Ship

Ship type identification

Destroyers　駆逐
Type	Hull classification		Note
Destroyer	駆逐	DD	List of all Destroyers

Cruisers　巡
Type	Hull classification		Note
Light Cruiser	軽巡	CL	List of all Light Cruisers
Torpedo Cruiser	雷巡	CLT	Remodel from light cruiser
Heavy Cruiser	重巡	CA	List of all Heavy Cruisers
Aviation Cruiser	航巡	CAV	Remodel from heavy cruiser

Battleships　戦
Type	Hull classification		Note
Battleship	戦	BB	List of all Battleships
Fast Battleship	戦	BB	Sometimes called battlecruiser
Aviation Battleship	航戦	BBV	Remodel from battleship

Carriers　空母
Type	Hull classification		Note
Standard Aircraft Carrier	航	CV	List of all Standard Aircraft Carriers
Armored Aircraft Carrier	装母	CV	Currently only Taihou
Light Aircraft Carrier	軽母	CVL	List of all Light Aircraft Carriers
Seaplane Carrier/Tender	水母	AV	Currently only Chitose-class

Submarines　潜
Type	Hull classification		Note
Submarine	潜	SS	List of all Submarines
Submarine Aircraft Carrier	潜母	SSV	All SSV (except I-401) remodel from submarine

Auxiliary　補
Type	Hull classification		Note
Amphibious Assault Ship	揚陸	LHA	Currently only Akitsumaru
Repair Ship	工	AR	Currently only Akashi

Note

• Both Battleships and Fast Battleships shared the same hull classification, BB.

• Some carriers called themselves 正規空母 (Fleet Carrier), which is a term to distinguish Aircraft Carriers from Escort Carriers (auxiliary) or other types of ships. Ship classes such as CV, CVL and CVB are fleet carrier.

Ship Stats

• Firepower , Torpedo , Anti Air , Armor and Luck can be upgraded by Modernization.
• Firepower , Torpedo , Anti Air , Armor , Anti Submarine , Line of Sight and Evasion will improve from level up.
• Marrying a ship will increase her HP, luck and level cap. Increase in level cap allows the ship to have higher ASW, evasion and LoS.
• Ship remodel
  • 改 (Kai) stands for Modified/Revised/Improved/Altered, this term is used on all remodelled ships
  • ニ (Ni) stands for the number 2, or Second, the term Kai Ni (改ニ) is applied to ships with a second remodel
• Rarity
  • Top-Left : Common
  • Bottom-Right : Ultra-rare

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

List

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