Ship
Ship Type Identification
| In-game tab | Class | Abbreviation | Combat Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battleships | 戦艦 | Battleship | 戦 | 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 | 潜 | 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 .
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| 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 | 工 | 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
- Training Cruisers & Torpedo Cruisers do not count as a Light Cruiser for expeditions or branching rules requirements.
- Similarly, Aviation Cruisers & Aviation Battleships do not count as a Heavy Cruiser & Battleship, respectively[0].
- Some ships like the Chitose-class and Taigei have remodels shifting their ship class.
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.
Remodel names
| Nation | 1st Remodel | 2nd Remodel | 3rd Remodel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 改 | 改ニ | |
| Italian | 改 | Due | |
| German | 改 | Zwei | Drei |
| Rusian | 改 | Dva | |
| American | 改 | Mk.II | |
| Sweedish | 改 | Andra |
Special names
| Kanji | Romanji | Meaning | Ships |
|---|---|---|---|
| 甲 | A | Armor focus / AV remodel | Chitose A, Chiyoda A, Shoukaku Kai Ni A, Zuikaku Kai Ni A, Nisshin A |
| 乙 | B | AA focus | Kasumi Kai Ni B, Zuihou Kai Ni B, Isokaze B Kai, Hamakaze B Kai, Yahagi Kai Ni B |
| 丙 | C | Night focus | Kongou Kai Ni C, Hiei Kai Ni C |
| 丁 | 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 |
| 戊 | E | Night CV | Akagi Kai Ni E, Kaga Kai Ni E, Ryuuhou Kai Ni E |
| 航 | Kou | Carrier remodel of non-carrier ships | Chitose Kou (Kai/Ni), Chiyoda Kou (Kai/Ni), Suzuya Kou Kai Ni, Kumano Kou Kai Ni |
| 特 | Toku | Transport focus | Yuubari Kai Ni Toku, Mogami Kai Ni Toku |
| 母 | Bo | Kamoi 2nd remodel | Kamoi Kai Bo |
| 護 | 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.
Renamed girls
| Original name | New name |
|---|---|
| Yukikaze | Dan Yang |
| Hibiki | Verniy |
| Izumo Maru | Hiyou |
| Kashiwara Maru | Junyou |
| Taigei | Ryuuhou |
| U-511 | Ro-500 |
| Littorio | Italia |
| Gangut | Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya |
| Kasuga Maru | Taiyou |
| Yawata Maru | Unyou |
| Scharnhorst | Shinyou |
| Luigi Torelli | UIT-25 |
| Volochaevets | Chiryou Maru
Souya (Maru) |
| Amphion | Perth |
Some of those names are not directly mentioned in the game, but are sometimes used by the Devs.
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.