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"Ships", also referred as "kanmusus" ("ship girls" in Japanese), or simply "girls", are the core of the game. They each are anthropomorphic representations of real World War II warships, with some of their design and personality being derivated from real elements.
- There are 301 ships (without remodels & class changes) as of the 2024-03-03 update.
They come in various Types, Classes, Remodels, and degrees of Rarity, with each having various set of Stats and Mechanics.
- The majority of ships ingame comes from the "Imperial Japanese Navy" (IJN), with some other ships from either the "Imperial Japanese Army" (IJA), or other nations.
The ways to acquire ships are:
- Construction (crafting),
- Large Ship Construction (LSC),
- Combat node Drops,
- Quests rewards.
Ship Type Identification
Those tabs correspond to the ones seen in the Composition menu.
- See here for a complete description of the types names in the game.
Ships included in this tab: "Fast Battleships" (FBB), "Battleships" (BB), "Aviation Battleships" (BBV).
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戦艦 | Battleships | 戦 | BB | Battleships (BB) notably utilize Large Caliber Main Guns, Recon Seaplane Recons, and AP Shells, having heavy firepower and armor , but lacking torpedo & ASW stats. They:
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Fast Battleships | FBB | Fast Battleships (FBB) are BB with higher speed. They:
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航空戦艦 | Aviation Battleships | 航戦 | BBV | Aviation Battleships (BBV) are BB capable of using Bomber Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighters. They:
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- "BC" is supposedly for "Battle Cruisers" (real code is CC), 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).
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正規空母 | Standard Aircraft Carriers | 空母 | CV | Standard Aircraft Carriers (CV) notably utilize Dive Bombers, Torpedo Bombers, Fighters, required to take part in both Aerial Combat and regular Combat, with their "plane slot" stat being the most important. They:
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装甲空母 | Armored Aircraft Carriers | 装母 | CVB | Armored Carriers (CVB) are CV with the exceptions of being able to launch planes even when being moderately damaged (中破). |
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軽空母 | Light Carriers | 軽母 | CVL | Light Carriers (CVL) are weaker CV, with usually more permissive Routings. They are capable of attacking submarines. |
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- 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.
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Escort Carriers | CVE | Escort Carriers (CVE) are CVL with a base ASW stat. They are:
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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 | ||
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重巡洋艦 | Heavy Cruisers | 重巡 | CA | Heavy Cruisers (CA) are relatively flexible, utilizing Medium Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes, and Recon Seaplane Recons, and having strong firepower , torpedo , and "night attack power " stats, but no ASW. |
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航空巡洋艦 | Aviation Cruisers | 航巡 | CAV | Aviation Cruisers (CAV) are CA capable of using Bomber Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighters. They:
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Ships included in this tab: "Light Cruisers" (CL), "Torpedo Cruiser" (CLT), and "Training Cruiser" (CT).
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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. |
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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:
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練習巡洋艦 | Training Cruisers | 練巡 | CT | Training Cruisers (CT) behave similarly to Light Cruisers, with the ability to increase exp earned from Exercises.
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Ships included in this tab: "Destroyers" (DD).
Type | Abbreviation | Gameplay Notes | Base Stats | ||
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駆逐艦 | Destroyers | 駆逐 | DD | Destroyers (DD) are very versatile, utilizing Small Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes, and ASW equipment, and having high torpedo , ASW , and evasion , and good "night attack power " stats, to the detriment of firepower and armor. They:
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Ships included in this tab: "Coastal Defense Ships" (DE).
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海防艦 | Coastal Defense Ships | 海防 | DE | Coastal Defense Ships (DE) are weak ships with high ASW stat, utilizing ASW equipment. They:
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- 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 | ||
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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:
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潜水空母 | Submarine Aircraft Carriers | 潜母 | SSV | Submarine Aircraft Carriers (SSV), are SS that can equip Recon/Bomber/ seaplanes. |
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Ships included in this tab: "Seaplane Tenders" (AV), "Fleet Oilers" (AO), "Submarine Tenders" (AS), "Amphibious Assault Ships" (LHA), "Repair Ships" (AR).
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水上機母艦 | Seaplane Tenders | 水母 | AV | Seaplane Tenders (AV) notably utilize Recon/Bomber/ seaplane Recons/Bombers/Fighters, as well as some Main Guns and Minisub Midget Submarines, participating in most Combat stages, given the correct setup.
They can also be used for an Anti-Installation role, as they can carry most Anti-Ground Equipment. |
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補給艦 | Fleet Oilers | 補給 | AO | Fleet Oilers (AO) can notably refuel ships mid-sortie using Underway Replenishment.
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潜水母艦 | Submarine Tenders | 潜母艦 | AS | Submarine Tenders (AS) are very weak, mostly used for certain Routings
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揚陸艦 | Amphibious Assault Ships | 揚陸 | LHA | Amphibious Assault Ships (LHA) are mostly used for an Anti-Installation role, notably utilizing "Landing Equipment". |
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工作艦 | Repair Ships | 工 | AR | Repair Ships (AR) have the ability to perform "Anchorage Repairs" outside of sorties, when equipped with Ship Repair Facility, synergizing when several AR are used.
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- 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[1],
- SS & SSV.
- So far, the following types are fully interchangeable regarding Routing, Expeditions, and Quests requirement:
- Some ships have remodels shifting their type, their class, and/or their name, see below for more details.
- ↑ Some routing did differentiate CV & CVB in the past .
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 改 (Kai) added in their name, which stands for Modified, Revised, Improved, or Altered in Japanese. For the 2nd remodel, ニ (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.
- This naming scheme can also be found on some equipment.
- In some situations, "改" (Kai) is called "改一" (Kai Ichi) for "Remodel 1". This is notably the cases for some submarine types.
Remodel names
Nation | 1st Remodel | 2nd Remodel | 3rd Remodel | 4th Remodel |
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Japanese | 改 | 改ニ | 改三 | 改四 |
Japanese (romaji) | Kai | Kai Ni | Kai San | Kai Yon |
Italian | 改 | Due | ||
German | 改 | Zwei | Drei | |
French | 改 | Deux | ||
Rusian | 改 | Dva | ||
English | 改 | Mk.II | ||
Sweedish | 改 | Andra |
Special names
Renamed girls
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Some of those names are not directly mentioned in the game, but are sometimes used by the Devs.
- Shinshuu Maru also beared other names (R1, GL, MT, Ryujo Maru) for dissuasive reasons.
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.
- Iowa Kai, Colorado Kai, Maryland Kai, and Gambier Bay Mk.II have an exclusive Ultra-rare card with Stars instead of the Sakura petals.
- Richelieu Deux has an exclusive Ultra-rare card with Pollens instead of the Sakura petals.
See Also
For more comprehensive lists, see:
- Ship List
- Ship List (Image)
- Ships required for quests
- Ships improvement helpers
- Ship Classes
- Drop List
- Ship/Rarity
- NPC
- Enemy ships (Abyssals)