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=Type Classification=
{{Category:Ship Types}}

=[[Equipment]] Categories, Types, Icons, and Mechanics=
{{:Equipment}}

=General=
===Docking===
{{details|Docking}}
This allows repairing damaged ships to full health by consuming steel and fuel. Using an {{IR}} instant repair (bucket) (高速修復材) will immediately finish it.

===Expedition===
{{details|Expedition}}
Expeditions are sorties where fleets 2, 3, and 4 can be sent, rewarding resources and certain items. This is the main way to farm resources in the game.

===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, ASW, and HP can also be increased in some very specific situations. 

===Naval Exercise===
{{details|Exercises (PvP)}}
These are battles against other players' fleets. Opposing teams update in real-time, but there is no simultaneous play. This is the main way to level up girls.
*Opponent list refreshed at 03:00 and 15:00 JST.

===Crossing the T===
{{details|Day_Battle#Engagement|l1=Engagement}}
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 the fleet crosses the enemy fleet ('''{{color|green|Green T}}'''), both sides receive a significant damage buff,
*When the enemy fleet crosses the fleet ('''{{color|red|Red T}}'''), both sides receive a significant damage debuff.

===Phases of Battle===
{{details|Combat#Combat_Stages|l1=Combat}}
*[[Day Battle]]
*#Reconnaissance
*#[[Land-Based Air Squadron]] attacks
*#[[Aerial Combat|Initial airstrikes]] (Jet Assault, opening bombing, air superiority)
*#[[Support Expedition|Support fleet]] attack
*#[[Battle Opening]] (OASW, Opening Torpedo Salvo)
*#Shelling/artillery phase (regular airstrike happens here)
*#Final Torpedo salvo
*[[Night Battle]] (with special cut-ins)

===Remodel===
{{details|Remodel}}
Often confused with Modernization, will usually result in *ship name*-Kai (改). also known as Upgrading.

===Morale===
{{details|Morale and Fatigue}}
Morale greatly affects Expeditions and Combat. A ship's Morale can range from 0 to 100, it decreases when doing sorties, and increases by 3 every 3 min up to 49 when doing nothing.
====Fatigue====
{{details|Tutorial: FAQ#Alright, I built my ship and kicked some butt, but I noticed the orange faces. What gives?}}
Orange or Red sad faces are displayed next to the ship icon if they are too fatigued. Rest them for 15 to 30 min to have them back at normal morale.  Fatigued ships will have lower accuracy and evasion. If girls are still fatigued upon returning from expeditions, the '''expedition will fail''' even with all other criteria fulfilled.
====Sparkle====
{{details|Tutorial: FAQ#My ship is sparkling.2Fglittering.21|l1=Sparkling/glittering!}}
The opposite of Fatigue. If a ship "sparkle", she will gain a boost in sorties. Sparkling also plays a very important role in expeditions, where having multiple sparkled girls can increase significantly the "Great Succes" rate. See [[Help:Sparkling]] to learn how to sparkle ships.

===[[Medal]]s & [[Blueprint]]s===
{{details|Blueprint}}
Medals and Blueprints owned are displayed in the [[Inventory]].

{{Medal}} Medals are a multi-purpose item that can be exchanged for resources, consumables, or a "Remodel Blueprint". They are also needed for certain quests and improvements.
*They are obtained by clearing certain maps and quests and are common among event rewards. 
{{BP}} Blueprints (BP) are items used exclusively to remodel ships, most better remodels requiring at least one Blueprint.

===Tracer-fire effect===
This occurs when a ship fires any equipped AA guns against planes. The flagship will always do this by default, even without any anti-air stat.

=Japanese Naming Conventions=
===Ships===
<tabber>
|-|BB=
'''Battleships''' were named after provinces.
*Exceptions: The {{Class|Kongou}} were originally battle cruisers, and so are named after mountains.

|-|CV=
'''Aircraft Carriers''' were named after flying beasts, being the "dragon" (龍, "ryuu"), "phoenix" (鳳, "hou"), "crane" (鶴, "kaku"), or "falcon" (鷹, "you"). 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 "millennium", and they kept those names after being converted (a choice of their crew). Only [[Taigei]]'s name was changed to fit in with the standard carrier naming scheme ("Ryuuhou" means "Dragon Phoenix").

|-|CA=
'''Heavy/Battle Cruisers''' were named after Japanese mountains.
*Exceptions: The {{Class|Mogami}} class were originally designed as light cruisers before being reclassified into heavy cruisers (and later aviation cruisers), and so are named after rivers. The {{Class|Tone}}, being more lightly armed than the Takao or Myoukou classes, were also named after rivers.

|-|CL=
'''Light Cruisers''' were named after Japanese rivers.

|-|DD=
'''Destroyers ''' were named after natural phenomena/weather, often snow (雪, "-yuki"), waves (波, "-nami"), rain (雨, "-ame", "-are"), wind (風, "-kaze"), clouds (雲, "-kumo" or "-gumo"), tides (潮, "-shio"), or the moon (月, "-tsuki" or "-zuki").

|-|DE=
'''Kaiboukans''' were named after small Japanese islands.

|-|SS=
'''Submarines''' were simply given operating numbers in the same manner as German U-boats, following a syllable of the word 'Iroha'. All 1st Class submarines were designated 'I-' (such as all the submarines present in KanColle), where 2nd and 3rd Class submarines began with 'Ro' and training submarines were 'Ha-'.
*In Kancolle, the girls use the classical or modern Japanese number reading to make their nicknames (''see [[#"Official" nicknames|here]]'').

|-|AS=
'''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.

|-|Aux=
Other ships (like AV/AO/AP) were named after various things, such as maritime locations (like straits), poetic ideas, ancient Japanese designations and concepts, or other Japanese locations like cities or sub-prefectures.

|-|Non-navy=
'''"Non-navy ship"''' 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 [[Shinshuu Maru]], [[Akitsu Maru]], [[Kumano Maru]], and [[Yamashio Maru]] ([[IJA|Army ships]]) and [[Kasuga Maru]] and [[Yawata Maru]] (civilian ships). Both [[Hiyou]] and [[Junyou]] were also renamed as converted carriers, from Izumo Maru and Kashiwara Maru respectively.
*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'.

|-|Abyssal=
The "[[Enemy/Common|common abyssal classes]]" are 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.
*''See [[Abyssal Classes]].
</tabber>

In modern days, some of those naming conventions are still in use in Japan, but applied to modern ship types.

===Tanks===
Tanks were given composed names using the following rules:

<tabber>
|-|1st Part=

*1st name part, the type of tank:
**Light: Ke
**Medium: Chi
**Heavy: O
**Gun (Tank Destroyer): Ho

|-|2nd Part=
*2nd name part, the number of the tank within its type:
**1: I or Yi
**2: Ro
**3: Ha
**4: Ni
**5: Ho
**6: He
**7: To
**8: Chi
**9: Ri
**10: Nu
**11: Ru
**12: O or Wo

|-|Example=
Using the medium tanks as an example:
*Chi-I (Medium First): None (most likely Experimental Type 1 Tank)
*Chi-Ro (Medium Second): Type 89 I-Go
*Chi-Ha (Medium Third): Type 97 Chi-Ha
*Chi-Ni (Medium Fourth): Type 97 Chi-Ni (never got out of prototype status)
*Chi-Ho (Medium Fifth) Type 98 Chi-Ho (never got out of prototype status)
*Chi-He (Medium Sixth): Type 1 Chi-He
*Chi-To (Medium Seventh): Type 4 Chi-To
*Chi-Ri (Medium Ninth): Type 5 Chi-Ri
*Chi-Nu (Medium Tenth): Type 3 Chi-Nu
</tabber>

=Ship Girls Birthdays=
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.

===Battleships===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan=2|(F)BB(V)
|-
! Battleships|| Date Launched
|-
| [[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
|-
| [[Nagato]]|| 9 November 1919
|-
| [[Mutsu]]|| 31 May 1920
|-
| [[Yamato]]|| 8 August 1940
|-
| [[Musashi]]|| 1 November 1940
|-
| [[Bismarck]]|| 14 February 1939
|-
| [[Conte di Cavour]]|| 10 August 1911
|-
| [[Littorio]]|| 22 August 1937
|-
| [[Roma]]|| 9 June 1940
|-
| [[Nevada]]|| 11 July 1914
|-
| [[Colorado]]|| 22 March 1921
|-
| [[Maryland]]|| 24 April 1917
|-
| [[Washington]]|| 1 June 1940
|-
| [[South Dakota]]|| 7 June 1941
|-
| [[Massachusetts]]|| 23 September 1941
|-
| [[Iowa]]|| 27 August 1942
|-
| [[Warspite]]|| 26 November 1913
|-
| [[Valiant]]|| 4 November 1914
|-
| [[Nelson]]|| 3 September 1925
|-
| [[Rodney]]|| 17 December 1925
|-
| [[Richelieu]]|| 17 January 1939
|-
| [[Jean Bart]]|| 6 March 1940
|-
| [[Gangut]]|| 20 October 1911
|}

===Standard Carriers===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan=2|CV(B)
|-
! 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
|-
| [[Katsuragi]]|| 19 January 1944
|-
| [[Graf Zeppelin]]|| 8 December 1938
|-
| [[Aquila]]|| 26 February 1926
|-
| [[Lexington]]|| 3 October 1925
|-
| [[Saratoga]]|| 7 April 1925
|-
| [[Ranger]]|| 25 February 1933
|-
| [[Hornet]]|| 14 December 1940
|-
| [[Intrepid]]|| 26 April 1943
|-
| [[Ark Royal]]|| 13 April 1937
|-
| [[Victorious]]|| 14 September 1939
|}

===Light Carriers===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan=2|CVL
|-
! Light Carriers|| Date Launched
|-
| [[Houshou]]|| 13 November 1921
|-
| [[Ryuujou]]|| 2 April 1931
|-
| [[Shouhou]]|| 1 June 1935
|-
| [[Zuihou]]|| 19 June 1936
|-
| [[Hiyou]]|| 24 June 1941
|-
| [[Junyou]]|| 26 June 1941
|-
| [[Kasuga Maru]]|| 19 September 1940
|-
| [[Yawata Maru]]|| 31 Octember 1939
|-
| [[Shinyou]]|| 18 December 1933
|-
| [[Langley]]|| 22 May 1943
|-
| [[Gambier Bay]]|| 22 November 1943
|}

===Heavy Cruisers===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan=3|CA(V)
|-
! #|| {{Class|Furutaka}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Furutaka]]|| 25 February 1925
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kako]]|| 10 April 1925
|-
! #|| {{Class|Aoba}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Aoba]]|| 25 September 1926
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kinugasa]]|| 24 October 1926
|-
! #|| {{Class|Myoukou}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Myoukou]]|| 16 April 1927
|-
| 2nd|| [[Nachi]]|| 15 June 1927
|-
| 3rd|| [[Ashigara]]|| 22 April 1928
|-
| 4th|| [[Haguro]]|| 24 March 1928
|-
! #|| {{Class|Takao}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Takao]]|| 12 May 1930
|-
| 2nd|| [[Atago]]|| 16 June 1930
|-
| 3rd|| [[Maya]]|| 8 November 1930
|-
| 4th|| [[Choukai]]|| 30 June 1931
|-
! #|| {{Class|Mogami}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Mogami]]|| 14 March 1934
|-
| 2nd|| [[Mikuma]]|| 31 May 1934
|-
| 3rd|| [[Suzuya]]|| 20 November 1934
|-
| 4th|| [[Kumano]]|| 15 October 1936
|-
! #|| {{Class|Tone}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Tone]]|| 21 November 1937
|-
| 2nd|| [[Chikuma]]|| 19 March 1938
|-
! #|| {{Class|Admiral Hipper}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 3rd|| [[Prinz Eugen]]|| 22 August 1938
|-
! #|| {{Class|Zara}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Zara]]|| 27 April 1930
|-
| 4th|| [[Pola]]|| 5 December 1931
|-
! #|| {{Class|Northampton}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st || [[Northampton]]|| 5 September 1929
|-
| 5th || [[Houston]]|| 7 September 1929
|-
! #|| {{Class|New Orleans}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 4th || [[Tuscaloosa]]|| 15 November 1933
|}

===Light Cruisers===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan=3|CL(T)/CT
|-
! #|| {{Class|Tenryuu}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Tenryuu]]|| 11 March 1918
|-
| 2nd|| [[Tatsuta]]|| 29 May 1918
|-
! #|| {{Class|Kuma}}|| 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
|-
! #|| {{Class|Nagara}}|| 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
|-
! #|| {{Class|Sendai}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Sendai]]|| 30 October 1923
|-
| 2nd|| [[Jintsuu]]|| 8 December 1923
|-
| 3rd|| [[Naka]]|| 24 March 1925
|-
! #|| {{Class|Agano}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Agano]]|| 22 October 1941
|-
| 2nd|| [[Noshiro]]|| 19 July 1942
|-
| 3rd|| [[Yahagi]]|| 25 October 1942
|-
| 4th|| [[Sakawa]]|| 9 April 1944
|-
! #|| {{Class|Katori}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Katori]]|| 14 December 1939
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kashima]]|| 25 September 1939
|-
! || Other|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Yuubari]]|| 5 March 1923
|-
| 1st|| [[Ooyodo]]|| 2 April 1942
|-
| 1st|| [[Gotland]]|| 14 September 1933
|-
| 1st|| [[De Ruyter]]|| 11 March 1935
|-
! #|| {{Class|Duca degli Abruzzi}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Duca degli Abruzzi]]|| 21 April 1936
|-
| 2nd|| [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]]|| 21 April 1936
|-
! #|| {{Class|Brooklyn}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Brooklyn]]|| 30 November 1936
|-
| 5th|| [[Phoenix]]|| 19 Mar 1938
|-
| 7th|| [[Honolulu]]|| 26 August 1937
|-
! #|| {{Class|St. Louis}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st (8th)|| [[Helena]]|| 28 August 1938
|-
! #|| {{Class|Atlanta}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Atlanta]]|| 6 September 1941
|-
! #|| ''Leander /'' {{Class|Perth}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 6th/1st|| [[Perth]]|| 27 July 1934
|-
! #|| {{Class|Town}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 3rd|| [[Sheffield]]|| 23 July 1936
|-
! #|| {{Class|La Galissonnière}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 6th|| [[Gloire]]|| 28 September 1935
|}

===Destroyers===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan=3|DD
|-
! #|| {{Class|Kamikaze}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Kamikaze]]|| 25 September 1922
|-
| 2nd|| [[Asakaze]]|| 8 December 1922
|-
| 3rd|| [[Harukaze]]|| 18 December 1922
|-
| 4th|| [[Matsukaze]]|| 30 October 1923
|-
| 5th|| [[Hatakaze]]|| 15 March 1924
<!---|-
| 6th|| [[Oite]]|| 27 November 1924
|-
| 7th|| [[Hayate]]|| 24 March 1925
|-
| 8th|| [[Asanagi]]|| 21 April 1924
|-
| 9th|| [[Yūnagi]]|| 23 April 1924--->
|-
! #|| {{Class|Mutsuki}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Mutsuki]]|| 23 July 1925
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kisaragi]]|| 5 June 1925
|-
| 3rd|| [[Yayoi]]|| 11 July 1925
|-
| 4th|| [[Uzuki]]|| 15 October 1925
|-
| 5th|| [[Satsuki]]|| 25 March 1925
|-
| 6th|| [[Minazuki]]|| 25 May 1926
|-
| 7th|| [[Fumizuki]]|| 16 February 1926
|-
| 8th|| [[Nagatsuki]]|| 6 October 1926
|-
| 9th|| [[Kikuzuki]]|| 15 March 1926
|-
| 10th|| [[Mikazuki]]|| 12 July 1926
|-
| 11th|| [[Mochizuki]]|| 28 April 1927
<!---|-
| 12th|| [[Yuzuki]]|| 4 March 1927--->
|-
! #|| {{Class|Fubuki}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Fubuki]]|| 15 November 1927
|-
| 2nd|| [[Shirayuki]]|| 20 March 1928
|-
| 3rd|| [[Hatsuyuki]]|| 29 September 1928
|-
| 4th|| [[Miyuki]]|| 26 June 1928
|-
| 5th|| [[Murakumo]]|| 27 September 1928
<!---|-
| 6th|| [[Shinonome]]|| 26 November 1927--->
|-
| 7th|| [[Usugumo]]|| 26 December 1927
|-
| 8th|| [[Shirakumo]]|| 27 December 1927
|-
| 9th|| [[Isonami]]|| 24 November 1927
|-
| 10th|| [[Uranami]]|| 30 June 1929
|-
! #|| {{Class|Ayanami}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st (11th)|| [[Ayanami]]|| 5 October 1929
|-
| 2nd (12th)|| [[Shikinami]]|| 22 June 1929
|-
<!---| 3rd (13th)|| [[Asagiri]]|| 18 November 1929
|-
| 4th (14th)|| [[Yūgiri]]|| 12 May 1930--->
|-
| 5th (15th)|| [[Amagiri]]|| 27 Febuary 1930
|-
| 6th (16th)|| [[Sagiri]]|| 23 November 1929
|-
| 7th (17th)|| [[Oboro]]|| 8 November 1930
|-
| 8th (18th)|| [[Akebono]]|| 7 November 1930
|-
| 9th (19th)|| [[Sazanami]]|| 31 June 1931
|-
| 10th (20th)|| [[Ushio]]|| 17 November 1930
|-
! #|| {{Class|Akatsuki}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st (21st)|| [[Akatsuki]]|| 7 May 1932
|-
| 2nd (22nd)|| [[Hibiki]]|| 22 December 1932
|-
| 3rd (23rd)|| [[Ikazuchi]]|| 22 October 1931
|-
| 4th (24th)|| [[Inazuma]]|| 25 February 1932 
|-
! #|| {{Class|Hatsuharu}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Hatsuharu]]|| 27 February 1933
|-
| 2nd|| [[Nenohi]]|| 22 December 1932
|-
| 3rd|| [[Wakaba]]|| 18 March 1934
|-
| 4th|| [[Hatsushimo]]|| 4 November 1933
|-
| 5th|| [[Ariake]]|| 23 September 1934
|-
| 6th|| [[Yuugure]]|| 6 May 1934
|-
! #|| {{Class|Shiratsuyu}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Shiratsuyu]]|| 5 April 1935
|-
| 2nd|| [[Shigure]]|| 18 May 1935
|-
| 3rd|| [[Murasame]]|| 20 June 1935
|-
| 4th|| [[Yuudachi]]|| 21 June 1936
|-
| 5th|| [[Harusame]]|| 21 September 1935
|-
| 6th|| [[Samidare]]|| 6 July 1935
|-
| 7th|| [[Umikaze]]|| 27 November 1936
|-
| 8th|| [[Yamakaze]]|| 	21 February 1936
|-
| 9th|| [[Kawakaze]]|| 	1 November 1936
|-
| 10th|| [[Suzukaze]]|| 11 March 1937
|-
! #|| {{Class|Asashio}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1nd|| [[Asashio]]|| 16 December 1936
|-
| 2nd|| [[Ooshio]]|| 19 April 1937
|-
| 3rd|| [[Michishio]]|| 15 March 1937
|-
| 4th|| [[Arashio]]|| 26 May 1937 
|-
| 5th|| [[Asagumo]]|| 5 November 1937
|-
| 6th|| [[Yamagumo]]|| 24 July 1937
|-
| 7th|| [[Natsugumo]]|| 26 May 1937
|-
| 8th|| [[Minegumo]]|| 4 November 1937
|-
| 9st|| [[Arare]]|| 16 November 1937
|-
| 10th|| [[Kasumi]]|| 18 November 1937
|-
! #|| {{Class|Kagerou}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Kagerou]]|| 27 September 1938
|-
| 2nd|| [[Shiranui]]|| 28 June 1938
|-
| 3rd|| [[Kuroshio]]|| 25 October 1938
|-
| 4th|| [[Oyashio]]|| 29 November 1938
|-
| 5th|| [[Hayashio]]|| 19 April 1939
<!---|-
| 6th|| [[Natsushio]]|| 23 February 1939--->
|-
| 7th|| [[Hatsukaze]]|| 24 January 1939
|-
| 8th|| [[Yukikaze]]|| 24 March 1939
|-
| 9th|| [[Amatsukaze]]|| 19 October 1939
|-
| 10th|| [[Tokitsukaze]]|| 10 November 1939
|-
| 11th|| [[Urakaze]]|| 19 April 1940
|-
| 12th|| [[Isokaze]]|| 19 June 1939
|-
| 13th|| [[Hamakaze]]|| 25 November 1940
|-
| 14th|| [[Tanikaze]]|| 1 November 1940
|-
| 15th|| [[Nowaki]]|| 17 September 1940
|-
| 16th|| [[Arashi]]|| 22 April 1940
|-
| 17th|| [[Hagikaze]]|| 18 June 1940
|-
| 18th|| [[Maikaze]]|| 15 March 1941
|-
| 19th|| [[Akigumo]]|| 11 April 1941
|-
! #|| {{Class|Yuugumo}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Yuugumo]]|| 16 March 1941
|-
| 2nd|| [[Makigumo]]|| 5 November 1941
|-
| 3rd|| [[Kazagumo]]|| 26 September 1941
|-
| 4th|| [[Naganami]]|| 5 March 1941
|-
| 5th|| [[Makinami]]|| 27 December 1941
|-
| 6th|| [[Takanami]]|| 16 March 1942
<!---|-
| 7th|| [[Onami]]|| 13 August 1942
|-
| 8th|| [[Kiyonami]]|| 7 August 1942--->
|-
| 9th|| [[Tamanami]]|| 26 December 1942
|-
| 10th|| [[Suzunami]]|| 26 December 1942
|-
| 11th|| [[Fujinami]]|| 20 April 1943
|-
| 12th|| [[Hayanami]]|| 19 December 1942
|-
| 13th|| [[Hamanami]]|| 18 April 1943
|-
| 14th|| [[Okinami]]|| 	18 July 1943
|-
| 15th|| [[Kishinami]]|| 19 August 1943
|-
| 16th|| [[Asashimo]]|| 18 July 1943
|-
| 17th|| [[Hayashimo]]|| 20 October 1943
|-
| 18th|| [[Akishimo]]|| 5 December 1943
|-
| 19th|| [[Kiyoshimo]]|| 29 February 1944
|-
! #|| {{Class|Akizuki}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Akizuki]]|| 2 July 1941
|-
| 2nd|| [[Teruzuki]]|| 21 November 1941
|-
| 3rd|| [[Suzutsuki]]|| 3 March 1942
|-
| 4th|| [[Hatsuzuki]]|| 3 April 1942
<!---|-
| 5th|| [[Niizuki]]|| 29 June 1942
|-
| 6th|| [[Wakatsuki]]|| 24 November 1942
|-
| 7th|| [[Shimotsuki]]|| 7 April 1943--->
|-
! #||''Fuyutsuki''-class|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st (8th)|| [[Fuyutsuki]]|| 20 January 1944
<!---|-
| 2nd (9th)|| [[Harutsuki]]|| 3 August 1944
|-
| 3rd (10th)|| [[Yoizuki]]|| 25 September 1944
|-
| 4th (11th)|| [[Natsuzuki]]|| 2 December 1944--->
|-
! #|| {{Class|Shimakaze}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Shimakaze]]|| 18 July 1942
|-
! #|| {{Class|Matsu}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Matsu]]|| 3 February 1944
|-
| 2nd|| [[Take]]|| 28 March 1944
|-
| 3th|| [[Ume]]|| 24 April 1944
|-
| 4th|| [[Momo]]|| 25 March 1944
|-
! #|| Others|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Z1]]|| 18 August 1935
|-
| 3rd|| [[Z3]]|| 30 November 1935
|-
| 1st|| [[Maestrale]]|| 15 April 1934
|-
| 2nd|| [[Grecale]]|| 17 June 1934
|-
| 3rd|| [[Libeccio]]|| 4 July 1934
|-
| 4th|| [[Scirocco]]|| 22 April 1934
|-
| 1st|| [[Fletcher]]|| 3 May 1942
|-
| 73rd|| [[Johnston]]|| 25 March 1943
|-
| 134th|| [[Heywood L.Edwards]]|| 6 October 1943
|-
| 46th|| [[Samuel B. Roberts]]|| 20 January 1944
|-
| 1st|| [[Jervis]]|| 9 September 1938
|-
| 5th|| [[Janus]]|| 10 November 1938
|-
| 6th|| [[Javelin]]|| 21 December 1938
|-
| 1st|| [[Tashkent]]|| 28 December 1937
|-
| 1st|| [[Mogador]]|| 9 June 1937
|}

===Coastal Defense Ships===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan=3|DE
|-
! #|| {{Class|Shimushu}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 1st|| [[Shimushu]]|| 13 December 1939
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kunashiri]]|| 6 May 1940
|-
| 3rd|| [[Hachijou]]|| 10 April 1940
|-
| 4th|| [[Ishigaki]]|| 14 September 1940
|-
! #|| {{Class|Etorofu}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 310|| [[Etorofu]]|| 29 January 1943
|-
| 311|| [[Matsuwa]]|| 13 November 1942
|-
| 312|| [[Sado]]|| 28 November 1942
<!---|-
| 313|| [[Oki]]|| 20 October 1942
|-
| 314|| [[Matsure]]|| 10 April 1943
|-
| 315|| [[Iki]]|| 2 May 1942--->
|-
| 316|| [[Tsushima]]|| 20 March 1943
<!---|-
| 317|| [[Wakamiya]]||16 July 1942--->
|-
| 318|| [[Hirato]]|| 30 June 1943
|-
| 319|| [[Fukae]]|| 2 April 1943
<!---|-
| 321|| [[Amakusa]]|| 5 April 1943
|-
| 317|| [[Manju]]|| 31 July 1943
|-
| 323|| [[Kanju]]|| 7 August 1943
|-
| 330|| [[Kasado]]|| 9 December 1943--->
|-
! #|| {{Class|Mikura}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 320|| [[Mikura]]|| 16 July 1943
<!---|-
| 322|| [[Miyake]]|| 30 August 1943
|-
| 324|| [[Awaji]]|| 30 October 1943-->
|-
| 326|| [[Noumi]]|| 3 December 1943
|-
| 327|| [[Kurahashi]]||15 October 1943
<!---|-
| 329|| [[Chiburi]]||30 November 1943--->
|-
| 331|| [[Yashiro]]|| 16 February 1944
<!---|-
| 334|| [[Kusagaki]]||12 January 1944--->
|-
! #|| {{Class|Hiburi}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 328|| [[Hiburi]]|| 10 April 1944
|-
| 333|| [[Daitou]]|| 24 June 1944
|-
| 339|| [[Shounan]]|| 19 May 1944
|-
! #|| {{Class|Ukuru}}|| Date Launched
|-
| 332|| [[Ukuru]]|| 15 May 1944
|-
| 4701|| [[Inagi]]|| 25 September 1944
|-
! #|| [[:Category:Type D|Type D]]|| Date Launched
|-
| 2nd|| [[Kaiboukan No.4]]|| 30 December 1943
|-
| 11th|| [[Kaiboukan No.22]]|| 27 January 1944
|-
| 15th|| [[Kaiboukan No.30]]|| 10 May 1944
|}

===Submarines===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan=2|SS(V)
|-
! Submarines|| Date Launched
|-
| [[I-168]]|| 26 June 1933
|-
| [[I-8]]|| 20 July 1936
|-
| [[I-13]]|| 30 November 1943
|-
| [[I-14]]|| 14 March 1944
|-
| [[I-19]]|| 16 September 1939
|-
| [[I-26]]|| 10 April 1941
|-
| [[I-36]]|| 1 November 1941
|-
| [[I-47]]|| 10 November 1942
|-
| [[I-58]]|| 30 June 1943
|-
| [[I-47]]|| 29 September 1943
|-
| [[I-201]]|| 22 July 1944
|-
| [[I-203]]|| 20 October 1944
|-
| [[I-400]]|| 18 Jannuary 1944
|-
| [[I-401]]|| 11 March 1944
|-
| [[Maruyu]]|| 31 October 1943
|-
| [[U-511]]|| 21 Febuary 1941
|-
| [[C.Cappellini]]|| 25 April 1938
|-
| [[Luigi Torelli]]|| 6 January 1940
|-
| [[Salmon]]|| 12 June 1937
|-
| [[Scamp]]|| 20 July 1942
|-
| [[Drum]]|| 12 May 1941
|}

===Auxiliaries===
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan=2|AV/AO/AS/AR/LHA
|-
! Auxiliary ships|| Date Launched
|-
!colspan=2| Seaplane Tender
|-
| [[Akitsushima]]|| 26 February 1926
|-
| [[Chitose]]|| 29 November 1936
|-
| [[Chiyoda]]|| 19 November 1936
|-
| [[Mizuho]]|| 16 May 1938
|-
| [[Nisshin]]|| 30 November 1939
|-
| [[Commandant Teste]]|| 12 April 1929
|-
!colspan=2| Fleet Oiler
|-
| [[Kamoi]]|| 8 June 1922
|-
| [[Hayasui]]|| 25 December 1943
|-
| [[Souya]]|| 16 February 1938
|-
| [[Yamashio Maru]]|| 14 November 1944
|-
!colspan=2| Amphibious Assault Ship
|-
| [[Shinshuu Maru]]|| 14 March 1934
|-
| [[Akitsu Maru]]|| 24 September 1941
|-
| [[Kumano Maru]]|| 28 January 1945
|-
| [[No.101 Transport Ship]]|| 25 January 1944
|-
!colspan=2| Submarine Tender
|-
| [[Taigei]]|| 16 November 1933
|-
| [[Jingei]]|| 4 May 1923
|-
| [[Chougei]]|| 24 March 1924
|-
| [[Heian Maru]]|| 16 April 1930
|-
!colspan=2| others
|-
| [[Asahi]] (BB/CT/AR)|| 13 March 1899
|-
| [[Akashi]] (AR)|| 29 June 1938
|-
| [[Mamiya]] (AP)|| 26 October 1923
|-
| [[Irako]] (AP)|| 14 February 1941
|}

=List of artist=

The list of known '''Seiyuus''' (VA) is found ''[[Seiyuu|here]]''
<categorytree mode=pages depth=0>Seiyuu</categorytree>

The list of known '''Illustrators''' is found ''[[Illustrator|here]]''
<categorytree mode=pages depth=0>Illustrators</categorytree>

=[[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]
|}

=Kancolle Dictionary=
{{Anchor|Acronyms}}
A comprehensive list of most abbreviations, [[wikipedia:Acronym|acronyms]], nicknames, specific terms, and trivia, used by the Kancolle community.
*Some are borrowed Japanese terms or names.
*See also the [[:Category:Disambiguations|disambiguation pages]] for clarification on equipment and mechanics sharing a similar name.
<categorytree mode=pages depth=0>Disambiguations</categorytree>

{|class="wikitable"
!Context
!Meaning
!Notes
|-
|Equipment||[[Equipment]] or equipment types
|-
|Combat||[[Combat]] related 
|-
|Ship Type||Ship types from the [[#Type Classification|above list]]
|-
|Ship Nickname (Official)||Names used by the developers or ship themselves||Mostly used to humanize the "number namings" of some ships.
|-
|Ship Nickname (Informal)||Nicknames mostly used by the community||Mostly uses abbreviations, puns, and deformations of the original names, or from other trivia facts.
*See here for more informal ships nicknames: [http://www.zuzuray.com/nicknames2.html]
|-
|Abyssal||Abyssal nicknames||In addition, many Abyssal bosses are called by the name of the Kanmusu they represent.
|-
|Item||[[Item]] and consumables
|-
|Trivia|| Real-life facts or Kancolle lore 
|-
|General||General game elements
|-
|Ranking||[[Ranking]] related slangs
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable fixed-header"
|- class="fixed-header-1"
!colspan=2|Abreviations<br>Terms
!Meaning
!Notes
!width=150px"|Context
|-
|colspan=2|101-chan||[[No.101 Transport Ship]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|2-4-11||[[Naka]]||Refers to the fuel-ammo-steel combination received from her scrap (with default equipment)||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|AA||[[Anti-Air]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|AACI||[[Anti-Air Cut-in]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|AAFD||{{EquipmentLink|Type 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|text=Anti-Air Fire Directors}}|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|AAR||[[Aerial_Combat#Proportional_and_Fixed_shootdowns|Anti-Air Resistance]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|AARB||[[Aerial_Combat#Anti-Air Rocket Barrage|Anti-Air Rocket Barrage]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|ABKM||[[Abukuma]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|[[Abyssal]]s||[[Enemies]]||The main antagonits of the franchise, being monster kanmusu||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|ACH||[[Aircraft Carrier Princess|Aircraft Carrier Hime]]|| ||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|ACP||[[Aircraft Carrier Princess]]|| ||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|AD||[[Air Power|Air Denial]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|AFP||[[Air Power|Air Fighter Power]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|AGB||[[Souya (AGB)|Icebreaker]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|AGDP||{{EquipmentLink|Arctic Gear & Deck Personnel}}|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|AGL||[[Souya (AGL)|Lighthouse tender]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|AGS||[[Souya (AGS)|Survey ship]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|AI|||[[Air Power|Air Incapability]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|AirMat||[[New Model Aerial Armament Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|AK2||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 2]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|AK3||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 3 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|AK4||[[Prototype Long-barrel 12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model A Kai 4]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|Algebra||[[TBM-3W+3S]]||Because of its name looking like a math formula||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|AO||[[Fleet Oiler]] / Replenishment Oiler|| ||Ship Type
|-
|rowspan=4|AP
|AP||[[Air Power|Air Parity]]|| ||Combat
|-
|AP||[[Air Power]]|| ||Combat
|-
|AP||Armor Piercing|| ||Equipment
|-
|AP||[[Transport Ship]]s|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|APCI||[[APCI|AP shell Cut-In]]|| ||Combat
|-
|rowspan=2|AR
|AR||[[Repair Ship]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|AR||[[Action Report]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|ArmMat||[[New Model Armament Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|rowspan=5|AS
|AS||[[Submarine Tender]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|AS||[[Artillery Spotting]]|| ||Combat
|-
|AS||[[Air State]]|| ||Combat
|-
|AS||[[Air Power|Air Superiority]]|| ||Combat
|-
|AS+||[[Air Power|Air Supremacy]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|ASDIC||[[ASDIC|Anti-Submarine Division supersonICs]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|ASS||"Airstrike Supported Submarines" nodes||Alternative name to the [[Node|Airstrike Supported Battle]] node||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|ASW||[[Anti-Submarine Warfare]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|AV||[[Seaplane Tender]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|AvMat||[[New Model Aviation Development Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|BB||[[Battleship]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|BBCV||[[Aircraft Battleship]]||Informal code designating the {{Class|Ise|Kai Ni}}||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|BBV||[[Aviation Battleship]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|BC||"Battle Cruisers"||Only in the game for the Fleet menu's filter, mostly referring to the {{Class|Kongou}}), the official code is "CC"||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|Beaver||[[Yukikaze]]||Based on her appearance. Japanese call her "Hamster".||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|Bep||[[Verniy]]|| due to her writing in Cyrillic (Верный)||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|BG||Top 1 ranker||As it has his secretary displayed in the background of the official results board||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|[[Big Seven]]||{{Class|Nagato}}, {{Class|Nelson}}, {{Class|Colorado}}||The first 7 battleships built to carry the biggest naval guns (>40 cm) allowed by the [[wikipedia:Washington Naval Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]]||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|Bisckuit||[[Bismarck]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|BK2||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 2]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|BK4||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 4 (Wartime Modification) + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|Blow Torches||[[Instant Construction Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|BP||[[Blueprint]]|| ||Item
|-
|rowspan=3|BRS
|BRS||Black Rick Shooter||[[Heavy Cruiser Ri-Class Kai Flagship]], due to its similar look to the [[wikipedia:Black Rock Shooter|Black Rock Shooter]]
||Abyssal
|-
|BRS||Black Ruck Shooter||[[Battleship Ru-Class Kai Flagship]], due to its similar look to the [[wikipedia:Black Rock Shooter|Black Rock Shooter]]||Abyssal
|-
|BWS||Black Wock Shooter||[[Standard Carrier Wo-Class Kai Flagship]], due to its similar look to the [[wikipedia:Black Rock Shooter|Black Rock Shooter]]||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|Brunei||[[7-1]]||Refers to the map location and not the server||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|Bucket||[[Instant Repair Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|Bucky||[[Fubuki]]||Notably used by Kongou in the [[Anime]]||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|Bulldozer||[[Construction Corps]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|BURNING LOVE|| ||Notable line from [[Kongou]]||Trivia
|-
|colspan=2|C2||[[C2 Praparat]]||Studio/Dojin circle behind Kancolle||Trivia
|-
|colspan=2|CA||[[Heavy Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|Cannon||[[Quests]] rewarding ranking points|| ||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|Carrot||[[Night Skilled Crew Member]]||The fairy is eating a carrot||Item
|-
|colspan=2|Carryover||Initial ranking points||Points accumulated from the previous month||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|CAV||[[Aviation Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|CCCI||[[CCCI|Credit-Card Cut-In]]||A "joke cut-in" about paying to do something||Item
|-
|colspan=2|CD||Concentrated Deployment||Mostly referring to some equipment variations being packed together||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|CdC||[[Conte di Cavour]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|CDMG||{{EquipmentLink|25mm Triple Autocannon Mount (Concentrated Deployment)|text=Concentrated Deployment Machine Gun}}|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|CEP||[[Communication Equipment & Personnel]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|CF||[[Combined Fleet]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|Chi-Ha||[[Chi-Ha|Type 97 Medium tank]]||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|[[Choujuusenchihou]]||長10cm砲||{{Class|Akizuki}}'s [[pet]]||Trivia
|-
|colspan=2|Chuuha||"Moderately Damaged"||Japanese, orange damaged||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|CI||[[Cut-In]]||Special powerful attacks triggered when using a right set of specific gears||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|CK2||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 2]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|CK3||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|CK3H||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model C Kai 3 H]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|CL||[[Light Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|CLAA||[[Antiaircraft Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|Clown||Top 20 ranker|| ||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|CLT||[[Torpedo Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|Cranes||{{Class|Shoukaku}}||Both being named after cranes||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|rowspan=2|CT
|CT||[[Training Cruiser]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|CT||[[Closing Torpedo Salvo]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|CTF||[[Carrier Task Force]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|Cut-In||[[Cut-in|Special powerful attacks]]||Trigges when using a right set of specific gears||Combat
|-
|rowspan=2|CV
|CV||[[Seiyuu|Character Voice]]||Same as VA or Seiyuu||Ship Type
|-
|CV||[[Aircraft Carrier]]||Standard Aircraft Carrier only in the game||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|CVB||[[Armored Aircraft Carrier]] / Armored Carrier|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|CVCI||[[Aircraft Carrier Cut-In]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|CVE||[[Escort Carrier]]||An ASW specialized light aircraft carrier||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|CVH||[[Aircraft Carrier Princess|CV Hime]]|| ||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|CVL||[[Light Aircraft Carrier]] / Light Carrier|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|CVN||[[Night Aircraft Carrier]]||Not "nuclear CV" here||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|CVNCI||[[Aircraft Carrier Night Cut-In]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|DA||[[Double Attack]]||Several cut-in types||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|DameCon||{{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Personnel}}|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|DameGami‎||{{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Goddess}}|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|DameKami‎||{{EquipmentLink|Emergency Repair Goddess}}|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|DC||[[Depth Charge]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|DCP||[[Depth Charge Projector]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|DCR||[[Depth Charge Rack]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|DD||[[Destroyer]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|DE||"Destroyer Escort"||This designates "[[Coastal Defense Ship]]" (''Kaiboukan'') in Kancolle||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|Dead||Cap [[HQ]] experience||Reaching 396 000 000 exp, such player is unable to rank any further||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|[[Debuff]]|| ||A [[Debuff|mechanic]] that weaken some event bosses||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|DevMat||[[Development Materials]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|DJ Hime||[[Supply Depot Princess]]||Due to her look||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|DK2||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 2]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|DK3||[[12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model D Kai 3]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|DLC||{{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft}}||Often designate all [[Landing Craft]]||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|DM||[[Development Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|DP||Dual-Purpose||For either [[Radar]]s or [[High-Angle Gun]]s, being both used for "air" and "surface" roles||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|Dragons||[[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], [[Unryuu]], [[Ryuujou]], and [[Ryuuhou]]|| All being named after dragons||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|Ducks||{{Class|Akizuki}}||The "zuki" sounds like "ducky" in Japanese||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|EO||Extra Operation||Maps coming after the "MO" in the world||General
|-
|colspan=2|FBB||[[Fast Battleship]]|| ||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|FCA||[[Fleet Communication Antenna]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|FCF||{{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility}}||Sometimes designate all {{EquipmentLink|Fleet Command Facility|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility|Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility|text=Command Facilities|link=Command Facilities}}||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|FCM||[[First Class Medal]]|| ||Item
|-
|rowspan=2|FF
|FF||[[Friendly Fleet]]|| ||Combat
|-
|FF||[[Speed|Fast Fleet]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|Fighter-Mulle|| ||The process of equipping a ship with only "fighters", to gain air superiority (AS)||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|Flamethrower||[[Instant Construction Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|rowspan=2|FP
|FP||[[Stats|Firepower]]|| ||Combat
|-
|FP||[[Fighter Power]]|| ||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|FS||Flagship|| ||General
|-
|colspan=2|Furei||[[I-201]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
|-
|colspan=2|Fuufu||[[Kaiboukan No.22]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
|-
|colspan=2|Fuumi||[[I-203]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
|-
|colspan=2|Gingusa||[[Ginga (Egusa Squadron)]]|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|Gnome||"Imp"/"Goblin"||''See [[Imp|here]]||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|Goblin||"Imp"/"Gnome"||''See [[Imp|here]]||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|Goto||[[Gotland]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|Goya||[[I-58]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
|-
|colspan=2|Graduate||Cap [[HQ]] experience||Reaching 396 000 000 exp, referring to the idol industry term for "retirement"||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|Green T||Crossing the T (Advantage)||Battle [[Engagement]]||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|GS||[[Expeditions#Great Success|Great Success]]|| ||General
|-
|colspan=2|GTRL||Gun-Torpedo-Radar-Lookout||A [[GTRL|"New Type" cut-in]] setup||Combat
|-
|colspan=2|GunMat||[[New Model Gun Development Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|rowspan=2|HA
|HA||[[:Category:High Altitude Interceptors|High-Altitude Interceptors]]|| ||Combat
|-
|HA||[[High-Angle Gun]]s|| ||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|Hachi||[[I-8]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
|-
|colspan=2|Hidden EO|| ||Clearing EO in between 14h00 and 22h00 JST of the last day of a month||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|Hime||"Princess"||Japanese (姫), common to most bosses||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|Hitomi||[[I-13]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
|-
|colspan=2|HMAS||[[RAN|Her/His Majesty's Australian Ship]]|| ||Trivia
|-
|colspan=2|HMS||[[RN|Her/His Majesty's Ship]]|| ||Trivia
|-
|colspan=2|HNLMS||[[RNN|Her/His Netherlands Majesty's Ship]]|| ||Trivia
|-
|colspan=2|Hole Punch||[[Reinforcement Expansion]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|Ho-Ni||{{EquipmentLink|Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft + Type 1 Gun Tank}}||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|Hoppou||[[Northern Princess]]||Also known as "Dutch Harbor" & "Hoppou-chan" (北方 = 'Hoppou' = Northern)||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|Horny||[[Hornet]]||Sometime Horny Maru||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|Hotel||[[Yamato]]||Reference to her being called that way by Japanese sailors, since she spent more time garrisoning rather than combating||Ship Nickname (Informal)
|-
|colspan=2|HQ||[[Military Record|Headquarter]]||Admiral's personal level||General
|-
|colspan=2|IC||[[Instant Construction Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|Ichigun||"1st Group"||Ranks 6~20||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|I-Go||{{EquipmentLink|Daihatsu Landing Craft (Type 89 Medium Tank & Landing Force)}}||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
|-
|colspan=2|I-go||"[[SS|1st Class Submarines]]"||IJN designation||Ship Type
|-
|colspan=2|IJA||[[IJA|Imperial Japanese Army]]|| ||Trivia
|-
|colspan=2|IJN||Imperial Japanese Navy|| ||Trivia
|-
|colspan=2|Iku||[[I-19]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
|-
|colspan=2|IM||[[Improvement Material]]|| ||Item
|-
|colspan=2|Imp||"Gnome"/"Goblin"||''See [[Imp|here]]||Abyssal
|-
|colspan=2|Imuya||[[I-168]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
|-
|colspan=2|Initials||Initial ranking points||Points accumulated from the previous month||Ranking
|-
|colspan=2|Installation||[[Installation|Land Abyssal]]||Representing land-based infrastructure instead of ships, see ''[[Installation|here]]''||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|IR||[[Instant Repair]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Iyo||[[I-14]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|JA||[[Jet Assault]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Kamo||[[Akitsushima]]||Not to be confused with [[Kamoi]]||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|KBK||[[Kaiboukan]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|KC||Kantai Collection|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Kitanda||[[Air Defense Princess]]||Due to her mocking introduction lines||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Ka-Mi||{{EquipmentLink|Special Type 2 Amphibious Tank}}||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
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|colspan=2|KancoDex||[[Library]]||Kancolle's "Pokedex", sometimes, just KanDex||General
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|colspan=2|Kancolle||Kantai Collection|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Kanmusu||"Ship-girl||Japanese, abbreviation of "kantai musume"||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Ka-Tsu||{{EquipmentLink|Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank|Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank Kai|link=Ka-Tsu}}||Japanese tank's name||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Kiriban||[[Ranking#Special_Tiers|"Nice Looking Numbers" ranks]]||Ranks 600, 700, 800, 880, 888, 900, 999, and 1000||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Kisu||[[3-2]]||Refers to the map location||Ranking
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|colspan=2|KMKZ||[[Kamikaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|KMS||[[KMS|Kriegsmarine Ships]]||Nazi Germany Navy||Trivia
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|colspan=2|KTKM||[[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!".||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Kuso||"Bad"/"Shitty"||Japanese, a common insult toward admirals (notably from [[Akebono]]), for being careless or even reckless. In the community, it mainly designates players using strats involving low morale or even sinking girls.||Trivia
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|colspan=2|KWKZ||[[Kawakaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Lady Lex||[[Lexington]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Lanking||[[Ranking]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|LB||[[LBAS|Land-Based]]||Generaly to designate land-base planes||Equipment
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|colspan=2|LBAS||[[Land-Based Air Squadron]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|LD||Last Dance||The last form of a map/boss, once the map HP bar is only 1 kill to be depleted/cleared||Combat
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|colspan=2|Lebe||[[Z1]]||In-game nickname||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Leberecht Maass||[[Z1]]||Real name||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|LFB||[[Large Flying Boat]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|LHA||[[Amphibious Assault Ship]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|LM||Late Model||Mostly referring to revised equipment variations, being more capable||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Lonking||[[Ranking]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|LoS||[[Line of Sight]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|LSC||[[Large Ship Construction]]|| ||General
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|colspan=2|LST||Landing Ship, Tank|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|Maass||[[Z1]]||Most common abreviation||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Max||[[Z3]]||In-game nickname||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Max Schultz||[[Z3]]||Real name||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Megane Hime||[[Airfield Princess Patrol Aircraft Deployment]]||As she wears glasses||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Melon-chan||[[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.||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|MelonMat||[[New Model Armament Material]]||Referencing the [[Yuubari]] fairy on it||Item
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|colspan=2|Miimu||[[I-36]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Mito||[[Kaiboukan No.30]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|MN||[[MN|Marine Nationale]]||French "National Navy"||Trivia
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|colspan=2|MO||Main Operation||All main maps (other than EO)||General
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|colspan=2|Momochi‎||[[No.101 Transport Ship]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Nagamon||[[Nagato]]||Her name 2nd kanji, "門", can be pronounced as ''mon''. This name contrasts Nagato's seriousness with the silly and cute things she is usually depicted doing.||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Nagamutsu||[[Nagato]] & [[Mutsu]]||Fusion of their names, designating the class or both of them||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Nano Desu||すでのな||[[Inazuma]]'s gimmick line (in traditional Japanese format). Also appears as a [[Furniture|wall scroll]].||Trivia
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|colspan=2|NGNM||[[Naganami]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Nigun||"2nd Group"||Ranks 21~100||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Nimu||[[I-26]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|rowspan=2|NOAP
|NOAP||{{EquipmentLink|Night Operation Aviation Personnel}}||Sometimes refers to both NOAP and NOAP+||Equipment
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|NOAP+||{{EquipmentLink|Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|NSCM||[[Night Skilled Crew Member]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Nuke||[[Anti-Installation#Equipment_Setups|Anti-installation]] setup||Uses tanks, craft, and artillery, doing "nuclear-like" damage (up to 9999)||Combat
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|colspan=2|OA||[[Aerial Combat|Opening Airstrike]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|OASW||[[OASW|Opening ASW]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Oni||"Demon"/"Ogre"||Japanese (鬼), common to most sub-bosses||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|OT||[[Opening Torpedo Salvo]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Otorp||[[Opening Torpedo Salvo]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Penguin||Failure Box||Notably featuring a penguin/toucan-like bird, and appearing each time a ship [[modernization]] or equipment [[craft]] is failed||General
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|colspan=2|Pillbox||[[Pillbox|Blockhouse abyssal]]||A special kind of [[Pillbox|installation]], initially [[Artillery Imp]] only||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Poi||っぽい||Catchphrase of [[Yuudachi]], meaning "maybe", referring to [[wikipedia:Ironbottom Sound|Ironbottom Sound]]||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Potato||[[Shibafu]]'s characters||Referring to the simple "potatoes-like" shape of their face||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|ProtoPult||[[Prototype Flight Deck Catapult]]|| ||Item
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|rowspan=2|PT
|PT||[[PT boat]]s||"Patrol Torpedo boat", a type of warship, exclusive to abyssals so far||Ship Type
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|PT Imp||[[PT Imp Pack]]|| ||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Pudding||[[Prinz Eugen]]||Due to her name pronouciation in Japanese||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|RADAR||[[Radar|RAdio Detection And Ranging]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RAN||[[RAN|Royal Australian Navy]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Rank||Player's rank in the [[Server]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Ranker||Player participating in [[Ranking]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|RE||[[Reinforcement Expansion]]||Extra ship slot||Item
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|colspan=2|Recon||[[Recon|Reconnaissance Planes]]||Referring to either "[[Seaplane Recon]]s" or/and "yellow [[Reconnaissance Aircraft]]"||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Red T||Crossing the T (Disadvantage)||Battle [[Engagement]]||Combat
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|colspan=2|[[Rensouhou]]||連装砲||[[Rensouhou|Danbo-like robot]] [[pets]] appearing with some ships, namely [[Shimakaze]], [[Amatsukaze]], and [[Helena]]||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Rice Hime||[[American Destroyer Princess]]||A pun with her kanji reading||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|RL||Rocket Launcher||Mostly {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}} & {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}, but can designate most "[[Rocket]] munitions"||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RLK2||{{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RM||[[RM|Regia Marina]]||Italian "Royal Navy"||Trivia
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|colspan=2|RN||[[RN|Royal Navy]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|RNG||Random Number Generation|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|RNN||[[RNN|Royal Netherlands Navy]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Ro||[[Ro-500]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Rocket||''See [[Rocket]] for more details''||A form of propulsion, different from the usual propeller blades or turbojets||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RocketMat||[[New Model Rocket Development Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|RoSa||"Type 4 Incendiary Rocket"||Japanese AA rockets: {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher}} & {{EquipmentLink|12cm 30-tube Rocket Launcher Kai Ni}}||Equipment
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|colspan=2|RP||[[Ranking Point]]s|| ||General
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|colspan=2|RRW||[[Ranking Rewards]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|RSC||[[Resources]]|| ||General
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|colspan=2|Sangun||"3rd Group"||Ranks 101~500||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Sanshiki||"Type 3 Shell"||Japanese [[AA Shell]]s||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SCAMP||{{EquipmentLink|Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel}}||Not to be confused with the USS [[Scamp]]||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Schizo||Ranker|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|SCM||[[Skilled Crew Member]]s|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Screw||[[Improvement Material]]s|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|SDH||[[Supply Depot Princess|Supply Depot Hime]]|| ||Abyssal
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|rowspan=3|SDP
|SDP||[[Supply Depot Princess]]|| ||Abyssal
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|SDP||{{Equipment/Link|Skilled Deck Personnel}}||Sometimes refers to both SDP and SDP+||Equipment
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|SDP+||{{Equipment/Link|Skilled Deck Personnel + Aviation Maintenance Hands}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SE||[[Support Expedition]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Secretary||1st fleet flagship||The girl displayed on the main menu, affecting several mechanics||General
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|colspan=2|Seiyuu||Japanese [[Seiyuu|Character Voice/Voice Actress]]||Same as CV or VA||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Senka||[[Ranking Point]]s|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Senkatard||Ranker|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Sentaka||[[Sentaka|Sentaka-Dai Type]]||I-201-class type, meaning "High-speed (Large) Submarine"||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Sentoku||[[Sentoku|Sentoku Type]]||I-400-class type, meaning "Special Type Submarine"||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|SF||[[Striking Force Fleet]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|SFCF||{{EquipmentLink|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SFFCF||{{EquipmentLink|Striking Force Fleet Command Facility}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Shi Chan||[[I-41]]||A lesser official nicnamed, used by [[I-36]]||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Shioi||[[I-401]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Shion||[[I-400]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Shirei-kan||"Commander"||Japanese||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Shouha||"Lightly Damaged"||Japanese, yellow damaged||Combat
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|colspan=2|SKK||[[Shoukaku]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|SLO||{{EquipmentLink|Skilled Lookouts}}||Sometimes all {{EquipmentLink|Skilled Lookouts|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts|text=Surface Ship Personnels|link=Surface Ship Personnel}}||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SMKZ||[[Shimakaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Snail||[[Mutsu]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Sodak||[[South Dakota]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|SONAR||[[Sonar|SOund Navigation And Ranging]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SP||[[Seaplane]]||Usualy only both SPR and SPB ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SPB||[[Seaplane Bomber]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SPF||[[Seaplane Fighter]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Spoon||[[Vanguard Formation]]||Named after its shape||Combat
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|colspan=2|SPR||[[Seaplane Recon]]|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SS||[[Submarine]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|SSLO||{{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts|text=Super SLO}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|SSV||[[Aircraft Carrying Submarine]]|| ||Ship Type
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|colspan=2|STF||[[Surface Task Force]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Strawberry||[[Harusame]]||Referring to her hair color||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Sub Loli||[[New Submarine Princess]]|| ||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|Synergy|| ||Used to describe the positive effect given by equipping certain equipment together, mainly referring to [[ASW Synergy]], [[Speed|Speed Synergy]], and [[Fit Bonuses]]||Combat
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|colspan=2|Tags||[[Ship Locking]]||Events only||Combat
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|colspan=2|Taiha||"Heavily Damaged"||Japanese, red damaged||Combat
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|colspan=2|Taitei||[[Type 2 Large Flying Boat]]||Name mostly used by [[Akitsushima]]||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Tanaka||[[Kensuke Tanaka]]||Creator and original programmer of Kancolle||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Tank||''See [[Tanks]] for more details''||Can refer to [[Landing Tank]]s, [[Amphibious Vehicle]]s, or [[Landing Force]]s||Equipment
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|colspan=2|TCF||[[Transport Combined Fleet]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|TCI||[[Torpedo Cut-In]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|TE||[[Transport Combined Fleet|Transport Escort]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|Teitoku||"Admiral"||Japanese||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Torches||[[Instant Construction Material]]|| ||Item
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|colspan=2|Touch||[[Special Attacks]]|| ||Combat
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|rowspan=3|TP
|TP||[[Stat|Torpedo]] stat|| ||Combat
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|TP||[[Torpedo]] equipment|| ||Equipment
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|TP||[[Transport Operation|Transport Points]]|| ||Combat
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|colspan=2|TSLO||{{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|TSSL||{{EquipmentLink|Torpedo Squadron Skilled Lookouts}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|TTK||Teitoku||Japaneses for "Admiral"||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Ukiwa||[[Gambier Bay]]'s buoy [[pets]]||Imp-like pets||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Union||Top 5 [[Rank]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|USN||[[USN|United States Navy]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|USS||[[USN|United States Ship]]|| ||Trivia
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|colspan=2|VA||[[Seiyuu|Voice Actress]]||Same as CV or Seiyuu||Trivia
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|colspan=2|Vicky||[[Victorious]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Wanko||[[Harbour Princess]]||港湾棲姫 > ''Kō-wan'' seiki > Wanko||Abyssal
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|colspan=2|WG||{{EquipmentLink|WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|WG42||{{EquipmentLink|WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)}}|| ||Equipment
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|colspan=2|Whales||[[Taigei]] & {{Class|Jingei}}||Refer to the kanji "鯨" in their name, meaning whale||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Yamasushi||[[Yamato]] & [[Musashi]]|| Fusion of their names, designating the class or both of them||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Yasen||"[[Night Battle]]"||Japanese||Combat
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|colspan=2|YKKZ||[[Yukikaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|YMKZ||[[Yamakaze]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|Yona||[[I-47]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Yonhap||Top 5 [[Rank]]|| ||Ranking
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|colspan=2|Yotsu||[[Kaiboukan No.4]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Yuu||[[U-511]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Official)
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|colspan=2|Zekamashi||ぜかまし||[[Shimakaze]]'s name in traditional Japanese. Founds on one of the Rensouhou-chan's lifebuoys.||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|ZKK||[[Zuikaku]]|| ||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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|colspan=2|ZKMS||Zekamashi||([[Shimakaze]])||Ship Nickname (Informal)
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=See Also=
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