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Iowa

No.251 アイオワ

Iowa Class Battleship

 
Statistics
  HP 84   Firepower 85 (105)
  Armor 79 (95)   Torpedo 0
  Evasion 33 (??)   AA 70 (96)
  Aircraft 16   ASW 0
  Speed Fast   LOS 24 (??)
  Range Long   Luck 35 (??)
Consumption
 Fuel 200  Ammo 250
Build Time Slots
4
Stock Equipment  Space
16in Triple Gun Mount Mk.7 4
5in Twin Gun Mount Mk.28 mod.2 4
-Unequipped- 4
-Unequipped- 4


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Iowa Kai

No.251 アイオワ改

Iowa Class Battleship

 
Statistics
  HP 92   Firepower 96 (115)
  Armor 97 (107)   Torpedo 0
  Evasion 53 (??)   AA 98 (120)
  Aircraft 16   ASW 0
  Speed Fast   LOS 50 (??)
  Range Long   Luck 40 (??)
Consumption
 Fuel 200  Ammo 275
Build Time Slots
4
Stock Equipment  Space
16in Triple Gun Mount Mk.7 4
5in Twin Gun Mount Mk.28 mod.2 4
Bofors 40mm Quad Twin Autocannon Mount 4
OS2U 4


Quotes

Event Japanese English Note
Introduction
Hi! MeがIowa型戦艦、Iowaよ!Youが艦隊のAdmiralなの?いいじゃない!私たちこともよろしく! Hi! It's Me, the Iowa-class battleship, Iowa. You are the Admiral of this fleet? Not bad! Take care of us too!
Library Intro
Hi! Iowa級戦艦Name Ship、Iowaよ。高速戦艦で、この重兵装。Battle Shipの最終形ともいえる完成度。USAが生んだ最後の戦艦級として、この艦隊でも頑張るわ。よろしくね! Hi! I'm the Iowa-class Battleship nameship Iowa. A fast battle ship, built to hold heavy augmentations. The final form of battleships that were completed. As one of the last battleship class to be born in the USA, I will work hard with your fleet. Best Regards!
Secretary(1)
Did you call me?
Secretary(2)
This is not a drill!I repeat!This is not a drill!…って、Admiral!?
Secretary(3)
Sortie?ふふ…いいわよ? Sortie? Fufu... It's OK?
Secretary(idle)
これが日本のFleetかぁ…。Oh!あのBattle ship, bridgeがUnique!気に入ったわ!Hey!Hey, you! So this is the Japanese Fleet huh... Oh! That battleship has a unique bridge! I like it! Hey! Hey, you!
Secretary(Married)
Admiral? Why? Tired? OK、少し寝たらいいんじゃない? いいわよ、別に Admiral? Why? Tired? Ok, want to go ahead and rest a little? It's ok, it'd nothing.
Wedding
What? Admiral? このringは?Engagement ring for me? Thank you.. What? Admiral? That ring? An engagement ring for me? Thank you..
Show player's score
Information Check? OK!
Joining a fleet
Battle Ship Iowa、Weigh Anchor!
Equipment(1)
Good Job! Admiral! Good Job! Admiral!
Equipment(2)
Oh Great~! Oh Great~!
Equipment(3)
Oh Yeah~! いいねぇそれ〜! Oh Yeah~! That's nice~!
Equipment(3) is shared with expedition selection, resource collection, instant repair and development.
Supply
Supply? Thank you!
Docking
Current HP ≥ 50% of Max HP
Oh crap… ニッポンの高性能Bathにお世話になるしかないわね… Oh crap! ... I got no choice but to grow accustom to the sophisticated Bath of Nippon...
Docking
Current HP < 50% of Max HP
ちょっとRepairさせて…Shower浴びるわ I'll go get repaired while in the shower
Docking
completed
Ship construction
OK! 新艦のBuilding完了よ。 新しいFriends楽しみね Ok! Building of the new ship is done. Excited to meet some new friends.
Return from sortie
Start a sortie
戦艦Iowa, Weigh Anchor! Battleship Iowa, Weigh Anchor!
Battle start
さぁワタシの火力、見せてあげるわ! Open Fire! Now, time to show you my firepower! Open Fire!
Air battle
Attack
Fire! Fire! アッハッハ! いける!いけるわ! Fire! Fire! Heehaw! Go! Let'er rip!
Night battle
Meは高速戦艦、逃しはしない… Night Battle はじめましょう Trying to run from me, a high speed battleship? let's get the night battle started!
Night attack
まだまだBattle Shipの時代は終わらないわ、見てなさい。Fire! The era of battleships ain't over yet. See for yourself. Fire!
MVP
アイオワがmost valued? Really? thanks! *kiss* Iowa's the most valued? Really? Thanks! *kiss*
Minor damaged(1)
Oh shit! うぅ… Operationが完了したわ
Minor damaged(2)
Ahhh! Ouch!
≥Moderately damaged
Ouch! やってくれたわね…必ずお返しするんだから…必ずよ! Ouch! I do a darn good job... cause I always manage to get back home... always.
Sunk
Oh my god…meがlost…? 水も…意識も…Admiral… Oh my god... I am lost...? The water... my consciousness... Admiral...

Hourlies

Time Japanese English Note
00:00
今日はMeが、秘書艦をやってあげるわ、All O.K.? Ah-ha 任せておいて。 Today, I'll be the secretary ship, alright? Ah-ha leave it to me.
01:00
It's one o'clock! O.K.?
02:00
Two o'clock now. これでいい? Two o'clock now. Is this good?
03:00
It's three o'clock now… Phew、眠いわね…… It's three o'clock now… Phew、I'm sleepy...
04:00
Four o'clock now… もうすぐ朝…… Yawn… Admiral、起きてる……? Four o'clock now… It's almost morning... Yawn… Admiral、are you awake...?
05:00
Good morning! It's five o'clock!
06:00
Six o'clock. Admiral、MorningはScrambleでいい? あ、Coffeeは自分で取ってね、O.K.? Six o'clock. Admiral、will scrambled eggs be good this morning? Ah, get the coffee yourself OK?
07:00
Seven o'clock. さぁ、朝の仕事を始めましょうか。何からやる? Seven o'clock. Right, let's begin the morning's work. What should we do?
08:00
It's eight o'clock! さぁ、まずは演習から行きましょう! GO! GO! It's eight o'clock! Right, it's time to go for Exercises! Go! Go!
09:00
Nine o'clock. Phew. 午前の仕事はこんなとこかな? O.K.? Nine o'clock. Phew. Is this were the morning's work is? OK?
10:00
Ten o'clock. Huh? まだまだ午前中の仕事するの? NipponのFleetは仕事熱心ね…… Ten o'clock. Huh? We've got to work through the morning? Japan's fleet sure is hard working...
11:00
It's eleven o'clock. Admiral、Lunchはどうするの? Wow! Steak!? 付き合うわよ! It's eleven o'clock. Admiral, what do you want for Lunch? Wow! Steak!? I'll come with you!
12:00
It is noon. さぁ、ゆっくりLunchを楽しみましょう。 It is noon. Right, let's take our time and enjoy lunch.
13:00
Mamiya restaurant…ね、噂は聞いてるわ。Oh! こ、これがJapanese traditional lunch!? Great! いただくわ! Mamiya's restaurant huh... I've heard the rumours. Oh! This... this is a Japanese traditional lunch!? Great! Thanks for the grub!
14:00
そうね…… 少しVolumeは少ないけど、日本の伝統的なLunch、悪くないわ。Healthyなところもいいわね…… Ah! 今、Two o'clockよ。忘れてたわ。 That's right... even though the amount is small, the traditional Japanese lunch is not bad. Eating healthy is good too... Ah, it's two o'clock. I forgot about that.
15:00
Three o'clock. Hey! Yamato! 今度ガチでやりあいたいわね…… もちろん演習で、ね? Three o'clock. Hey! Yamato! I want a proper match with you now... of course in Exercises OK?
16:00
Four o'c… Oh! Kongo sisters! 日本の高速戦艦はとってもPrettyね…… Eh? Kirishima… なに怒ってるの!? Why? Four o'c… Oh! Kongo sisters! Japan's high speed battleships are really pretty huh... Eh? Kirishima... What are you angry about? Why?
17:00
It's five o'clock… Nipponの夕日もBeautiful… Admiral、素敵ね…… It's five o'clock… Japan's sunsets are beautiful... Admiral, isn't it wonderful...
18:00
It's six o'clock. Admiral、Dinnerはどうしようか? Wow! Yamatoが!? それは楽しみ…… 行きましょう! It's six o'clock. Admiral, what do you want for dinner? Wow! At Yamato's!? That sounds fun... let's go!
19:00
Seven o'clock. Yamato… 夕食へのInvitation、ありがとう。Yamato hotelのDinner、いただくわ。 Seven o'clock. Yamato... thank you for the dinner invitation. I'll gladly accept a dinner from the Hotel Yamato.
20:00
Eight o'clock. Yamato hotel… Dinner、Greatよ! あれ? 褒めてるのよ? Yamato? Why? Eight o'clock. Hotel Yamato's dinner is great! Oh? I'm complimenting you though? Yamato? Why?
21:00
Nine o'clock. Ah! そういうこと…… なに言ってるの? Yamato、あなたは偉大なBattleshipよ! 美しいわ。 Nine o'clock. Ah! So that's it... what are you saying? You're a great battleship Yamato! Very beautiful.
22:00
It's ten o'clock. Admiral、今日もがんばったわね。Great! It's ten o'clock. Admiral, you did your best today too. Great!
23:00
Eleven o'clock. さぁ、今日はもう休みましょう。Good night! Eleven o'clock. Right, let's turn in for the day. Good night!

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Character

Artist: Shizuma Yoshinori
Voice: Chinami Hashimoto

In-Game Trivia

  • She is the first American-based Kanmusu to be introduced into the KanColle franchise.
  • Her debut introduction occurred in KanColle Kai, and she will eventually appear in the browser version by the Spring Event.
  • To obtain her in KanColle Kai, you have complete the game on Normal difficulty and she will be your last reward which will be carried over into new game+.
  • She's also the first Kanmusu in which her ship she is based upon is both a survivor from WWII and still exists to this present day.
  • In Kancolle Kai, when Iowa was given out as a reward for completing the Normal, she only came with they 16 in Triple Gun Mount Mk.7 in both her normal and Kai form.
  • In her browser release, Iowa had a bug that caused her stats to increase higher than originally intended, this bug was however fixed on May 13th, 2016.
  • Based on Takana and Yoshinori's interview in the June 2016 Edition of Comtiq Magazine, they explained a few important key points regarding Iowa and her design.
    • Yoshinori noted that Iowa's design concept started back a year and a half ago from the Spring 2016 Event. It involved a large amount of research at designs from WWII to come up with a design that would represent Iowa and making her appear American on first glance.
    • Takana and Yoshinori noted that the main inspiration for Iowa design came from Airplane Nose Pin art. An example of such would be the art from the B-17 Bomber "Memphis Belle".

Real Life Trivia

  • Her name came originates from the U.S. State of Iowa
  • Struck on March 17, 2006
  • Became the last lead ship of all battleships in the US Navy during WWII.
  • Recommissioned twice before she was finally struck and re-purposed as a Museum ship in Los Angeles

See Also