], ''Incomplete''
|-
| Usami Hiroshi (宇佐美宏) || [[Music#Game_Music_List|Game]], [[Music#Event_Music_List|Event]], [[Music#KanColle_Original_Sound_Track_-Akatsuki-|OST -Akatsuki-]], ''Incomplete''
|-
| Uncredited ||[http://wikiwiki.jp/kancolle/?BGM Japanese wiki]
|}
== {{Anchor | Acronyms}} Acronyms ==
Ever see an [[wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] in the wiki you didn't know the meaning of and urban dictionary doesn't have it? While it is preferable to not use acronyms to avoid confusion, some discussions will inevitably have them. This is an incomplete list of acronyms used in discussions by English-speaking KanColle players.
* AA - Anti-Air
* AACI - [[AACI|Anti-Air Cut-in]]
* ACH - [[Aircraft Carrier Princess|Aircraft Carrier Hime]]
* AD - Air Denial
* AFP - Air Fighter Power
* AGB - [[Souya (AGB)|Icebreaker]]
* AGL - [[Souya (AGL)|Lighthouse tender]]
* AGS - [[Souya (AGS)|Survey ship]]
* AI - Air Incapability
* AO - [[:Category: Fleet Oiler|Fleet Oiler]] / Replenishment Oiler
* AR :
** AR - [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Repair Ship]]
** AR - Action Report
* AS :
** AS - [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Submarine Tender]]
** AS - Artillery Spotting
** AS - Air Superiority
** AS+ - Air Supremacy
* ASW - Anti-Submarine Warfare
* AV - [[:Category:Seaplane Tenders|Seaplane Tender]]
* BB - [[:Category:Battleships|Battleship]]
* BBV - [[:Category:Aviation Battleships|Aviation Battleship]]
* BP - Blueprint
* CA - [[:Category:Heavy Cruisers|Heavy Cruiser]]
* CAV - [[:Category:Aviation Cruisers|Aviation Cruiser]]
* CL - [[:Category:Light Cruisers|Light Cruiser]]
* CLT - [[:Category:Torpedo Cruisers|Torpedo Cruiser]]
* CI - Cut-In
* CT :
** CT - [[:Category:Training Cruisers|Training Cruiser]]
** CT - Closing Torpedo
* CTF - [[Combined_Fleet#Carrier_Task_Force|Carrier Task Force]]
* CV :
** CV - Character Voice, same as VA
** CV - [[:Category:Standard Carriers|Aircraft Carrier]] / Standard Aircraft Carrier ("Croiseur Vol")
* CVB - [[:Category:Armored Carriers|Armored Aircraft Carrier]] / Armored Carrier ("Croiseur Vol Blindé")
* CVCI - Aircraft Carrier Cut In
* CVE - Escort carrier, an ASW specialized light aircraft carrier ("Croiseur Vol d'Escorte")
* CVL - [[:Category:Light Carriers|Light Aircraft Carrier]] / Light Carrier ("Croiseur Vol Léger")
* CVN - Night Aircraft Carrier (not "nuclear CV" here)
* DA - Double Attack
* DD - [[:Category:Destroyers|Destroyer]]
* DE - "[[:Category:Destroyer Escorts|Destroyer Escort]]" but this designates "Coastal Defense Ship" here
* EO - Extra Operation (maps 1-5, 1-6, 2-5, 3-5, 5-5, 6-5, and some event maps)
* FBB - Fast Battleship
* FCF - [[Fleet Command Facility]]
* FF :
** FF - Friendly Fleets
** FF - Fast Fleet
* FP - Firepower
* FS - Flagship
* GS - Great Success
* HQ - Headquarter LV (Admiral personal LV)
* JA - [[Jets|Jet Assault]]
* KC - Kantai Collection
* LBAS - [[Land-Based Air Squadron]]
* LD - Last Dance
* LHA - [[:Category:Amphibious|Amphibious Assault Ship]]
* LoS/LOS - [[Line of Sight]]
* LSC - [[Large Ship Construction]]
* OA - Opening Airstrike
* OASW - Opening ASW
* OT/O torp - Opening Torpedo
* RE - Reinforcement Expansion (extra ship slot)
* RL/RLK2 - Rocket Launcher / [[12cm 30 Tube Rocket Launcher Kai 2|Rocket Launcher kai 2]]
* RSC - Resources
* RNG - Random Number Generator
* SCAMP - [[Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel]]
* SE - Support Expedition
* SLO - [[Skilled Lookouts]]
* SPF - [[List of Seaplanes by stats|Sea Plane Fighter]]
* SS - [[:Category:Submarines|Submarine]]
* SSV - [[:Category:Aircraft_Carrying_Submarines|Aicraft Carrying Submarine]]
* STF - [[Combined_Fleet#Surface_Task_Force|Surface Task Force]]
* TCI - Torpedo Cut In
* TCF/TE - [[Combined_Fleet#Transport_Escort_Force|Transport Combined Fleet]] / Transport Escort
* TP - "Transport Points"
* VA - Voice Actress, same as CV
* WG/WG42 - [[WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)|Wurfgerät 42]]
[[Category:Tutorial]]
[[Category:Help]]
==Class classification==
All ship class codes on the list are based on [[wikipedia:American Hull classification symbol|USN hull classification codes]] or modifications thereof.
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align:center; width:10%;" |Terms
! scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align:center; width:15%;" |In-game Code
! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:43%;" |Japanese Name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align:center; width:42%;" |English Name
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:20%;" |Kanji
! scope="col" style="text-align:center; width:23%;" |Romaji
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteDD|DD]]
| style="text-align:center;" |駆逐
| style="text-align:center;" |駆逐艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kuchikukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Destroyer
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Destroyer Escorts|DE]]
| style="text-align:center;" |海防
| style="text-align:center;" |海防艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kaiboukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Destroyer escort/coastal defence ship*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteSS|SS]]
| style="text-align:center;" |潜
| style="text-align:center;" |潜水艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sensuikan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Submarine
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteSS|SSV]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |潜母
| style="text-align:center;" |潜水空母
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sensuikūbo''
| style="text-align:center;" |Submarine Aircraft Carrier*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCL|CL]]
| style="text-align:center;" |軽巡
| style="text-align:center;" |軽巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kei Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Light Cruiser
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCLT|CLT]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |雷巡
| style="text-align:center;" |重雷装巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Jūraisō Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Torpedo Cruiser*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Elitecl|CT]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |練巡
| style="text-align:center;" |練習巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Renshū Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Training Cruiser*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCA|CA]]
| style="text-align:center;" |重巡
| style="text-align:center;" |重巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Jū Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Heavy Cruiser
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCAV|CAV]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |航巡
| style="text-align:center;" |航空巡洋艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōkū Jun'yōkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Aviation Cruiser*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteAV|AV]]
| style="text-align:center;" |水母
| style="text-align:center;" |水上機母艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Suijōkibokan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Seaplane Tender
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Elitecv|CV/CVB]]/[[Elitecvl|CVL]]
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| style="text-align:center;" |正規空母
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sei'ki kūbo''
| style="text-align:center;" |Fleet Carrier
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCVL|CVL]]
| style="text-align:center;" |軽母
| style="text-align:center;" |軽空母
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kei kūbo''
| style="text-align:center;" |Light Aircraft Carrier
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCV|CV]]
| style="text-align:center;" |航
| style="text-align:center;" |航空母艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōkū bokan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Standard Aircraft Carrier
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteCVB|CVB]]
| style="text-align:center;" |装母
| style="text-align:center;" |装甲空母
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sōkō kūbo''
| style="text-align:center;" |Armored Aircraft Carrier*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteBB|BB]]
| style="text-align:center;" |戦
| style="text-align:center;" |戦艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Senkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Battleship
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |F[[Fast Battleship|BB]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |戦
| style="text-align:center;" |高速戦艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōsoku Senkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Fast Battleship*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[EliteBBV|BBV]]*
| style="text-align:center;" |航戦
| style="text-align:center;" |航空戦艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōkū Senkan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Aviation Battleship*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Auxiliary Ships|LHA*]]
| style="text-align:center;" |揚陸
| style="text-align:center;" |ドック型揚陸艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Dokkugata Yōrikukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Amphibious Assault Ship*
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Auxiliary Ships|AR]]
| style="text-align:center;" |工
| style="text-align:center;" |工作艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kōsakukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Repair Ship
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Auxiliary Ships|AS]]
| style="text-align:center;" |潜母艦
| style="text-align:center;" |潜水母艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Sensui bokan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Submarine Tender
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Auxiliary Ships|AO]]
| style="text-align:center;" |補給
| style="text-align:center;" |給油艦
| style="text-align:center;" |''Kyūyukan''
| style="text-align:center;" |Fleet Oiler
|}
;Note:
* In Kancolle, "coastal defense ships" are labeled as "DE" and "destroyers escort" as DD and not DE.
* The term {{nihongo|''Kūbo''|空母}} is a shorthand for {{nihongo|''Kōkū bokan''|航空母艦}}, which means "Aircraft Carrier".
* In-game, the cards & encyclopedia have the ship class English Name, but some are rendered differently from above.
:* "Aircraft Carrying Submarine" instead of "Submarine Aircraft Carrier"
:* "Aircraft Cruiser" instead of "Aviation Cruiser"
:* "Seaplane Carrier" instead of "Seaplane Tender"
:* "Aircraft Carrier" instead of "Standard Aircraft Carrier"
:* "Aircraft Carrier" instead of "Armored Aircraft Carrier"
:* "Battleship" instead of "Fast Battleship"
* There are no USN hull classification codes for:
:* Submarine Aircraft Carriers
:* Training Cruisers
:* Torpedo Cruisers
:* Aviation Cruisers
:* Armored Carriers
::* KanColle fans occasionally use CVB, which was for the largest aircraft carriers, such as Shinano.
:* Fast Battleships
:* Aviation Battleships
:* Landing Craft Carriers (Amphibious Assault Ship)
==General==
===API link===
{{details|Tutorial: Proxy Connection#Play_without_VPN.2FProxy|l1=Play without VPN/Proxy}}
A method to play the game without having to access the official [http://www.dmm.com/ DMM] website.
===Crossing the T===
Classic naval strategy in which a line of warships cross in front of a line formation of enemy ships, allowing the crossing line to bring all their guns to bear while receiving fire from only the forward guns of the enemy. Gameplay-wise, when your fleet crosses the enemy fleet, both sides (counter-intuitively) gain a significant increase in firepower. When the opponent crosses your fleet, both sides receive a significant firepower debuff.
===Docking===
{{details|Docking}}
This allows your damaged ships to be repaired to full health by consuming steel and fuel. You can use an instant repair (高速修復材) to immediately finish.
===Expedition===
{{details|Expedition}}
This is where you send your fleets to complete expeditions, in exchange for resources and certain items. Certain ships and equipment can be obtained exclusively through expeditions.
===Food supply ship Mamiya===
[[File:Mamiya_blinking_icon.png|thumb|Blinking button in the 'Organize' menu showing that Mamiya's food can be used.]]
{{details|Morale/Fatigue}}
This item removes any fatigue on your fleet. See [[wikipedia:Japanese food supply ship Mamiya|here]] for the Wikipedia entry.
===Modernization===
{{details|Modernization}}
The process of using spare ships to increase the stats (firepower, AA, torpedo, armor) of ships up to a certain point. Luck can also be modernized with [[Maruyu]], but she is difficult to obtain.
===Naval Exercise===
{{details|Exercises (PvP)}}
These are battles against other players' fleets. Opposing teams update in real-time, but there is no simultaneous play.
*New opponent list refreshed at 03:00 and 15:00 JST
===Phases of Battle===
{{details|Combat#Combat_Stages|l1=Combat}}
*Day Battle
*#Reconnaissance (Stat boost, avoid being [[#Crossing the T|T-crossed]])
*#Initial airstrike (opening bombing, air superiority)
*#Support fleet attack
*#Opening/initial torpedo strike (see [[#Midget Submarine|Type A Ko-hyoteki (甲標的甲型)]])
*#Shelling/artillery phase (regular airstrike happens here)
*#Torpedo salvo
*Night Battle
===Remodel===
{{details|Remodel}}
Often confused with Modernization, will usually result in *ship name*-Kai (改). also known as Upgrading.
===Fatigue===
{{details|Tutorial: FAQ#Alright, I built my ship, kicked some ass and I noticed the orange faces. What gives?|l1=Alright, I built my ship, kicked some ass and I noticed the orange faces. What gives?}}
Orange/sad faces are displayed next to the ship icon if they are too fatigued. Rest them for 15 minutes or so if it happens. Fatigue will reduce by 3 every 3 minutes. Fatigued ships will have lower accuracy and evasion. If your ships are still fatigued upon returning from expedition, your '''expedition will end up failing even with all other criteria fulfilled.'''
===Sparkle===
{{details|Tutorial: FAQ#My ship is sparkling.2Fglittering.21|l1=My ship is sparkling/glittering!}}
The polar opposite of Fatigue. If one or more of your ships sparkle, they will gain evasion boost during sortie. The evasion boost stats are not shown in your ship stats directly. Or, if you choose to send a sparkling ship on an expedition, it will have a chance for 150% resource gain and a higher likelihood of returning with a special item (note that this requires the entire fleet to be consisting of sparkling ships).
===Medal===
{{details|Blueprint}}
{{nihongo|Medals|勲章}} are a multi-purpose item that can be used to exchange for a small amount of resources or a {{nihongo|remodel blueprint|改装設計図}}.
*1 medal can be used to exchange for {{Fuel}} x300, {{Ammo}} x300, {{Steel}} x300, {{Bauxite}} x300 and {{IR}} x2.
*1 medal can also be used to exchange for '''Improvement Materials [[File:Improvement_Materials.png|20x20px]] x4.'''
*4 medals are needed to exchange for 1 x remodel blueprint.
Medals can be obtained by clearing certain maps. You can find the amount of medals owned by accessing the Item page(アイテム) at the top menu bar of the main screen. Remodel blueprint is needed to remodel certain ships.
===Tracer-fire effect===
This occurs when a ship fires any equipped machine guns to defend itself, reducing incoming damage from enemy bombers. Your flagship will always do this by default, even without any anti-air stat.
==[[Equipment]] Icons==
===Color-coded Aircraft===
*{{Template:RedPlane}} Red Plane: Carrier-based [[List of Dive Bombers by stats|Dive Bomber]]. Have a strong shelling-phase attack, and prevent Installations from being attacked.
*{{Template:BluePlane}} Blue Plane: Carrier-based [[List of Torpedo Bombers by stats|Torpedo Bomber]]. Have a strong preliminary attack, and can attack Installations.
*{{Template:GreenPlane}} Green Plane: Carrier-based [[List_of_Fighters_by_stats|Fighter]]s provide air superiority, and shoot down opposing aircraft.
*{{Template:YellowPlane}} Yellow Plane: Carrier-based [[List_of_Aircraft_by_stats_(other)|Recon Aircraft]] boost accuracy and LOS greatly.
*{{Template:JetFighterBomber2}}{{Template:JetFighterBomber1}} Yellow Jets planes : Carrier-based [[Jets]]. They provide air superiority, have a shelling-phase attack and also carry an initial "Jet Assault"
*{{Template:Seaplane}} Light Green Plane: [[List of Seaplanes by stats|Seaplane]] Bomber and Reconnaissance Seaplane are equipable by a wide variety of ships for both Artillery spotting and participation in [[Aerial Combat#Fighter Combat|Air Superiority]] and Bombing.
**{{LargeFlyingBoat}} Flying Boats only participate in bombing if other planes are present, and are only able to be equipped by [[Akitsushima]].
*{{Template:SeaplaneFighter}} Light Green Fighter Plane: are equipable by many seaplanes capable ships and act as regular Fighters.
*{{Template:Autogyro}}{{Template:ASWPlane}} Autogyros, Helicopters, and ASW Planes are only useful against Submarines.
*LBAS planes :
**{{LargeFlyingBoat}} Flying Boats mostly act as range extenders. [[PBY-5A Catalina]] have an additional crew recovery mechanic.
**{{Template:YellowPlane}} Yellow Plane: Boost accuracy and LOS greatly and act as range extenders.
**{{Template:Land Based Attack Aircraft Blue}} Bluish Plane: ASW specialized plane
**{{Template:Interceptor Fighter}} Green Plane: Interceptor Fighter plane
**{{Template:Interceptor Fighter2}} Light Green Plane: Interceptor Fighter plane
**{{Template:Land Based Attack Aircraft}} large Green Plane: Landbased Bomber
**{{Template:Large Land-based Aircraft}} very large Green Plane: Landbased Large Bomber
===Color-coded Naval Guns===
It is based on their '''roles''', not ability.
*Red Gun: Main Gun; Primarily used against ships, provide a slight AA bonus.
**{{Template:RedGunLight}} Light Guns are Destroyer guns, and can be mounted on Destroyers or Light Cruisers.
**{{Template:RedGunMedium}} Medium Guns Are Cruiser guns, and can be mounted on Light Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers, or Battleships (other than Fast Battleships).
**{{Template:RedGunHeavy}} HeavyGuns are Battleship guns, and can only be mounted on Battleships. Depending on the Caliber of the gun, and the ship equipped, there can be either accuracy bonuses or severe mounting penalties.
*{{Template:YellowGun}}Yellow Gun: Secondary Gun; increase in accuracy and AA stats. They can be equipped by Light Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers, Battleships, and Aircraft Carriers.
*Green Gun: High-angle dual-purpose guns or AA machine guns
:*{{Template:GreenGunDP}}High-angle guns have the ability to effectively attack both aircraft '''and''' ships.
:*{{Template:GreenGunMG}}AA machine guns specifically attack aircraft and always trigger tracer-fire effect.
===Torpedoes===
*{{Template:TorpedoWeapon}} Torpedoes are able to be equipped on Destroyers, Cruisers, and Submarines.
====Midget Submarine====
Also known by their design code name [[Type A/C/D Ko-hyoteki]] ({{Template:TorpedoWeapon}}甲標的甲型) which literally means Target Type A/C/D, they are a submarine equipable on [[:Category:Torpedo_Cruisers|Torpedo Cruisers]], [[:Category:Submarines|Submarines]], and [[:Category:Seaplane_Tenders|Seaplane Tenders]]. Frequently used because of their ability to attack before the [[Combat#Combat_Stages|shelling phase]] by triggering a torpedo opening.
===Other===
*Anti-Submarine Warfare:
**{{Template:DepthCharge}} Depth Charges provide a bonus to ASW.
**{{Template:DepthCharge}} Depth Charges Launchers (which share an icon) provide a bonus to ASW.
**{{Template:Sonar}} SONAR provides both an accuracy bonus and a bonus to ASW.
**When two or all different types of the above ASW equipment are combined, [[Combat#ASW_Synergy|ASW power is boosted]].
**{{Template:DepthCharge}} Depth Charges provide a bonus to ASW.
**{{Template:DepthCharge}} The new [[Type 2 12cm Mortar Kai]]s, [[Type 3 Depth Charge Launcher (Concentrated Deployment)]], [[Prototype 15cm Nonuple ASW Rocket Launcher]], [[RUR-4A Weapon Alpha Kai]] and [[Lightweight ASW Torpedo (Initial Test Model)]] don't count for the ASW synergy bonus.
*{{Template:Radar}} RADARs provide increased accuracy, and also help against aircraft
*{{Template:SubmarineRadar}} Submarine Radars are exclusive to submarines and have a similar effect as regular radars.
*Night Battle Equipment:
**{{Template:Searchlight}} Searchlights provide an accuracy boost but result in the ship carrying them being targeted.
**{{StarShell}} [[Star Shell]]s reduce the enemy cut-in chance and increase allied cut-in rates.
*{{SurfaceShipPersonnel}} [[Skilled Lookouts]] increase the cut-in chance and accuracy against light enemies, [[Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts]] also unlock new cut-ins.
*{{LandingCraft}} Landing Crafts boost expedition returns, are utilized in transport operations, and are also useful against some installation-type enemies.
**{{Template:Amphibious Tank}} Tanks are useful against installations.
*{{Template:Drum}} [[Drum Canister]]s are needed for some expeditions and Transport Operations.
*{{AntiAircraftFireDirector}} Anti-Aircraft Fire Directors allow the use of [[Aerial Combat#Anti-Air Cut in|Anti-Air Cut In]]s in combination with High-Angle guns.
*{{CommandFacility}} The [[Fleet Command Facility]], [[Striking Force Fleet Command Facility]] and [[Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility]] allow for ships in a combined fleet, strike force, or DD fleets respectively to retreat when critically damaged.
*{{Template:Turbine}} Turbines and boilers can be equipped on any ship. They increase evasion, and when combined, also provide a boost to ship speed/
*{{Template:GreenAmmo}} [[Type 3 Shell]]s and [[Type 3 Shell Kai]]s confer a small AA bonus, but are primarily utilized against soft Installations.
*{{Template:RedAmmo}} AP Shells increase firepower, allow for AP Cut-Ins and confer an additional post-cap firepower bonus against most hard targets.
*{{AntiGroundArtillery}} The [[WG42]], and [[Shipborne Model Type 4 20cm Anti-ground Rocket Launcher]]s confers a flat firepower bonus against installation targets.
*{{Template:EmergencyRepair}} Damage control items are single-use and prevent ships from sinking.
*{{Template:ArmorEquipment}} Torpedo Bulges increase armor at a small evasion cost
*[[File:Facility.png]] The [[Ship Repair Facility]] allows [[Akashi]] to repair a ship when set as secretary.
*{{AviationPersonnel}} [[Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel]] (SCAMP) extends the range of carriers, allowing them to attack earlier in the shelling phase
*{{AviationPersonnel}} [[Night Operation Aviation Personnel]] along with its [[Night_Operation_Aviation_Personnel_%2B_Skilled_Deckhands|superior version]] allow carriers to shell at night when equipped with a night-operations capable plane
*{{AviationPersonnel}} [[Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel]] is needed for CV/CVB/CVL to sortie in "Arctic Maps"
*{{Rations}} Rations restore morale during sorties.
*{{Supplies}} [[Maritime Resupply]] allows for [[AO]] to restore fuel and ammo to ships during a sortie.
==IJN ship-naming conventions==
*'''Destroyers '''are named after natural phenomena, often snow (<span style="text-align:center;">雪, </span>"-yuki"), waves (<span style="text-align:center;">波, </span>"-nami"), rain (<span style="text-align:center;">雨, </span>"-ame", "-are"), wind (<span style="text-align:center;">風, </span>"-kaze"), clouds (<span style="text-align:center;">雲, </span>"-kumo" or "-gumo"), the moon (<span style="text-align:center;">月</span>, "-tsuki" or "-zuki") or tides (<span style="text-align:center;">潮, </span>"-shio").
*'''Light Cruisers''' are named after rivers.
*'''Heavy Cruisers''' are named after mountains.
**Exceptions: The [[Mogami]] class were originally designed as Light Cruisers before being extensively modified into Heavy Cruisers (and later Aviation Cruisers), and so are named after rivers. The Tone class also, being more lightly armed than the Takao or Myoukou classes, were also named after rivers.
*'''Battleships '''are named after provinces.
**Exceptions: The [[Kongou]] class were originally designed as Battlecruisers, which were named after mountains before "heavy cruiser" became a separately defined class from simply "cruiser".
*'''Aircraft Carriers''' all have the character for "dragon" (<span style="text-align:center;">龍, </span>"ryuu"), "phoenix" (<span style="text-align:center;">鳳</span>, "hou"), "crane" (<span style="text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;">鶴</span>, "kaku") or "falcon" (<span style="text-align:center;">鷹</span>, "you") in them. Light carriers tend to have "falcon" or "phoenix" names, where Fleet carriers tend to have "dragon" or "crane" names, but this is not strict.
**Exceptions: [[Akagi]] and [[Kaga]] were originally designed as a battlecruiser and a battleship, respectively, and follow those classes' naming conventions instead (Akagi is named after a mountain, Kaga is named after a province). [[Chitose]] and [[Chiyoda]] were not originally aircraft carriers, their names are poetic words for "millenium".
**While [[Taigei]]'s name was changed to fit in with the standard Aircraft Carrier naming scheme ("Ryuuhou" means "Dragon Phoenix") when she was remodeled into an Aircraft Carrier, neither Chitose nor Chiyoda received the same treatment when they were remodeled.
*'''Submarines '''are simply given operating numbers in the same manner as German U-boats, following a syllable of the word 'Iroha'. All long-range submarines were designated 'I-' (such as all the submarines present in KanColle), where coastal subs began with 'Ro' and training submarines were 'Ha-' In Kancolle, the submarine girls use the classical japanese number syllables (or just the number directly, in [[I-8]]'s case) to make their numbers sound more name-like.
*'''Submarine Tenders '''were a varied group of ships. Several of these had the character for "whale" (鯨, "gei") in their names, but many did not.
**Shouhou and Zuihou were originally designed as Submarine Tenders before being converted into Light Carriers. Like Ryuuhou, their names were changed upon conversion, they were originally named Tsurugizaki and Takasaki.
*'''<nowiki>Non-Navy Ships'</nowiki>''' names were often appended with "Maru" (丸) the character for 'circle'. The reason for this tradition seems to have been lost to time, but may be related to the red circle being the symbol and flag of japan (the "hi-no-maru") or as a superstition, helping ships travel a circle of going out to sea and returning home.
**The examples in KanColle are "[[Akitsumaru]]" (an Army ship) and both [[Hiyou]] and [[Junyou]]'s names before they were converted to aircraft carriers: Izumo Maru and Kashiwara Maru.
**The "maru" in "[[Maruyu]]" is a reference to this character, but does not actually appear in her name, which is a circle around the hiragana character 'yu'.
*[[Akashi]] was named after the Akashi Strait, near Kobe. Since she was the only repair ship built for the IJN, the naming conventions of her class are unclear.
The Abyssal fleet's 'classes' are the based on the [[wikipedia:Iroha|Iroha]], a classical Japanese alphabetical ordering. That this is classical Japanese implies that the classes are externally ascribed to the Abyssal fleet ships, especially combined with the highly descriptive names for the bosses.
==Trivia==
===！すでのな===
One of [[Inazuma]]'s lines written "backwards", in traditional Japanese format. Also appears as a wall scroll in the furniture page.
===2-4-11===
[[Naka]]. 2-4-11 refers to the fuel/ammo/steel combination received from her scrap (if scrapping with her default equipment).
===Beaver or YKKZ===
A nickname for [[Yukikaze]] based on her appearance. Japanese fans call her 'Hamster' instead.
===Big Seven===
A group of warship built to carry the biggest naval gun (41cm) allowed by the [[wikipedia:Washington Naval Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]]. It comprises of [[Nagato]], [[Mutsu]], USS West Virginia, USS Maryland, USS Colorado, HMS Rodney, and [[Nelson|HMS Nelson]].
===Black Rick Shooter/Black Ruck Shooter===
Nickname of [[Heavy_Cruiser_Ri-Class#Kai|Heavy Cruiser Ri-Class Kai]] and [[Battleship_Ru-Class#Kai|Battleship Ru-Class Kai]], respectively.
* Abbreviated BRS
===Black Wock Shooter===
Nickname of [[Standard_Carrier_Wo-Class#Kai_Flagship|Standard Carrier Wo-Class Kai Flagship]].
* Abbreviated BWS
===BURNING LOVE===
Notable line from [[Kongou]], a [[:Category:Kongou_Class|Kongou-class]] battleship built by Vickers Shipbuilding Company. Loves tea and fond of using English words due to her being built in England.
Other examples:
* 提督ゥ～、You've Got Mail! Love letterは許さないからネ!
* Wow! Congratulations!
* Tea timeは大事にしないとネー
===KTKM===
Shorthand for [[Kitakami]]. Wordplay from Japanese netslang KTKR which is read as ''kita kore'', literally 'it's here', sort of like 'woohoo I got it' or 'I've been waiting for this!'.
===Melon-chan===
Nickname for [[Yuubari]] due to her uniform color scheme and general resemblance to a melon as well as the City of Yuubari, on the namesake Yuubari River, which is well known for its melons.
===Nagamon===
The name is due to [[Nagato]]'s (長門) second kanji, 門, which can be pronounced as ''mon''.<br />
Instead of being cool and serious, Nagato is usually depicted doing silly things or showing love to random destroyers, Northern Hime, and other girls.
===Rensouhou-chan (連装砲ちゃん)===
A Danbo-like robot which appears with [[Shimakaze]]. [[Amatsukaze]], having a more formal character, calls hers Rensouhou-kun instead.
===RJ===
Light Carrier [[Ryujo|Ryūjō]].
===Tenryuu Kindergarten===
A common theme where [[Tenryuu]] and her destroyers escort was regularly used in expeditions due to Tenryuu's lower ammo cost (compared to other light cruisers). The official 4-koma also shows Tenryuu as being good at taking care of children (destroyers), hence the name.
===Whale===
Refer to [[Taigei]] and [[Jingei]], both having the kanji "鯨" meaning whale in their name.
===Zekamashi (ぜかまし)===
[[Shimakaze]]'s name read backward (in traditional Japanese, characters are read right-to-left). Found on one of the Rensouhou-chan's life buoys.
== Birthdays of Ship Girls ==
The date a ship was launched is traditionally used as a ship's birthday; the dates presented here reflect this. These dates are sourced from Wikipedia.
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! # ||Destroyers (by class)||Date Launched
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Mutsuki Class|Mutsuki-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Mutsuki|Mutsuki]]|| 23 July 1925
|-
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kisaragi|Kisaragi]]|| 5 June 1925
|-
| 3rd|| [[Yayoi|Yayoi]]|| 11 July 1925
|-
| 4th|| [[Uzuki|Uzuki]]|| 15 October 1925
|-
| 5th|| [[Satsuki|Satsuki]]|| 25 March 1925
|-
| 7th|| [[Fumizuki|Fumizuki]]|| 16 February 1926
|-
| 8th|| [[Nagatsuki|Nagatsuki]]|| 6 October 1926
|-
| 9th|| [[Kikuzuki|Kikuzuki]]|| 15 March 1926
|-
| 10th|| [[Mikazuki|Mikazuki]]|| 12 July 1926
|-
| 11th|| [[Mochizuki|Mochizuki]]|| 28 April 1927
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Fubuki Class|Fubuki-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Fubuki|Fubuki]] ||15 November 1927
|-
| 2nd|| [[Shirayuki|Shirayuki]] ||20 March 1928
|-
| 3rd|| [[Hatsuyuki|Hatsuyuki]] ||29 September 1928
|-
| 4th|| [[Miyuki|Miyuki]] ||26 June 1928
|-
| 5th|| [[Murakumo|Murakumo]] ||27 September 1928
|-
| 9th|| [[Isonami|Isonami]] ||24 November 1927
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Ayanami Class|Ayanami-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 11th|| [[Ayanami|Ayanami]]|| 5 October 1929
|-
| 12th|| [[Shikinami|Shikinami]]|| 22 June 1929
|-
| 17th|| [[Oboro|Oboro]]|| 8 November 1930
|-
| 18th|| [[Akebono|Akebono]]|| 7 November 1930
|-
| 19th|| [[Sazanami|Sazanami]]|| 31 June 1931
|-
| 20th|| [[Ushio|Ushio]]|| 17 November 1930
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Akatsuki Class|Akatsuki-subclass]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Akatsuki|Akatsuki]]|| 7 May 1932
|-
| 2nd|| [[Hibiki|Hibiki]]|| 22 December 1932
|-
| 3rd|| [[Ikazuchi|Ikazuchi]]|| 22 October 1931
|-
| 4th|| [[Inazuma|Inazuma]]|| 25 February 1932
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Hatsuharu Class|Hatsuharu-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 2nd|| [[Hatsuharu|Hatsuharu]]|| 27 February 1933
|-
| 3rd|| [[Hatsushimo|Hatsushimo]]|| 4 November 1933
|-
| 4th|| [[Nenohi|Nenohi]]|| 22 December 1932
|-
| 5th|| [[Wakaba|Wakaba]]|| 18 March 1934
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Shiratsuyu Class|Shiratsuyu-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Shiratsuyu|Shiratsuyu]]|| 5 April 1935
|-
| 2nd|| [[Shigure|Shigure]]|| 18 May 1935
|-
| 3rd|| [[Murasame|Murasame]]|| 20 June 1935
|-
| 4th|| [[Yuudachi|Yuudachi]]|| 21 June 1936
|-
| 5th|| [[Samidare|Samidare]]|| 6 July 1935
|-
| 6th|| [[Harusame|Harusame]]|| 21 September 1935
|-
| 10th|| [[Suzukaze|Suzukaze]]|| 11 March 1937
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Asashio Class|Asashio-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Arare|Arare]]|| 16 November 1937
|-
| 2nd|| [[Arashio|Arashio]]|| 26 May 1937
|-
| 3rd|| [[Asagumo|Asagumo]]|| 5 November 1937
|-
| 4th|| [[Asashio|Asashio]]|| 16 December 1936
|-
| 5th|| [[Kasumi|Kasumi]]|| 18 November 1937
|-
| 6th|| [[Michishio|Michishio]]|| 15 March 1937
|-
| 9th|| [[Ooshio|Ooshio]]|| 19 April 1937
|-
| 10th|| [[Yamagumo|Yamagumo]]|| 24 July 1937
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Kagero Class|Kagerou-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Akigumo|Akigumo]]|| 11 April 1941
|-
| 2nd|| [[Amatsukaze|Amatsukaze]]|| 19 October 1939
|-
| 5th|| [[Hamakaze|Hamakaze]]|| 25 November 1940
|-
| 6th|| [[Hatsukaze|Hatsukaze]]|| 24 January 1939
|-
| 8th|| [[Isokaze|Isokaze]]|| 19 June 1939
|-
| 9th|| [[Kagerou|Kagerou]]|| 27 September 1938
|-
| 10th|| [[Kuroshio|Kuroshio]]|| 25 October 1938
|-
| 11th|| [[Maikaze|Maikaze]]|| 15 March 1941
|-
| 13th|| [[Nowaki|Nowaki]]|| 17 September 1940
|-
| 15th|| [[Shiranui|Shiranui]]|| 28 June 1938
|-
| 16th|| [[Tanikaze|Tanikaze]]|| 1 November 1940
|-
| 17th|| [[Tokitsukaze|Tokitsukaze]]|| 10 November 1939
|-
| 18th|| [[Urakaze|Urakaze]]|| 19 April 1940
|-
| 19th|| [[Yukikaze|Yukikaze]]|| 24 March 1939
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Yuugumo Class|Yuugumo-class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 2nd|| [[Asashimo|Asashimo]]|| 21 January 1943
|-
| 6th|| [[Hayashimo|Hayashimo]]|| 20 October 1943
|-
| 10th|| [[Kiyoshimo|Kiyoshimo]]|| 16 March 1943
|-
| 11th|| [[Makigumo|Makigumo]]|| 23 December 1940
|-
| 12th|| [[Naganami|Naganami]]|| 11 April 1941
|-
| 19th|| [[Yuugumo|Yuugumo]]|| 16 March 1941
|-
! # ||Others||Date Launched
|-
| 1st (and only)|| [[Shimakaze|Shimakaze]]|| 18 July 1942
|-
| 1st|| [[Akizuki|Akizuki]]|| 2 July 1941
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! # ||Light Cruisers||Date Launched
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Tenryū Class|Tenryuu-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Tenryuu]]|| 11 March 1918
|-
| 2nd|| [[Tatsuta]]|| 29 May 1918
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Kuma Class|Kuma-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Kuma]]|| 14 July 1919
|-
| 2nd|| [[Tama]]|| 10 February 1920
|-
| 3rd|| [[Kitakami]]|| 3 July 1920
|-
| 4th|| [[Ooi]]|| 15 July 1920
|-
| 5th|| [[Kiso]]|| 14 December 1920
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Nagara Class|Nagara-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Nagara]]|| 25 April 1922
|-
| 2nd|| [[Isuzu]]|| 29 October 1921
|-
| 3rd|| [[Natori]]|| 16 February 1922
|-
| 4th|| [[Yura]]|| 15 February 1922
|-
| 5th|| [[Kinu]]|| 29 May 1922
|-
| 6th|| [[Abukuma]]|| 16 March 1923
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Sendai Class|Sendai-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Sendai]]|| 30 October 1923
|-
| 2nd|| [[Jintsuu]]|| 8 December 1923
|-
| 3rd|| [[Naka]]|| 24 March 1925
|-
! # ||[[:Category:Agano Class|Agano-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Agano]]|| 22 October 1941
|-
| 2nd|| [[Noshiro]]|| 19 July 1942
|-
| 3rd|| [[Yahagi]]|| 25 October 1942
|-
| 4th|| [[Sakawa]]|| 9 April 1944
|-
! || Other ||Date Launched
|-
| || [[Yuubari]]|| 5 March 1923
|-
| || [[Katori]]|| 14 December 1939
|-
| || [[Ooyodo]]|| 2 April 1942
|-
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! # || Heavy Cruisers||Date Launched
|-
! # || [[:Category:Furutaka Class|Furutaka-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Furutaka]]|| 25 February 1925
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kako]]|| 10 April 1925
|-
! # || [[:Category:Aoba Class|Aoba-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Aoba]]|| 25 September 1926
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kinugasa]]|| 24 October 1926
|-
! # || [[:Category:Myōkō Class|Myoukou-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Myoukou]]|| 16 April 1927
|-
| 2nd|| [[Nachi]]|| 15 June 1927
|-
| 3rd|| [[Ashigara]]|| 22 April 1928
|-
| 4th|| [[Haguro]]|| 24 March 1928
|-
! # || [[:Category:Takao Class|Takao-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Takao]]|| 12 May 1930
|-
| 2nd|| [[Atago]]|| 16 June 1930
|-
| 3rd|| [[Maya]]|| 8 November 1930
|-
| 4th|| [[Choukai]]|| 30 June 1931
|-
! # || [[:Category:Mogami Class|Mogami-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Mogami]]|| 14 March 1934
|-
| 2nd|| [[Mikuma]]|| 31 May 1934
|-
| 3rd|| [[Suzuya]]|| 20 November 1934
|-
| 4th|| [[Kumano]]|| 15 October 1936
|-
! # || [[:Category:Tone Class|Tone-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Tone]]|| 21 November 1937
|-
| 2nd|| [[Chikuma]]|| 19 March 1938
|-
! # || [[:Category:Admiral Hipper Class|Admiral Hipper-Class]]||Date Launched
|-
| 3rd|| [[Prinz Eugen]]|| 22 August 1938
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Battleships||Date Launched
|-
| [[Nagato]]|| 9 November 1919
|-
| [[Mutsu]]|| 31 May 1920
|-
| [[Kongou]]|| 18 May 1912
|-
| [[Hiei]]|| 21 November 1912
|-
| [[Kirishima]]|| 1 December 1913
|-
| [[Haruna]]|| 14 December 1913
|-
| [[Fusou]]|| 28 March 1914
|-
| [[Yamashiro]]|| 3 November 1915
|-
| [[Ise]]|| 12 November 1916
|-
| [[Hyuuga]]|| 27 January 1917
|-
| [[Yamato]]|| 8 August 1940
|-
| [[Musashi]]|| 1 November 1940
|-
| [[Bismarck]]|| 14 February 1939
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Light Carriers||Date Launched
|-
| [[Houshou]]|| 13 November 1921
|-
| [[Ryuujou]]|| 2 April 1931
|-
| [[Hiyou]]|| 24 June 1941
|-
| [[Junyou]]|| 26 June 1941
|-
| [[Shouhou]]|| 1 June 1935
|-
| [[Zuihou]]|| 19 June 1936
|-
| [[Chitose]]|| 29 November 1936
|-
| [[Chiyoda]]|| 29 November 1936
|-
| [[Ryuuhou]]|| 16 November
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Standard Carriers||Date Launched
|-
| [[Akagi]]|| 22 April 1925
|-
| [[Kaga]]|| 17 November 1921
|-
| [[Souryuu]]|| 21 December 1935
|-
| [[Hiryuu]]|| 16 November 1937
|-
| [[Shoukaku]]|| 1 June 1939
|-
| [[Zuikaku]]|| 27 November 1939
|-
| [[Taihou]]|| 7 March 1943
|-
| [[Unryuu]]|| 25 September 1943
|-
| [[Amagi]]|| 1 October 1943
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Submarines||Date Launched
|-
| [[I-8]]|| 20 July 1936
|-
| [[I-19]]|| 16 September 1939
|-
| [[I-168]]|| 26 June 1933
|-
| [[I-58]]|| 30 June 1943
|-
| [[I-401]]|| 8 January
|-
| [[Maruyu]]|| 31 October
|-
| [[U-511]]|| 21 Febuary 1941
|-
| RO-500|| 16 September
|}
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
!Auxiliary ships||Date Launched
|-
| [[Akitsumaru]]|| 24 Sept 1941
|-
| [[Akashi]]|| 29 June 1938
|-
| [[Taigei]]|| 16 November 1933
|-
| [[Mamiya]]|| 26 October 1923
|-
| [[Irako]]|| 14 February 1941
|}
==List of vessels by Japanese voice actresses==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;" |Voice actress
! style="text-align:left;" |Ship girls
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/12652/Chinatsu_Akasaki Akasaki Chinatsu]
|| [[Aquila]], [[Pola]], [[Zara]]
|-
|
[http://earlywing.co.jp/pretalent_w/asamiharuna.html Asami Haruna]
|| [[Colorado]], [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/19371/Sarah_Emi_Bridcut Bridcut Sarah Emi]
|| [[Maikaze]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Yuubari]], [[Suzuya]], [[Kumano]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/54/Aya_Endou Endou Aya] || [[Bismarck]], [[Z1]], [[Z3]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/504 Fujita Saki]
|| [[Akagi]], [[Fusou]], [[Yamashiro]], [[Kagerou]], [[Shiranui]], [[Kuroshio]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]], [[Aircraft Carrier Demon]], [[Aircraft Carrier Princess]] (special boss)
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/27761/Chinami_Hashimoto Hashimoto Chinami]
|| [[Yamakaze]], [[Iowa]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/869/Saori_Hayami Hayami Saori]
|| [[Hagikaze]], [[Graf Zeppelin]]
|-
|
[http://ameblo.jp/illlkozukozullli/ Hayasaka Kozue] (早坂梢)
|| [[Sazanami]], [[Akebono]], [[Ushio]], [[Oboro]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/5250/Rina_Hidaka Hidaka Rina] || [[Ryuujou]], [[Mutsuki]], [[Kisaragi]], [[Satsuki]], [[Fumizuki]], [[Nagatsuki]], [[Kikuzuki]], [[Mikazuki]], [[Mochizuki]], [[Yayoi]], [[Uzuki]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/38659/Kaede_Hondo Hondo Kaede]
|| [[Oyashio]]
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/28/Yui_Horie Horie Yui]
|| [[Asagumo]], [[Yamagumo]], [[Amagi]], [[NPC#Port|Supply Ship Mamiya]], [[NPC#Port|Supply Ship Irako]],
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/885/Yuka_Iguchi Iguchi Yuka]
|| [[Kaga]], [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]], [[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]], [[Nagara]], [[Isuzu]], [[Natori]]
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/655/Mariya_Ise Ise Mariya]
|| [[I-401]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/8555/Hisako_Kanemoto Kanemoto Hisako]
|| [[Kiyoshimo]], [[Hayashimo]], [[Harusame]], [[Northern Princess]] (special boss)
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/13/Ayako_Kawasumi Kawasumi Ayako]
|| [[Unryuu]], [[Isokaze]], [[Ooyodo]], [[Midway Princess]] (special boss)
|-
|[http://myanimelist.net/people/10765/ Kayano Ai]
|| [[Asashimo]], [[Katori]], [[U-511|U-511/Ro-500]], [[Light Cruiser Demon]] (special boss), [[Battleship Water Demon]] (special boss)
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/12285/Motoko_Kobayashi Kobayashi Motoko]
|| [[Hatsuharu]], [[Nenohi]], [[Wakaba]], [[Hatsushimo]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/12941/ Komatsu Mana] (小松真奈)
|| [[Zuihou]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Urakaze]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/11641/Misaki_Kuno Kuno Misaki] (久野美咲)
|| [[Littorio]], [[Roma]], [[Takanami]], [[Harbor Water Demon]] (special boss)
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/12759/Misato Misato] (味里)
|| [[Musashi]], [[I-19]], [[I-8]], [[Airfield Princess]] (special boss), [[Battleship Princess]] (special boss)
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;" | [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/encyclopedia/people.php?id=98235 Miyagawa Wakana] (宮川若菜)
|| [[Chitose]], [[Chiyoda]], [[Asashio]], [[Ooshio]], [[Michishio]], [[Arashio]], [[Arare]], [[Kasumi]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/1105/Megumi_Nakajima Nakajima Megumi]
|| [[Mikuma]], [[I-168]], [[I-58]], [[Kinugasa]], [[Hatsuzuki]]
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/8956/Iori_Nomizu Nomizu Iori]
|| [[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Kinu]], [[Abukuma]], [[Enemy_Vessel#Bosses|Special bosses (敵巨大母艦, 鬼, 姫, 戦鬼, 戦姫)]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/40/Mamiko_Noto Noto Mamiko]
|| [[Taihou]], [[Akitsu Maru]], [[Maruyu]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/10981/Yui_Ogura Ogura Yui]
|| [[Amatsukaze]], [[Taigei|Taigei/Ryuuhou]], [[Harbour Princess]] (special boss), [[Isolated Island Demon]] (special boss)
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/12452/Yuka_Ootsubo Ootsubo Yuka]
|| [[Ise]], [[Hyuuga]], [[Furutaka]], [[Kako]], [[Ooi]], [[Kitakami]], [[Hiyou]], [[Junyou]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/27395/Ari_Ozawa Ozawa Ari]
|| [[Akizuki]], [[Prinz Eugen]], [[Nowaki]], [[Destroyer Princess]] (special boss), [[Aircraft Carrier Water Demon]] (special boss)
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/11622/Ayane_Sakura Sakura Ayane]
|| [[Nagato]], [[Mutsu]], [[Shimakaze]], [[Kuma]], [[Tama]], [[Kiso]], [[Sendai]], [[Jintsuu]], [[Naka]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/19834/Aya_Suzaki Suzaki Aya]
|| [[Mogami]], [[Houshou]], [[Aoba]], [[Akatsuki]], [[Hibiki|Hibiki/Верный]], [[Ikazuchi]], [[Inazuma]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/6996/Ayana_Taketatsu Taketatsu Ayana]
|| [[Yamato]], [[Akigumo]], [[Yuugumo]], [[Makigumo]], [[Naganami]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/16135/Risa_Taneda Taneda Risa]
|| [[Myoukou]], [[Nachi]], [[Ashigara]], [[Haguro]], [[Shouhou]], [[Samidare]], [[Suzukaze]], [[Akashi]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/35951 Tanibe Yumi] (タニベ ユミ)
|| [[Yura]], [[Shigure]], [[Murasame]], [[Yuudachi]], [[Shiratsuyu]]
|-
| [http://myanimelist.net/people/11184/Nao_Touyama Touyama Nao]
|| [[Kongou]], [[Hiei]], [[Haruna]], [[Kirishima]], [[Takao]], [[Atago]], [[Maya]], [[Choukai]], [[Ayanami]], [[Shikinami]]
|-
|
|-
|
|-
|
[http://myanimelist.net/people/14441/Sumire_Uesaka Uesaka Sumire]
|| [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Miyuki]], [[Murakumo]], [[Isonami]]
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[http://myanimelist.net/people/28053/Yuki_Yamada Yamada Yuki] (山田悠希)
|| [[Agano]], [[Noshiro]], [[Yahagi]], [[Sakawa]]
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==List of vessels by artist==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;" |Illustrator
! style="text-align:left;" |Ship girls
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| Akira (アキラ) || Special Bosses: [[Anchorage Demon|Anchorage Demon (泊地棲鬼)]], [[Anchorage Princess|Anchorage Princess (泊地棲姫)]], [[Airfield Princess|Airfield Princess (飛行場姫)]], [[Battleship Princess|Battleship Princess (戦艦棲姫)]], [[Northern Princess|Northern Princess (北方棲姫)]], [[Mizuho]]
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| Amemiya Chiyou<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2095023 雨宮千遥]) || [[Samidare]], [[Suzukaze]]
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| Ayaki ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=8611 彩樹]) || [[Tenryuu]], [[Tatsuta]], [[Murakumo]], [[Hatsuharu]], [[Nenohi]]
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| [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=91521 bob] || [[Sendai]], [[Jintsuu]], [[Naka]], [[Myoukou]], [[Nachi]], [[Ashigara]], [[Haguro]], [[Tone]], [[Chikuma]], [[Shouhou]]
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| [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=193293 drew] || [[Oboro]], [[Akebono]], [[Sazanami]], [[Ushio]], Tutorial Musume
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| Fujikawa (藤川) || [[Kinugasa]], [[Akigumo]], [[Yuugumo]], [[Makigumo]], [[Naganami]], Supply Ship Mamiya, Error Musume, [[Akashi]], [[Ooyodo]], [[Hayashimo]], [[Kiyoshimo]], Supply Ship Irako, [[Asagumo]], [[Yamagumo]], [[Asashimo]], [[Takanami]], [[Kazagumo]], [[Okinami]]
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| hatsuko ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=237559 ハツ子]) || [[Aoba]]
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| Jiji (じじ) || [[Littorio]], [[Roma]], [[Libeccio]], [[Zara]], [[Pola]], [[Aquila]]
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| Konishi ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=4258322 コニシ]) || [[Kongou]], [[Hiei]], [[Haruna]], [[Kirishima]], [[Asashio]], [[Ooshio]], [[Michishio]], [[Arashio]], [[Arare]], [[Kasumi]], [[Kagerou]], [[Shiranui]], [[Kuroshio]], [[Shoukaku]], [[Zuikaku]], [[Yura]], [[Kinu]], [[Abukuma]], [[Yuubari]], [[Zuihou]], [[Suzuya]], [[Kumano]], [[Maikaze]], [[Hatsukaze]], [[Agano]], [[Noshiro]], [[Yahagi]], [[Sakawa]], [[Nowaki]], [[Hayasui]], [[Arashi]], [[Hagikaze]], [[Oyashio]]
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| Kujou Ichiso<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=186655 玖条イチソ]) || [[Shiratsuyu]], [[Shigure]], [[Murasame]], [[Yuudachi]], [[Taigei|Taigei/Ryuuhou]], [[Harusame]], [[Kawakaze]], [[Umikaze]]
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| Kusada Souta<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=303275 草田草太]) || [[Mutsuki]], [[Kisaragi]], [[Yayoi]], [[Uzuki]], [[Minazuki]]
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| Kuu Ro Kuro<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=29389 くーろくろ]) || [[Ryuujou]], [[Nagara]], [[Isuzu]], [[Natori]], [[Chitose]], [[Chiyoda]], [[Hiyou]], [[Junyou]], [[Akitsumaru|Akitsu Maru]], [[Maruyu]], [[Unryuu]], [[Amagi]], [[Katsuragi]], [[I-26]]
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| Mikoto Akemi<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=501378 みことあけみ]) || [[Takao]], [[Atago]]
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| Oguchi ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=19351 おぐち]) || [[Destroyer I-Class]], [[Destroyer Ro-Class]], [[Destroyer Ha-Class]], [[Destroyer Ni-Class]], [[Light Cruiser Ho-Class]], [[Light Cruiser He-Class]], [[Light Cruiser To-Class]], [[Torpedo Cruiser Chi-Class]], [[Heavy Cruiser Ri-Class]], [[Light Carrier Nu-Class]], [[Battleship Ru-Class]], [[Standard Carrier Wo-Class]], [[Transport Ship Wa-Class]], [[Battleship Ta-Class]], [[Battleship Re-Class]], [[Submarine Ka-Class]], [[Submarine Yo-Class]], [[Submarine So-Class]] (main design concept creator of Abussals from 2013-2014)
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| Parsley ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=414162 パセリ]) || [[Maya]], [[Choukai]], [[Hamakaze]], [[Tanikaze]], [[Urakaze]], [[Isokaze]], [[Katori]], [[Kashima]], [[Kamikaze]], [[Harukaze]]
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| Rikka (六花) || [[Fusou]], [[Yamashiro]]
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| Shibafu ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=312614 しばふ]) || [[Akagi]], [[Kaga]], [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Ise]], [[Hyuuga]], [[Fubuki]], [[Shirayuki]], [[Hatsuyuki]], [[Miyuki]], [[Isonami]], [[Ayanami]], [[Shikinami]], [[Ooi]], [[Kitakami]], [[Houshou]], [[Mogami]], [[Mikuma]], [[I-401]]
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| style="white-space: nowrap;" | Shimada Humikane<br />([http://www.ne.jp/asahi/humikane/e-wacs/index.htm 島田フミカネ])<br />([https://twitter.com/humikane Twitter]) || [[Taihou]], [[Bismarck]], [[Z1]], [[Z3]], [[Prinz Eugen]], [[U-511|U-511/Ro-500]], [[Graf Zeppelin]]
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| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Shizuma Yoshinori<br />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=141206 しずまよしのり]) || [[Nagato]], [[Mutsu]], [[Yukikaze]], [[Shimakaze]], [[Yamato]], [[Musashi]], [[Amatsukaze]], [[Tokitsukaze]], [[Akizuki]], [[Akitsushima]], [[Teruzuki]], [[Hatsuzuki]], [[Air Defense Princess|Air Defense Princess (防空棲姫)]], [[Iowa]]
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| Shobon<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=2572017 ショボン]) || [[I-168]], [[I-58]], [[I-19]], [[I-8]]
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| [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1457830 UGUME] || [[Kuma]], [[Tama]], [[Kiso]], [[Furutaka]], [[Kako]]
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| Yadokari<br style="white-space:nowrap;" />([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1828868 やどかり]) || [[Satsuki]], [[Fumizuki]], [[Nagatsuki]], [[Kikuzuki]], [[Mikazuki]], [[Mochizuki]], [[Akatsuki]], [[Hibiki|Hibiki/Верный]], [[Ikazuchi]], [[Inazuma]], [[Wakaba]], [[Hatsushimo]]
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| youki || ''Shinano'' (''speculative, from p.26 of'' Teitoku no Natsuyasumi ''& p.31 of'' Teitoku no Fuyuyasumi)
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| Uncredited ||
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==[[Music|List of music by composers]]==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:left;" |Composer
! style="text-align:left;" |Tracks
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| Okamiya Michio (岡宮道生) || [[Music#Game_Music_List|Game]], [[Music#Event_Music_List|Event]], [[Music#KanColle_Original_Sound_Track_-Akatsuki-|OST -Akatsuki-]], ''Incomplete''
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| Ookoshi Kaori ( 大越香里) || [[Music#Game_Music_List|Game]], [[Music#Event_Music_List|Event]], [[Music#KanColle_Original_Sound_Track_-Akatsuki-|OST -Akatsuki-]], ''Incomplete''
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| Usami Hiroshi (宇佐美宏) || [[Music#Game_Music_List|Game]], [[Music#Event_Music_List|Event]], [[Music#KanColle_Original_Sound_Track_-Akatsuki-|OST -Akatsuki-]], ''Incomplete''
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| Uncredited ||[http://wikiwiki.jp/kancolle/?BGM Japanese wiki]
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== {{Anchor | Acronyms}} Acronyms ==
Ever see an [[wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] in the wiki you didn't know the meaning of and urban dictionary doesn't have it? While it is preferable to not use acronyms to avoid confusion, some discussions will inevitably have them. This is an incomplete list of acronyms used in discussions by English-speaking KanColle players.
* AA - Anti-Air
* AACI - [[AACI|Anti-Air Cut-in]]
* ACH - [[Aircraft Carrier Princess|Aircraft Carrier Hime]]
* AD - Air Denial
* AFP - Air Fighter Power
* AGB - [[Souya (AGB)|Icebreaker]]
* AGL - [[Souya (AGL)|Lighthouse tender]]
* AGS - [[Souya (AGS)|Survey ship]]
* AI - Air Incapability
* AO - [[:Category: Fleet Oiler|Fleet Oiler]] / Replenishment Oiler
* AR :
** AR - [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Repair Ship]]
** AR - Action Report
* AS :
** AS - [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Submarine Tender]]
** AS - Artillery Spotting
** AS - Air Superiority
** AS+ - Air Supremacy
* ASW - Anti-Submarine Warfare
* AV - [[:Category:Seaplane Tenders|Seaplane Tender]]
* BB - [[:Category:Battleships|Battleship]]
* BBV - [[:Category:Aviation Battleships|Aviation Battleship]]
* BP - Blueprint
* CA - [[:Category:Heavy Cruisers|Heavy Cruiser]]
* CAV - [[:Category:Aviation Cruisers|Aviation Cruiser]]
* CL - [[:Category:Light Cruisers|Light Cruiser]]
* CLT - [[:Category:Torpedo Cruisers|Torpedo Cruiser]]
* CI - Cut-In
* CT :
** CT - [[:Category:Training Cruisers|Training Cruiser]]
** CT - Closing Torpedo
* CTF - [[Combined_Fleet#Carrier_Task_Force|Carrier Task Force]]
* CV :
** CV - Character Voice, same as VA
** CV - [[:Category:Standard Carriers|Aircraft Carrier]] / Standard Aircraft Carrier ("Croiseur Vol")
* CVB - [[:Category:Armored Carriers|Armored Aircraft Carrier]] / Armored Carrier ("Croiseur Vol Blindé")
* CVCI - Aircraft Carrier Cut In
* CVE - Escort carrier, an ASW specialized light aircraft carrier ("Croiseur Vol d'Escorte")
* CVL - [[:Category:Light Carriers|Light Aircraft Carrier]] / Light Carrier ("Croiseur Vol Léger")
* CVN - Night Aircraft Carrier (not "nuclear CV" here)
* DA - Double Attack
* DD - [[:Category:Destroyers|Destroyer]]
* DE - "[[:Category:Destroyer Escorts|Destroyer Escort]]" but this designates "Coastal Defense Ship" here
* EO - Extra Operation (maps 1-5, 1-6, 2-5, 3-5, 5-5, 6-5, and some event maps)
* FBB - Fast Battleship
* FCF - [[Fleet Command Facility]]
* FF :
** FF - Friendly Fleets
** FF - Fast Fleet
* FP - Firepower
* FS - Flagship
* GS - Great Success
* HQ - Headquarter LV (Admiral personal LV)
* JA - [[Jets|Jet Assault]]
* KC - Kantai Collection
* LBAS - [[Land-Based Air Squadron]]
* LD - Last Dance
* LHA - [[:Category:Amphibious|Amphibious Assault Ship]]
* LoS/LOS - [[Line of Sight]]
* LSC - [[Large Ship Construction]]
* OA - Opening Airstrike
* OASW - Opening ASW
* OT/O torp - Opening Torpedo
* RE - Reinforcement Expansion (extra ship slot)
* RL/RLK2 - Rocket Launcher / [[12cm 30 Tube Rocket Launcher Kai 2|Rocket Launcher kai 2]]
* RSC - Resources
* RNG - Random Number Generator
* SCAMP - [[Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel]]
* SE - Support Expedition
* SLO - [[Skilled Lookouts]]
* SPF - [[List of Seaplanes by stats|Sea Plane Fighter]]
* SS - [[:Category:Submarines|Submarine]]
* SSV - [[:Category:Aircraft_Carrying_Submarines|Aicraft Carrying Submarine]]
* STF - [[Combined_Fleet#Surface_Task_Force|Surface Task Force]]
* TCI - Torpedo Cut In
* TCF/TE - [[Combined_Fleet#Transport_Escort_Force|Transport Combined Fleet]] / Transport Escort
* TP - "Transport Points"
* VA - Voice Actress, same as CV
* WG/WG42 - [[WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)|Wurfgerät 42]]
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