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'''"Ship classes"''' refers to the common practice of building multiple ships using a same or similar design. The design is then called a "class", and the class is often named after its 1st built or commissioned ship, or the initial design's code name. Ships built under the same class are then called "sister ships".
*In Kancolle, several "classes" are instead referred to by their "type" (e.g. the {{Class|Number 2}} is referred to as the {{Type|Type D Kaiboukan}}).
*Some informal classes are also sometimes used, such as the "{{Type|Special Type Destroyers}}", or the ones listed ''[[#Library Only Classes|bellow]]''.

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=Ship Classes=
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=Class Changes=
The following is a list of cases where the class of a ship changes upon [[remodeling]].
*This change can have an impact on mechanics asking for a specific class, such as [[Quests]].
*This can also affect the impacted ship's card, looking as if they were not remodeled, despite being already remodeled (''see [[Ship#Rarity|here]]'').

{|class="wikitable"
!Base Classes!!Ships
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!Remodeled Classes!!Ships
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|rowspan=2|{{Class|Kasuga Maru}}||[[Kasuga Maru]]
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|rowspan=2|{{Class|Taiyou}}|| [[Taiyou]]
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|[[Yawata Maru]]||[[Unyou]]
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| {{Class|Taigei}}|| [[Taigei]]|| {{Class|Ryuuhou}}|| [[Ryuuhou]]
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| {{Type|Type IXC U-boat}}|| [[U-511 Kai]]|| {{Type|Ro-series Submarine}}|| [[Ro-500]]
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=Library Only Classes=
The following is a list of cases where the class displayed in the game [[Library]] of a ship is different from the real ship's class.
*None of those cases has any gameplay effect.
*Those cases are purely cosmetic, often reflecting IRL concepts, or being fully made-up.

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!Library Only Classes!!Ships
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| {{Class|Kai Yamato}}|| [[Yamato Kai Ni]], [[Yamato Kai Ni Juu]]
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| {{Class|Kai Ise}}|| [[Ise Kai Ni]], [[Hyuuga Kai Ni]]
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| {{Class|Kai Kongou}}|| [[Kongou Kai Ni C]], [[Hiei Kai Ni C]], [[Haruna Kai Ni B]], [[Haruna Kai Ni C]], [[Kirishima Kai Ni C]]
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| {{Class|Kai Richelieu}}|| [[Richelieu Deux]]
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| {{Class|Kai Akagi}}|| [[Akagi Kai Ni]], [[Akagi Kai Ni E]]
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| {{Class|Kai Kaga}}|| [[Kaga Kai Ni]], [[Kaga Kai Ni E]], 
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| {{Class|Kai Houshou}}|| [[Houshou Kai Ni]], [[Houshou Kai Ni Sen]]
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| {{Class|Kai Ryuuhou}}|| [[Ryuuhou Kai Ni]], [[Ryuuhou Kai Ni E]]
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| {{Type|Special Purpose Aircraft Carrier}}|| [[Yawata Maru]]
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| {{Class|Kai Agano}}|| [[Noshiro Kai Ni]], [[Yahagi Kai Ni]], [[Yahagi Kai Ni B]]
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| {{Class|Remodeled Kuma}}|| [[Kuma Kai Ni]], [[Kuma Kai Ni D]]
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| {{Class|Kai Shiratsuyu}}|| [[Umikaze Kai Ni]]<ref name="N">Have its class number changed too</ref>, [[Yamakaze Kai Ni]]<ref name="N"/>, [[Yamakaze Kai Ni D]]<ref name="N"/>
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| {{Class|Remodeled Shiratsuyu}}|| [[Shigure Kai San]], [[Harusame Kai Ni]]
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| {{Class|Kai Kagerou}}|| [[Yukikaze Kai Ni]]
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| {{Class|Remodeled Kagerou}}|| [[Dan Yang]], [[Amatsukaze Kai Ni]]
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| {{Class|Kai Yuugumo}}|| [[Hayashimo Kai Ni]], [[Kiyoshimo Kai Ni]], [[Kiyoshimo Kai Ni D]]
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| {{Class|Kai Akizuki}}|| [[Hatsuzuki Kai Ni]]
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| {{Class|Kai Fletcher}}|| [[Fletcher Mk.II]]
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| {{Class|Kai Ukuru}}|| [[Inagi Kai Ni]]
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| {{Type|LL01}}|| [[Souya (AGL)]]
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| {{Type|PL107}}|| [[Souya (AGB)]]
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=Equipment Classes=
Some equipment in the game are simply treated as "ship girl's gears" and not as naval vessels proper. They are:
*{{LandingCraft}} [[Daihatsu Landing Craft|''Daihatsu''-class landing craft]] (and derivatives),
*{{LandingCraft}} [[Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft|''Toku Daihatsu''-class landing craft]] (and derivatives),
*{{LandingCraft}} [[Soukoutei (Armored Boat Class)|''Soukoutei''-class armored boat]],
*{{Minisub}} [[Type A Kouhyouteki|''Type A Kō-hyōteki''-class midget submarine]],
*{{Minisub}} [[Type C Kouhyouteki|''Type C Kō-hyōteki''-class midget submarine]],
*{{Minisub}} [[Type D Kouhyouteki Kai (Kouryuu Kai)|''Type D Kō-hyōteki''-class midget submarine (Kouryuu)]].

=See Also=
{{Shiplist}}
[[Category:Ships]]
[[Category:Ship Classes]]
[[Category:Ship Types]]