Ship

There are 282 kanmusus (without remodels & class changes) as of the 09/11/2022 update. They come in various Types, Classes, Remodels, and degrees of Rarity.

• 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.

Ship Type Identification

In-game tab	Type		Abbreviation		Combat Notes
Battleships	戦艦	Battleship	戦	BB	Utilize Large Caliber Main Guns, with heavy firepower and armor, unlocking the second shelling phase and having access to better Artillery Spotting. Lack ASW & torpedo attacks.
		Fast Battleship		FBB*	BB with higher speed and faster repair times. Almost all are Fast.
	航空戦艦	Aviation Battleship	航戦	BBV*	BB capable of using most Seaplanes, participating in Aerial Combat, and with ASW capacities.
Aircraft Carriers	正規空母	Standard Aircraft Carrier	空母	CV	Mainly fight during the Aerial Combat. Cannot attack during Night Battle without the right equipment. Must equip Dive Bombers and/or Torpedo Bombers to be able to carry any attack.
	装甲空母	Armored Aircraft Carrier	装母	CVB	Standard Aircraft Carriers that can still attack while being "moderately damaged (中破)".
	軽空母	Light Aircraft Carrier	軽母	CVL	Weaker than standard carriers and not always "fast", but capable of attacking submarines and are more permissive routing-wise.
Heavy Cruisers	重巡洋艦	Heavy Cruiser	重巡	CA	Stronger in surface combat than light cruisers at the expense of ASW capacity, utilizing Medium Caliber Guns and Torpedoes.
	航空巡洋艦	Aviation Cruiser	航巡	CAV*	CA capable of using most Seaplanes, participating in Aerial Combat, and with ASW capacities.
Light Cruisers	軽巡洋艦	Light Cruiser	軽巡	CL	Very flexible. Utilizes Medium Caliber Guns, Torpedoes, ASW, & Artillery Spotting.
	重雷装巡洋艦	Torpedo Cruiser	雷巡	CLT	Torpedo-focused cruisers, having the strongest "night attack power" in the game. Can equip Midget Submarines to enable Opening Torpedo Salvo.
	練習巡洋艦	Training Cruisers	練巡	CT	Weaker cruisers, mainly used to increase experience gained in PVP. Despite being CLs by several metrics, they are mostly considered as Auxiliaries.
Destroyers	駆逐艦	Destroyers	駆逐	DD	Versatile ships with high torpedo, ASW, and evasion stats, do the detriment of armor and firepower, while having low resource consumption and the most permissive routings. They shine best in night battles with their special Cut-ins.
Coastal Defense	海防艦	Coastal Defense Ships	海防	DE	Slow and weak ASW-focused ships, that can OASW with only 60 ASW.
Submarines	潜水艦	Submarine	潜	SS	Limited to both torpedo phases and Night Battles. Only vulnerable to ASW.
	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	Seaplanes focussed ships, they can participate in all attack stages given the correct setup.
	潜水母艦	Submarine Tender	潜母艦	AS	Are very weak, but can perform a powerful 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 Daihatsus. They can perform strong attacks against Installations.
	工作艦	Repair Ship	工	AR	Akashi have special repair mechanics and is required to improve equipment.

In addition, some subtypes may also be used like :

• Escort Carriers (CVE): ASW-focused CVL,
• Night Carriers (CVN): CV/L natively capable to do night carrier attacks.

Notes

• Some ships have additional unique types, but with no impact on types' mechanic behaviors.
  • See here for a complete classifications list.
• Battleships & Fast Battleships share the hull classification 戦/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 most often refers only to Standard Aircraft Carriers.

• Even so several types of ships are very similar (CL/CLT/CT, CA/CAV, FBB/BB/BBV, & CV/CVL), they nonetheless are different types than can not always be interchanged, notably regarding branching rules, most Quests, or some Expeditions.
  • So far, both CV & CVB as well as SS & SSV are fully interchangeable.

• Some ships have remodels shifting their type, their class, and/or their name, see below for more details.

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.

Remodel names

Nation	1st Remodel	2nd Remodel	3rd Remodel
Japanese	改	改ニ
Italian	改	Due
German	改	Zwei	Drei
French	改	Deux
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
重	Juu	"Heavy" Yamato	Yamato Kai Ni Juu
戦	Sen	Houshou 4th remodel	Houshou Kai Ni Sen
	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

Renamed girls

Original name	New name	Change reason
Yukikaze	Tan Yang	"Expatriation"
Hibiki	Verniy
U-511	Ro-500
Luigi Torelli	UIT-25 I-504
Amphion	Perth
Langley	La Fayette
Brooklyn	O'Higgins
Gangut	Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya
Volochaevets	Chiryou Maru Souya (Maru)
Littorio	Italia
Scharnhorst	Shinyou	Type change
Kasuga Maru	Taiyou
Yawata Maru	Unyou
Izumo Maru	Hiyou
Kashiwara Maru	Junyou
Tsurugizaki	Shouhou
Takasaki	Zuihou
Taigei	Ryuuhou
Roma	Aquila

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.

• Iowa Kai, Colorado Kai, Maryland Kai, and Gambier Bay Mk.II have an exclusive Ultra-rare card with Stars instead of the Sakura petals.

See Also

For more comprehensive lists, see:

• Ship list
• Ship List (Image)
• Ship Maximum Status