Ship Type Identification

In-game tab Class Abbreviation Combat Notes
Battleships 戦艦 Battleship BB Utilizes high-caliber main guns, heavy armor, & the second shelling phase. Lacks ASW & torpedo attacks.
Fast Battleship FBB Has faster repair times than BB. All but Gangut are Fast.
航空戦艦 Aviation Battleship 航戦 BBV* Has ASW via seaplane bombers & can initiate fighter combat to enable artillery spotting.
Aircraft Carriers 正規空母 Standard Aircraft Carrier 空母 CV Achieves air superiority by fighters. Cannot attack during night battle without the right equipment. Must equip with bombers to enable regular attacks.
装甲空母 Armored Aircraft Carrier 装母 CVB Armored Aircraft Carriers can still attack with moderate hull damage.
軽空母 Light Aircraft Carrier 軽母 CVL Weaker than standard carriers, but capable of attacking submarines.
Heavy Cruisers 重巡洋艦 Heavy Cruiser 重巡 CA Stronger in surface combat than light cruisers at the expense of ASW.
航空巡洋艦 Aviation Cruiser 航巡 CAV* A CA that is capable of initiating fighter combat to enable artillery spotting & ASW via seaplane bombers.
Light Cruisers 軽巡洋艦 Light Cruiser 軽巡 CL Very flexible. Utilizes medium main guns, ASW, & artillery spotting.
重雷装巡洋艦 Torpedo Cruiser 雷巡 CLT* Can equip midget submarines to enable opening torpedo attacks.
練習巡洋艦 Training Cruiser 練巡 CT* Increases experience gained in PVP Exercises. Despite being CLs by several metrics, they are mostly considered as Auxiliaries.
Destroyers 駆逐艦 Destroyer 駆逐 DD High evasion, low resource consumption, & ASW-capable, but lacks armor & firepower.
Coastal Defense 海防艦 Coastal Defense Ships 海防 DE* Can OASW at 60 ASW but are slow and weak.
Submarines 潜水艦 Submarine SS Limited to both torpedo phases & night battle. Only ships with ASW can attack them.
潜水空母 Submarine Aircraft Carrier 潜母 SSV* Submarines that can equip seaplanes.
Auxiliaries 水上機母艦 Seaplane Tender 水母 AV Can participate in all day attack stages given the correct setup.
潜水母艦 Submarine Tender 潜母艦 AS Are weak but can preform a special attack with submarines and has some special routings (notably on 6-1)
給油艦 Fleet Oiler 補給 AO Can refuel ships mid-sortie using Underway Replenishment .
揚陸艦 Amphibious Assault Ship 揚陸 LHA* Are needed to develop Daihatsu, can perform strong attacks against installations.
工作艦 Repair Ship AR Akashi can repair ships while idle or in sorties. Explained on her page.
Notes
  • * Abbreviations are derived rather than official
  • Battleships & Fast Battleships share the hull classification, BB.
  • 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 sometimes refers only to Standard Aircraft Carriers.
  • There are 271 kanmusu (sans remodels & class changes) as of the 10/12/2021 update.
Exceptions

Ship Stats & Remodels

Each ship have a given set of stats, affecting its combat behaviors. Those stats can be modified via Modernization, Leveling (including Marriage), Remodeling, or by simply equipping said ship.

  • See here for more details.

Most ships remodels have (Kai) added in their name, which stands for Modified, Revised, Improved, or Altered in Japanese. For the 2nd remodel, (Ni), 2 or Second in Japanese can be added.

  • Some ships can also have variations depending on their nationality, for special remodels, or may even be renamed after a remodel.

Remodel names :

Nation 1st Remodel 2nd Remodel 3rd Remodel
Japanese 改ニ
Italian Due
German Zwei Drei
Rusian Dva
American Mk.II
Sweedish Andra

Special Names :

Kanji Romanji Meaning Ships
A Armor focus / AV remodel Chitose A, Chiyoda A, Shoukaku Kai Ni A, Zuikaku Kai Ni A, Nisshin A
B AA focus Kasumi Kai Ni B, Zuihou Kai Ni B, Isokaze B Kai, Hamakaze B Kai, Yahagi Kai Ni B
C Night focus Kongou Kai Ni C, Hiei Kai Ni C
D ASW focus Asashio Kai Ni D, Urakaze D Kai, Tanikaze D Kai, Yamakaze Kai Ni D, Yuubari Kai Ni D, Kuma Kai Ni D, Amagiri Kai Ni D
E Night CV Akagi Kai Ni E, Kaga Kai Ni E, Ryuuhou Kai Ni E
Kou Carrier remodel of non-carrier ships Chitose Kou (Kai/Ni), Chiyoda Kou (Kai/Ni), Suzuya Kou Kai Ni, Kumano Kou Kai Ni
Toku Transport focus Yuubari Kai Ni Toku, Mogami Kai Ni Toku
Bo Kamoi 2nd remodel Kamoi Kai Bo
Go Kaga 5th remodel, based on JS Kaga Kaga Kai Ni Go
Mod.2 American's 2nd variant Saratoga Mk.II Mod.2, Fletcher Kai Mod.2
Nuovo Conte di Cavour last remodel Conte di Cavour Nuovo

The extra name for foreigners is applied alone alongside their name.

  • Rarity
    • Top-Left: Common
    • Bottom-Right: Ultra-rare
    • Based on Kanmusu Catalog, the ships' rarity classifications are the following: C>SC>R>SR>H>SH

 

Note that other than the background color, the metallic symbol on the top left corner may also identify rarity.

  • Both Iowa Kai and Colorado Kai have a unique Ultra-rare card with Stars instead of the Sakura petals.

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