This category contains all ships classified as Standard Aircraft Carriers.

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Mechanics

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:

• Must equip / bombers to be able to carry any attack.
• Cannot attack during Night Battle without the right equipment.

CV	Default equipment compatibility
	✔️ Can Equip	❌ Cannot Equip
		Sp Recon Bomber
	Sp_Sec Large Small Large	Sp Sub Minisub Small Sp
	Large	Medium Large
	RE: Large
	Equipability notes: = ; = ; = ; =Recon ; =Bomber ; Small= ; Medium= ; Sec= ; =

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CV

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No.	Name	Class								+									Notes
6	Akagi 赤城	Akagi (CV)	-	39	0	69	0	69	12	49	69	54	49	Fast	Short	73 (18,18,27,10)	60	55
6	Akagi Kai 赤城改	Akagi (CV)	30	55	0	79	0	89	12	60	77	79	69	Fast	Short	82 (20,20,32,10)	75	75
404	Akagi Kai Ni 赤城改二	Akagi (CV)	90	60	0	85	0	91	20	77	81	81	73	Fast	Medium	90 (21,21,32,12,4)	95	90	Has 5 equipment slots
409	Akagi Kai Ni E 赤城改二戊	Akagi (CV)	92	67	0	84	0	90	20	77	81	81	75	Fast	Medium	78 (16,16,40,4,2)	95	85	Is a CVN Has 5 equipment slots
244	Aquila Kai Aquila改	Aquila (CV)	45	31	0	72	0	72	7	49	48	58	73	Fast	Short	66 (15,26,15,10)	45	55
244	Aquila	Aquila (CV)	-	14	0	48	0	52	5	29	38	38	58	Fast	Short	51 (10,26,15)	40	45
315	Ark Royal Kai Ark Royal改	Ark Royal (CV)	45	51	0	82	0	84	13	68	71	70	68	Fast	Short	80 (24,32,12,12)	65	60	Has a special night shelling
315	Ark Royal	Ark Royal (CV)	-	27	0	72	0	72	8	58	55	47	57	Fast	Short	72 (18,30,12,12)	55	50
349	Intrepid Kai Intrepid改	Essex (CV)	50	58	0	95	0	90	50	100	69	90	68	Fast	Medium	112 (40,36,21,15)	90	105
349	Intrepid	Essex (CV)	-	55	0	90	0	80	45	90	65	80	64	Fast	Medium	96 (37,36,19,4)	75	80
232	Graf Zeppelin Kai Graf Zeppelin改	Graf Zeppelin (CV)	50	52	0	80	0	75	7	48	78	81	69	Fast	Medium	56 (30,13,10,3)	70	80
232	Graf Zeppelin	Graf Zeppelin (CV)	-	40	0	70	0	69	4	39	70	57	49	Fast	Medium	43 (20,13,10)	55	65
9	Hiryuu 飛龍	Hiryuu (CV)	-	29	0	69	0	69	35	89	50	49	69	Fast	Short	64 (12,27,18,7)	50	50
9	Hiryuu Kai 飛龍改	Hiryuu (CV)	30	39	0	79	0	89	40	89	65	69	79	Fast	Short	73 (18,27,18,10)	65	65
196	Hiryuu Kai Ni 飛龍改二	Hiryuu (CV)	77	67	0	82	0	89	50	93	67	76	86	Fast	Short	81 (18,36,23,4)	70	75
7	Kaga 加賀	Kaga (CV)	-	39	0	69	0	69	10	49	71	59	49	Fast	Short	93 (18,18,45,12)	60	55
7	Kaga Kai 加賀改	Kaga (CV)	30	50	0	79	0	89	12	60	79	79	69	Fast	Short	98 (20,20,46,12)	80	80
405	Kaga Kai Ni 加賀改二	Kaga (CV)	82	56	0	84	0	90	18	74	84	80	70	Fast	Medium	99 (20,20,44,12,3)	100	95	Has 5 equipment slots
410	Kaga Kai Ni E 加賀改二戊	Kaga (CV)	82	62	0	84	0	89	18	74	84	80	71	Fast	Medium	86 (18,18,40,8,2)	100	95	Is a CVN Has 5 equipment slots
446	Kaga Kai Ni Go 加賀改二護	Kaga (CV)	84	60	0	84	84	93	18	74	84	84	68	Fast	Medium	64 (16,16,18,8,6)	105	105	Has 5 equipment slots
233	Saratoga	Lexington (CV)	-	45	0	73	0	68	25	75	83	63	42	Fast	Medium	80 (27,19,19,15)	65	70
238	Saratoga Kai Saratoga改	Lexington (CV)	40	53	0	93	0	80	35	85	88	83	53	Fast	Short	90 (36,18,18,18)	85	90
345	Saratoga Mk.II	Lexington (CV)	85	68	0	94	0	93	40	93	89	85	60	Fast	Medium	80 (32,24,18,6)	90	95	Remodels into CVB (switchable) Is a CVN
566	Lexington Kai Lexington改	Lexington (CV)	40	55	0	84	0	80	17	74	89	80	51	Fast	Short	93 (22,38,20,13)	85	90
566	Lexington	Lexington (CV)	-	46	0	72	0	67	15	70	84	64	40	Fast	Medium	80 (27,19,19,15)	65	70
531	Ranger Kai Ranger改	Ranger (CV)	55	47	0	82	0	82	32	92	64	58	66	Fast	Short	86 (28,30,24,4)	65	70
531	Ranger	Ranger (CV)	-	27	0	70	0	68	20	72	48	39	54	Fast	Short	76 (24,24,24,4)	50	55
106	Shoukaku 翔鶴	Shoukaku (CV)	-	39	0	69	0	69	10	49	62	49	59	Fast	Short	75 (21,21,21,12)	55	55
106	Shoukaku Kai 翔鶴改	Shoukaku (CV)	30	39	0	79	0	89	12	89	75	72	79	Fast	Short	84 (24,24,24,12)	65	70
107	Zuikaku 瑞鶴	Shoukaku (CV)	-	39	0	69	0	69	40	89	62	49	69	Fast	Short	75 (21,21,21,12)	55	55
108	Zuikaku Kai 瑞鶴改	Shoukaku (CV)	25	39	0	79	0	89	42	89	75	72	79	Fast	Short	84 (24,24,24,12)	65	70
261	Shoukaku Kai Ni 翔鶴改二	Shoukaku (CV)	80	63	0	88	0	93	20	97	77	77	84	Fast	Medium	93 (27,27,27,12)	90	85	Remodels into CVB (switchable)
262	Zuikaku Kai Ni 瑞鶴改二	Shoukaku (CV)	77	56	0	90	0	92	50	99	78	78	89	Fast	Medium	93 (28,26,26,13)	90	85	Remodels into CVB (switchable)
8	Souryuu 蒼龍	Souryuu (CV)	-	29	0	69	0	69	10	49	50	49	59	Fast	Short	64 (12,27,18,7)	50	50
8	Souryuu Kai 蒼龍改	Souryuu (CV)	30	39	0	79	0	89	12	59	65	69	69	Fast	Short	73 (18,27,18,10)	65	65
197	Souryuu Kai Ni 蒼龍改二	Souryuu (CV)	78	63	0	84	0	93	15	60	67	75	74	Fast	Short	81 (18,35,21,7)	70	75
201	Unryuu 雲龍	Unryuu (CV)	-	27	0	72	0	72	10	49	48	52	59	Fast	Short	51 (18,24,3,6)	50	45
202	Amagi 天城	Unryuu (CV)	-	25	0	72	0	74	13	59	48	51	59	Fast	Short	51 (18,24,3,6)	50	45
203	Katsuragi 葛城	Unryuu (CV)	-	25	0	72	0	70	20	69	48	52	59	Fast	Short	51 (18,24,3,6)	50	45
206	Unryuu Kai 雲龍改	Unryuu (CV)	50	48	0	78	0	82	12	59	60	77	72	Fast	Short	69 (18,21,27,3)	50	55
229	Amagi Kai 天城改	Unryuu (CV)	50	45	0	79	0	80	17	69	60	76	73	Fast	Short	69 (18,21,27,3)	50	55
230	Katsuragi Kai 葛城改	Unryuu (CV)	50	45	0	78	0	78	30	79	60	78	75	Fast	Short	69 (18,21,27,3)	50	55
403	Hornet	Yorktown (CV)	-	45	0	72	0	70	28	67	67	65	57	Fast	Medium	87 (36,18,18,15)	60	65
403	Hornet Kai Hornet改	Yorktown (CV)	40	55	0	86	0	90	30	80	81	84	73	Fast	Medium	90 (36,19,19,16)	70	80
No.	Name	Class								+									Notes

Before Remodel				⇒	After Remodel			Required Resources
No.	Name	Type	Level		No.	Name	Type
6	Akagi Kai	CV	90	⇒	404	Akagi Kai Ni	CV	4500	8500	100	-	-	×2			❌	×2	❌	❌
404	Akagi Kai Ni	CV	92	⇒	409	Akagi Kai Ni E	CV	2000	2800	80	30	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
409	Akagi Kai Ni E	CV	92	⇒	404	Akagi Kai Ni	CV	2000	2800	80	30	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
244	Aquila Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
315	Ark Royal Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
349	Intrepid Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
232	Graf Zeppelin Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	Hiryuu Kai	CV	77	⇒	196	Hiryuu Kai Ni	CV	1700	1200	-	-	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
196	Hiryuu Kai Ni	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	Kaga Kai	CV	82	⇒	405	Kaga Kai Ni	CV	4700	8800	120	-	-	×2			❌	×2	❌	❌
405	Kaga Kai Ni	CV	82	⇒	410	Kaga Kai Ni E	CV	1900	2900	88	30	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
410	Kaga Kai Ni E	CV	84	⇒	446	Kaga Kai Ni Go	CV	1840	5700	84	84	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
446	Kaga Kai Ni Go	CV	84	⇒	405	Kaga Kai Ni	CV	2000	2900	60	30	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
238	Saratoga Kai	CV	85	⇒	345	Saratoga Mk.II	CV	2500	5500	-	-	-			❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
345	Saratoga Mk.II	CV	85	⇒	350	Saratoga Mk.II Mod.2	CVB	2500	5500	20	30	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
566	Lexington Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
531	Ranger Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
106	Shoukaku Kai	CV	80	⇒	261	Shoukaku Kai Ni	CV	1200	3700	-	-	-			❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
108	Zuikaku Kai	CV	77	⇒	262	Zuikaku Kai Ni	CV	1200	3700	-	-	-			❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
261	Shoukaku Kai Ni	CV	88	⇒	266	Shoukaku Kai Ni A	CVB	1700	5700	15	-	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
262	Zuikaku Kai Ni	CV	90	⇒	267	Zuikaku Kai Ni A	CVB	1700	5750	15	-	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
8	Souryuu Kai	CV	78	⇒	197	Souryuu Kai Ni	CV	1700	1200	-	-	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
197	Souryuu Kai Ni	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
206	Unryuu Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
229	Amagi Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
230	Katsuragi Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
403	Hornet Kai	CV	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No.	Name	Type	Level	⇒	No.	Name	Type
Before Remodel					After Remodel			Required Resources

CVB

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No.	Name	Class								+									Notes
485	Victorious Kai Victorious改	Illustrious (CVB)	45	55	0	84	0	85	22	110	74	85	67	Fast	Medium	57 (18,18,19,2)	75	65
485	Victorious	Illustrious (CVB)	-	38	0	77	0	73	10	90	59	80	58	Fast	Short	49 (14,14,12,9)	65	55
350	Saratoga Mk.II Mod.2	Lexington (CVB)	85	58	0	94	0	95	40	93	89	88	56	Fast	Medium	93 (37,24,19,13)	100	100	Remodels into CV (switchable)
266	Shoukaku Kai Ni A 翔鶴改二甲	Shoukaku (CVB)	88	70	0	88	0	90	20	97	78	83	81	Fast	Medium	76 (34,21,12,9)	100	85	Remodels into CV (switchable)
267	Zuikaku Kai Ni A 瑞鶴改二甲	Shoukaku (CVB)	90	65	0	90	0	90	50	99	79	84	85	Fast	Medium	76 (34,24,12,6)	100	85	Remodels into CV (switchable)
153	Taihou 大鳳	Taihou (CVB)	-	49	0	79	0	74	2	19	67	79	57	Fast	Short	61 (18,18,18,7)	70	65
156	Taihou Kai 大鳳改	Taihou (CVB)	40	59	0	86	0	77	4	39	70	84	59	Fast	Short	86 (30,24,24,8)	90	75
No.	Name	Class								+									Notes

Before Remodel				⇒	After Remodel			Required Resources
No.	Name	Type	Level		No.	Name	Type
485	Victorious Kai	CVB	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
350	Saratoga Mk.II Mod.2	CVB	90	⇒	345	Saratoga Mk.II	CV	2500	5500	20	30	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
266	Shoukaku Kai Ni A	CVB	88	⇒	261	Shoukaku Kai Ni	CV	1200	4500	10	-	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
267	Zuikaku Kai Ni A	CVB	90	⇒	262	Zuikaku Kai Ni	CV	1200	4550	10	-	-	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
156	Taihou Kai	CVB	-	⇒	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No.	Name	Type	Level	⇒	No.	Name	Type
Before Remodel					After Remodel			Required Resources

Trivia

Unlike other most ship types, "CV" is not the abbreviation of "Aircraft Carrier", and thus its origin is uncertain.

The most likely explanation is the evolution of the designation "AV", whose original meaning at the beginning of American naval aviation was that of an auxiliary ship (designated by "A") having the capacity to carry "heavier-than-air aircraft" (designated by "V", in opposition to "AZ" for auxiliaries to "lighter-than-air aircraft"^[1]). The first aircraft carriers thus being conversions of AV^[2], and evolving from the status of "auxiliary" to that of "cruiser", they therefore adopted the designation "CV", with "AV" keeping the same meaning, but whose role was restricted to "transport of 'seaplanes'.

Other proposed meanings are:

• "Cruiser Voler" (in English and French), a name resulting from the above explanation, but improper and probably never used,
• "Cruiser aViation", with "CA" being already used to designate heavy cruisers,
• "Carrier Vessel" (with almost no founding).