[[image:AL_badge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the AL missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]
[[image:AL_badge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the AL missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]
[[image:MI_sticker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the MI missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]
[[image:MI_sticker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A group of ships locked to the MI missions of the [[Summer 2014 Event]].]]
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Ship Locking is a mechanic that forces Admirals to use a wider variety of ship girls during events. It is meant to simulate the feel of a multiple-front operation where ship girls dispatched to one operation area are unavailable to be dispatched to others.
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Ship Locking is an [[Event]] only mechanic, that forces Admirals to use a wider variety of ship girls during said events. It is meant to simulate the feel of a multiple-front operation where ship girls dispatched to one operation area are unavailable to be dispatched to others.