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==Class classification==
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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.
 
All ship class codes on the list are based on [[wikipedia:American Hull classification symbol|USN hull classification codes]] or modifications thereof.
 
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:* Landing Craft Carriers (Amphibious Assault Ship)
 
:* Landing Craft Carriers (Amphibious Assault Ship)
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==General==
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=General=
 
===API link===
 
===API link===
 
{{details|Tutorial: Proxy Connection#Play_without_VPN.2FProxy|l1=Play without VPN/Proxy}}
 
{{details|Tutorial: Proxy Connection#Play_without_VPN.2FProxy|l1=Play without VPN/Proxy}}
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====Fatigue====
 
====Fatigue====
 
{{details|Tutorial: FAQ#Alright, I built my ship and kicked some butt, but I noticed the orange faces. What gives?}}
 
{{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. 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.'''
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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. 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 expeditions, your '''expedition will end up failing even with all other criteria fulfilled.'''
    
====Sparkle====
 
====Sparkle====
 
{{details|Tutorial: FAQ#My ship is sparkling.2Fglittering.21|l1=Sparkling/glittering!}}
 
{{details|Tutorial: FAQ#My ship is sparkling.2Fglittering.21|l1=Sparkling/glittering!}}
The polar opposite of Fatigue. If a ship "sparkle", she will gain a boost in sorties. Sparkling also play a very important role in expeditions, where having multiple sparkled girls can increase significantly the "Great Succes" rate.
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The polar 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.
    
====Food supply ships Mamiya/Irako====
 
====Food supply ships Mamiya/Irako====
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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.
 
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.
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==[[Equipment]] Icons==
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=[[Equipment]] Icons=
    
<tabber>
 
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*Green Gun: High-angle dual-purpose guns or AA machine guns:
 
*Green Gun: High-angle dual-purpose guns or AA machine guns:
 
**{{GreenGunDP}} High-angle guns have the ability to effectively attack both aircraft '''and''' ships (some are "[[List of Main Guns by stats#Small_Guns|Light Main Guns]]" and other "[[List of Secondary Guns by stats|Secondary Guns]]").
 
**{{GreenGunDP}} High-angle guns have the ability to effectively attack both aircraft '''and''' ships (some are "[[List of Main Guns by stats#Small_Guns|Light Main Guns]]" and other "[[List of Secondary Guns by stats|Secondary Guns]]").
**{{GreenGunMG}} [[List of Anti-Air Guns by stats|AA machine guns]] specifically attack aircraft and always trigger tracer-fire effect.
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**{{GreenGunMG}} [[List of Anti-Air Guns by stats|AA machine guns]] specifically attack aircraft and always trigger a tracer-fire effect.
    
'''Torpedoes:'''
 
'''Torpedoes:'''
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</tabber>
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==IJN ship-naming conventions==
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=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").
 
*'''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.
 
*'''Light Cruisers''' are named after rivers.
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== Birthdays of Ship Girls ==
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= 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.
 
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.
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==List of vessels by Japanese voice actresses==
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=List of vessels by Japanese voice actresses=
 
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! style="text-align:left;" |Voice actress
 
! style="text-align:left;" |Voice actress
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==List of vessels by artist==
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=List of vessels by artist=
 
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! style="text-align:left;" |Illustrator
 
! style="text-align:left;" |Illustrator
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==[[Music|List of music by composers]]==
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=[[Music|List of music by composers]]=
 
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! style="text-align:left;" |Composer
 
! style="text-align:left;" |Composer
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== {{Anchor | Acronyms}} Acronyms ==
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=Kancolle dictionary=
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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.
 
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
 
* '''AA''' - Anti-Air
 
* '''AACI''' - [[AACI|Anti-Air Cut-in]]
 
* '''AACI''' - [[AACI|Anti-Air Cut-in]]
 
* '''AAFD''' - {{EquipmentLink|Type 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|text=AA Fire Directors}}
 
* '''AAFD''' - {{EquipmentLink|Type 91 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|Type 94 Anti-Aircraft Fire Director|text=AA Fire Directors}}
* '''ABKM''' - [[Abukuma]]
   
* '''ACH''' - [[Aircraft Carrier Princess|Aircraft Carrier Hime]]
 
* '''ACH''' - [[Aircraft Carrier Princess|Aircraft Carrier Hime]]
 
* '''AD''' - Air Denial
 
* '''AD''' - Air Denial
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* '''JA''' - [[Jets|Jet Assault]]
 
* '''JA''' - [[Jets|Jet Assault]]
 
* '''KC''' - Kantai Collection
 
* '''KC''' - Kantai Collection
* '''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!".
   
* '''LBAS''' - [[Land-Based Air Squadron]]
 
* '''LBAS''' - [[Land-Based Air Squadron]]
 
* '''LD''' - Last Dance
 
* '''LD''' - Last Dance
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* '''VA''' - Voice Actress, same as CV
 
* '''VA''' - Voice Actress, same as CV
 
* '''WG/WG42''' - {{EquipmentLink|WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)}}
 
* '''WG/WG42''' - {{EquipmentLink|WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)}}
* '''YKKZ''' - [[Yukikaze]]
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* '''YMKZ''' - [[Yamakaze]]
      
==Abbreviations, Specific terms & Trivia==
 
==Abbreviations, Specific terms & Trivia==
 
Alongside acronyms, you may encounter some abbreviations, specific terms, and trivia, some being Japanese terms or names, more practical names referring to specifics in-game features, or even real-life Trivia.
 
Alongside acronyms, you may encounter some abbreviations, specific terms, and trivia, some being Japanese terms or names, more practical names referring to specifics in-game features, or even real-life Trivia.
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* '''2-4-11''' - [[Naka]]. 2-4-11 refers to the fuel-ammo-steel combination received from her scrap (if scrapping with her default equipment).
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* '''Beaver''' - [[Yukikaze]]'s nickname based on her appearance. Japanese call her 'Hamster'.
   
* '''Big Seven''' - Refers to the firsts 7 battleships built to carry the biggest naval gun (>40 cm) allowed by the [[wikipedia:Washington Naval Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]], namely, the [[:Category:Nagato Class|Nagato-class]], [[:Category:Nelson Class|Nelson-class]], and [[:Category:Colorado Class|Colorado-class]].
 
* '''Big Seven''' - Refers to the firsts 7 battleships built to carry the biggest naval gun (>40 cm) allowed by the [[wikipedia:Washington Naval Treaty|Washington Naval Treaty]], namely, the [[:Category:Nagato Class|Nagato-class]], [[:Category:Nelson Class|Nelson-class]], and [[:Category:Colorado Class|Colorado-class]].
 
* '''Blow torches''' - [[Instant Construction Material]]
 
* '''Blow torches''' - [[Instant Construction Material]]
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* '''C2''' - Studio/Dojin circle behind Kancolle
 
* '''C2''' - Studio/Dojin circle behind Kancolle
 
* '''Chuuha''' - "very damaged", orange damaged
 
* '''Chuuha''' - "very damaged", orange damaged
* '''Cranes''' - [[:Category:Shōkaku Class|Shoukaku-class]], both being named after cranes.
   
* '''Debuff''' - [[Armor Reduction]] of event bosses.
 
* '''Debuff''' - [[Armor Reduction]] of event bosses.
 
* '''Dev mat''' - Development materials
 
* '''Dev mat''' - Development materials
* '''Dragons''' - [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], and [[Unryuu]], all three being named after dragons.
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* '''Ducks''' - [[:Category:Akizuki Class|Akizuki-class]]
   
* '''Flamethrower''' - [[Instant Construction Material]]
 
* '''Flamethrower''' - [[Instant Construction Material]]
 
* '''Green T''' - Crossing the T (Advantage) [[Day_Battle#Engagement|Engagement]]
 
* '''Green T''' - Crossing the T (Advantage) [[Day_Battle#Engagement|Engagement]]
* '''Kamo''' - [[Akitsushima]]
   
* '''Kancolle''' - Kantai Collection
 
* '''Kancolle''' - Kantai Collection
 
* '''Kanmusu''' - kantai musume, ship-girl
 
* '''Kanmusu''' - kantai musume, ship-girl
* '''Melon-chan''' - [[Yuubari]]'s nickname 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.
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* '''Nagamon''' - [[Nagato]]'s name "長門" 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.
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* '''Nagamutsu''' - Fusion of [[Nagato]] and [[Mutsu]] names, designating the class or both of them.
   
* '''Nuke''' - [[Anti-Installation#Equipment_Setups|Anti-installation]] setup using a tank, a DLC, and artillery, doing "nuclear-like" damages to installations (up to 9999 damages).
 
* '''Nuke''' - [[Anti-Installation#Equipment_Setups|Anti-installation]] setup using a tank, a DLC, and artillery, doing "nuclear-like" damages to installations (up to 9999 damages).
 
* '''Poi? (っぽい?)''' - Catchphrase of [[Yuudachi]], meaning "maybe", referring to [[wikipedia:Ironbottom Sound|Ironbottom Sound]].
 
* '''Poi? (っぽい?)''' - Catchphrase of [[Yuudachi]], meaning "maybe", referring to [[wikipedia:Ironbottom Sound|Ironbottom Sound]].
* '''Potatoes''' - Every characters drawn by Shibafu (しばふ), referring to the simple "potatoes-like" shape of their face.
   
* '''Red T''' - Crossing the T (Disadvantage) [[Day_Battle#Engagement|Engagement]].
 
* '''Red T''' - Crossing the T (Disadvantage) [[Day_Battle#Engagement|Engagement]].
 
* '''Rensouhou-chan (連装砲ちゃん)''' - A Danbo-like robot which appears with some ships like [[Shimakaze]]. [[Amatsukaze]] having a more formal character, calls hers Rensouhou-kun instead.
 
* '''Rensouhou-chan (連装砲ちゃん)''' - A Danbo-like robot which appears with some ships like [[Shimakaze]]. [[Amatsukaze]] having a more formal character, calls hers Rensouhou-kun instead.
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* '''Shirei-kan''' - "Commander"
 
* '''Shirei-kan''' - "Commander"
 
* '''Spoon''' - The [[Vanguard Formation]], named after its shape.
 
* '''Spoon''' - The [[Vanguard Formation]], named after its shape.
* '''Strawberry''' - [[Harusame]], referring to her hair color.
   
* '''Tags''' - [[Ship Locking]] in events.
 
* '''Tags''' - [[Ship Locking]] in events.
 
* '''Taiha''' - "heavily damaged", red damaged
 
* '''Taiha''' - "heavily damaged", red damaged
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* '''Torches''' - [[Instant Construction Material]]
 
* '''Torches''' - [[Instant Construction Material]]
 
* '''Touch''' - the general name used for special attacks, such as the "Big Seven" special attacks, the [[:Category:Kongou Class|''Kongo''-class]] special attacks, and AS special attacks.
 
* '''Touch''' - the general name used for special attacks, such as the "Big Seven" special attacks, the [[:Category:Kongou Class|''Kongo''-class]] special attacks, and AS special attacks.
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* '''Yasen''' - "night battle"
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* '''!すでのな''' - One of [[Inazuma]]'s lines written "backward", in traditional Japanese format. Also appears as a wall scroll in the furniture page.
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==Girls nicknames==
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* '''2-4-11''' - [[Naka]]. 2-4-11 refers to the fuel-ammo-steel combination received from her scrap (if scrapping with her default equipment).
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* '''ABKM''' - [[Abukuma]]
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* '''Beaver''' - [[Yukikaze]]'s nickname based on her appearance. Japanese call her 'Hamster'.
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* '''Bisckuit''' - [[Bismarck]]
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* '''CdC''' - [[Conte di Cavour]]
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* '''Cranes''' - [[:Category:Shōkaku Class|Shoukaku-class]], both being named after cranes.
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* '''Dragons''' - [[Souryuu]], [[Hiryuu]], and [[Unryuu]], all three being named after dragons.
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* '''Ducks''' - [[:Category:Akizuki Class|Akizuki-class]]
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* '''Fuumi''' - [[I-203]]
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* '''Goto''' - [[Gotland]]
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* '''Goya''' - [[I-58]]
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* '''Hachi''' - [[I-8]]
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* '''Hitomi''' - [[I-13]]
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* '''Horny''' - [[Hornet]], sometime Horny Maru
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* '''Iku''' - [[I-19]]
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* '''Imuya''' - [[I-168]]
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* '''Iyo ''' - [[I-14]]
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* '''Kamo''' - [[Akitsushima]]
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* '''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!".
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* '''Lebe''' - [[Z1]]
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* '''Max Schultz''' - [[Z3]]
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* '''Melon-chan''' - [[Yuubari]]'s nickname 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.
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* '''Mito''' - [[Kaiboukan No.30]]
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* '''Nagamon''' - [[Nagato]]'s name "長門" 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.
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* '''Nagamutsu''' - Fusion of [[Nagato]] and [[Mutsu]] names, designating the class or both of them.
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* '''Nimu''' - [[I-26]]
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* '''Potatoes''' - Every characters drawn by Shibafu (しばふ), referring to the simple "potatoes-like" shape of their face.
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* '''Pudding''' - [[Prinz Eugen]], due to her name pronouciation in Japanese
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* '''Ro''' - [[Ro-500]]
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* '''Shioi''' - [[I-401]]
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* '''Shion''' - [[I-400]]
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* '''Sodak''' - [[South Dakota]]
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* '''Strawberry''' - [[Harusame]], referring to her hair color.
 
* '''Whales''' - Refer to [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Submarine Tenders]] having the kanji "鯨" meaning whale in their name.
 
* '''Whales''' - Refer to [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Submarine Tenders]] having the kanji "鯨" meaning whale in their name.
 
* '''Yamasushi''' - Fusion of [[Yamato]] and [[Musashi]] names, designating the class or both of them.
 
* '''Yamasushi''' - Fusion of [[Yamato]] and [[Musashi]] names, designating the class or both of them.
* '''Yasen''' - "night battle"
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* '''YKKZ''' - [[Yukikaze]]
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* '''YMKZ''' - [[Yamakaze]]
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* '''Yona''' - [[I-47]]
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* ''' Yotsu''' - [[Kaiboukan No.4]]
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* '''Yuu''' - [[U-511]]
 
* '''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 lifebuoys.
 
* '''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 lifebuoys.
* '''!すでのな''' - One of [[Inazuma]]'s lines written "backward", in traditional Japanese format. Also appears as a wall scroll in the furniture page.
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See here [http://www.zuzuray.com/nicknames2.html] for more informal ships nicknames.
    
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