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Ship Type Identification

Those tabs correspond to the ones seen in the Composition menu.

• See here for a complete description of the types names.

Ships included in this tab: "Fast Battleships" (FBB), "Battleships" (BB), "Aviation Battleships" (BBV).

Type		Abbreviation		Gameplay Notes	Base Stats
戦艦	Battleships	戦	BB	Battleships (BB) notably utilize Large Caliber Main Guns, Recon Seaplane Recons, and AP Shells. They: Have heavy firepower and armor , but lack ASW & torpedo stats. Unlock the "Second Shelling Phase". Must be "Fast+" to be placed in the Escort of a Combined Fleet.	Speed Group Slow B Long Range
	Fast Battleships		FBB	Fast Battleships (FBB) are BBs with higher speed. They can be placed in the Escort of a Combined Fleet regardless of their speed.	Speed Group Fast B2 Long Range
航空戦艦	Aviation Battleships	航戦	BBV	Aviation Battleships (FBB) are BBs capable of using Bomber Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighters. They: Can participate in Aerial Combat, Have some ASW capacities.	Speed Group Slow B Long Range

• BC is for Battle Cruisers, only seen in the Composition menu's filtering tabs, mostly referring to the Kongou-class.

Ships included in this tab: "Standard Aircraft Carriers" (CV), "Armored Aircraft Carriers" (CVB), and "Light Aircraft Carriers" (CVL).

Type		Abbreviation		Gameplay Notes	Base Stats
正規空母	Standard Aircraft Carrier	空母	CV	Mainly fight during the Aerial Combat. Cannot attack during Night Battle without the right equipment. Must equip Dive Bombers and/or Torpedo Bombers to be able to carry any attack.	Speed Group Fast B2 Short Range
装甲空母	Armored Aircraft Carrier	装母	CVB	Armored Carriers (CVB) are CV with the exceptions of being able to launch planes even when being moderately damaged (中破).	Speed Group Fast B2 Short Range
軽空母	Light Aircraft Carrier	軽母	CVL	Weaker than standard carriers and not always "fast", but capable of attacking submarines and are more permissive routing-wise.	Speed Group Slow B Short Range

• Light Aircraft Carriers & Standard Aircraft Carriers are termed 正規空母, or Fleet Carriers, to distinguish them from "Escort Carriers" or other carrier types. This term most often refers only to Standard Aircraft Carriers.

Sub-Type	Abbreviation	Gameplay Notes
Escort Carriers	CVE	Escort Carriers (CVE) are CVL with a base ASW stat. They are: Able to be placed in the main fleet of a Transport Combined Fleet, Required for some Expeditions' requirements, Able to perform Opening ASW, as other CVL cannot reach enough ASW to trigger them.
Night Carriers	CVN	Night Carriers (CVN) are CV/CVL capable of Carrier Night Air Attacks without needing a NOAP .

Ships included in this tab: "Heavy Cruiser" (CA) and "Aviation Cruiser" (CAV).

Type		Abbreviation		Gameplay Notes	Base Stats
重巡洋艦	Heavy Cruiser	重巡	CA	Stronger in surface combat than light cruisers at the expense of ASW capacity, utilizing Medium Caliber Guns and Torpedoes.	Speed Group Fast B2 Medium Range
航空巡洋艦	Aviation Cruiser	航巡	CAV	CA capable of using most Seaplanes, participating in Aerial Combat, and with ASW capacities.	Speed Group Fast A Medium Range

Ships included in this tab: "Light Cruisers" (CL), "Torpedo Cruiser" (CLT), and "Training Cruiser" (CT).

Type		Abbreviation		Gameplay Notes	Base Stats
軽巡洋艦	Light Cruisers	軽巡	CL	Light Cruisers (CL) are very flexible, utilizing Medium Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes, Recon Seaplane Recons, and ASW equipment, and having strong torpedo , ASW , and "night attack power " stats.	Speed Group Fast B2 Medium Range
重雷装巡洋艦	Torpedo Cruisers	雷巡	CLT	Torpedo Cruisers (CLT) have a very high torpedo stat, having the strongest "night attack power " in the game. They: Can equip Minisub Midget Submarines and carry out Opening Torpedo Salvo, Should utilize Secondary Guns to avoid "Hidden Accuracy Penalties".	Speed Group Fast B2 Medium Range
練習巡洋艦	Training Cruisers	練巡	CT	Training Cruisers (CT) are weaker cruisers, mainly used to increase experience gained in PVP. Despite being CLs by most metrics, they are mostly considered as "Auxiliaries".	Speed Group Slow B Medium Range

Ships included in this tab: "Destroyers" (DD).

Type		Abbreviation		Gameplay Notes	Base Stats
駆逐艦	Destroyers	駆逐	DD	Destroyers (DD) have high torpedo , ASW , and evasion stats, to the detriment of firepower and armor. They: Have lower resource consumption, Very permissive Routings. Have access to special Night Cut-Ins.	Speed Group Fast B2 Short Range

Ships included in this tab: "Coastal Defense Ships" (DE).

Type		Abbreviation		Gameplay Notes	Base Stats
海防艦	Coastal Defense Ships	海防	DE	Coastal Defense Ships (DE) are weak ships with high ASW stat. They: Can perform special OASW with lower ASW stat, Provide HP Modernization, Luck Modernization, or ASW Modernization, Cannot equip Engine Improvements, and so cannot be Speed Modded.	Slow Speed Short Range

• In Kancolle, "Coastal Defense Ships" are labeled as "DE", and real "Destroyers Escort" as DD instead of DE.

Ships included in this tab: "Submarines" (SS) and "Submarine Aircraft Carriers" (SSV).

Type		Abbreviation		Gameplay Notes	Base Stats
潜水艦	Submarines	潜	SS	Submarines (SS) have high torpedo stats, and are limited to the Opening Torpedo Salvo, the Closing Torpedo Salvo, and Night Battle. They: Are only vulnerable to ASW. Have access to special Night Cut-Ins.	Speed Group Slow C Short Range
潜水空母	Submarine Aircraft Carriers	潜母	SSV	Submarine Aircraft Carriers (SSV), are SS that can equip Recon/Bomber/ seaplanes.	Speed Group Slow C Short Range

Ships included in this tab: "Seaplane Tenders" (AV), "Fleet Oilers" (AO), "Submarine Tenders" (AS), "Amphibious Assault Ships" (LHA), "Repair Ships" (AR).

Type		Abbreviation		Gameplay Notes	Base Stats
水上機母艦	Seaplane Tenders	水母	AV	Seaplane Tenders (AV) notably utilize Recon/Bomber/ seaplane Recons/Bombers/Fighters, as well as Small Caliber Main Guns and Minisub Midget Submarines, participating in most Combat stages, given the correct setup.	Speed Group Fast C Short Range
給油艦	Fleet Oilers	補給	AO	Fleet Oilers (AO) can refuel ships mid-sortie using Underway Replenishment. They can notably carry Landing Craft, witch is useful for Resource Farming.	Speed Group Slow B Short Range
潜水母艦	Submarine Tenders	潜母艦	AS	Are very weak, but can perform a powerful special attack with submarines and has some special routings (notably on 6-1).	Speed Group Slow B Medium Range
揚陸艦	Amphibious Assault Ships	揚陸	LHA	Amphibious Assault Ships (LHA) are mostly used for an Anti-Installation role. They can notably craft DLC.	Speed Group Slow C Short Range
工作艦	Repair Ships	工	AR	Akashi unlocks unique repair mechanics and is required to unlock the "Akashi's Improvement Arsenal" to improve equipment.	Speed Group Slow C Short Range

Notes

• Some ships have unic "type names", being derivated from other regular types. Those names usually do not have any effect gameplay-wise.
• Even so several types of ships are very similar (FBB/BB/BBV, CV/CVL, CA/CAV, & CL/CLT/CT), they nonetheless are different types than can not always be interchanged.
  • So far, the following types are fully interchangeable regarding Routing, Expeditions, and Quests requirement:
  • CV & CVB,
  • SS & SSV.
• Some ships have remodels shifting their type, their class, and/or their name, see below for more details.