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==Ship Type Identification==
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!In-game tab
!colspan=2|[[Glossary#Type classification|Type]]
!colspan=2|Abbreviation
![[Combat]] Notes
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!rowspan=3|Battleships
|rowspan=2|戦艦
|[[BB|Battleship]]
|rowspan=2|戦||BB
|Utilize [[Large Caliber Main Gun]]s, with heavy firepower and armor, unlocking the [[Combat/Day Battle#Second Shelling Phase|second shelling phase]] and having access to better [[Artillery Spotting]]. Lack ASW & torpedo attacks.
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|[[FBB|Fast Battleship]]
|FBB
|BB with higher speed and faster [[Docking|repair times]]. Almost all are [[Improving Ship Speed|Fast]].
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|航空戦艦
|[[BBV|Aviation Battleship]]
|航戦||BBV
|BB capable of using most [[Seaplane]]s, participating in [[Aerial Combat]], and with [[ASW]] capacities.
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!rowspan=3|Aircraft Carriers
|正規空母
|[[CV|Standard Aircraft Carrier]]
|空母||CV
|Mainly fight during the [[Aerial Combat]]. Cannot attack during [[Night Battle]] without the right equipment. Must equip [[Dive Bomber]]s and/or [[Torpedo Bomber]]s to be able to carry any attack.
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|装甲空母
|[[CVB|Armored Aircraft Carrier]]
|装母||CVB
|Standard Aircraft Carriers that can still attack while being "{{color|orange|'''moderately damaged (中破)'''}}".
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|軽空母
|[[CVL|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.
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!rowspan=2|Heavy Cruisers
|重巡洋艦
|[[CA|Heavy Cruiser]]
|重巡||CA
|Stronger in surface combat than light cruisers at the expense of ASW capacity, utilizing [[Medium Caliber Gun]]s and [[Torpedo]]es.
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|航空巡洋艦
|[[CAV|Aviation Cruiser]]
|航巡||CAV
|CA capable of using most [[Seaplane]]s, participating in [[Aerial Combat]], and with [[ASW]] capacities.
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!rowspan=3|Light Cruisers
|軽巡洋艦
|[[CL|Light Cruiser]]
|軽巡||CL
|Very flexible. Utilizes [[Medium Caliber Gun]]s, [[Torpedo]]es, [[:Category:Anti-submarine Weaponry|ASW]], & [[Artillery Spotting]].
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|重雷装巡洋艦
|[[CLT|Torpedo Cruiser]]
|雷巡||CLT
|Torpedo-focused cruisers, having the strongest "night attack power" in the game. Can equip [[Midget Submarine]]s to enable [[Opening Torpedo Salvo]].
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|練習巡洋艦
|[[CT|Training Cruiser]]s
|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.
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!Destroyers
|駆逐艦
|[[DD|Destroyer]]s
|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 [[Combat/Night Battle#Setups and Attack Types|Cut-ins]].
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!Coastal Defense
|海防艦
|[[DE|Coastal Defense Ships]]
|海防||DE
| Slow and weak ASW-focused ships, that can [[OASW]] with only 60 ASW.
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!rowspan=2|Submarines
|潜水艦
|[[SS|Submarine]]
|潜||SS
|Limited to [[Day Battle#Day Battle Breakdown|both torpedo phases]] and [[Night Battles]]. Only vulnerable to [[ASW]].
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|潜水空母
|[[SSV|Submarine Aircraft Carrier]]
|潜母||SSV
|Submarines that can equip [[Seaplane]]s.
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!rowspan=5|Auxiliaries
|水上機母艦
|[[List of seaplane tenders by upgraded maximum stats|Seaplane Tender]]
|水母||AV
|[[Seaplane]]s focussed ships, they can participate in all attack stages given the correct setup.
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|潜水母艦
|[[AS|Submarine Tender]]
|潜母艦||AS
|Are very weak, but can perform a powerful [[Special Attacks#Submarine Special Attack|special attack]] with submarines and has some special routings (notably on [[6-1]]).
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|給油艦
|[[AO|Fleet Oiler]]
|補給||AO
|Can refuel ships mid-sortie using {{EquipmentLink|Underway Replenishment}}.
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|揚陸艦
|[[LHA|Amphibious Assault Ship]]
|揚陸||LHA
|Are needed to develop [[Daihatsu]]s. They can perform strong attacks against [[Installation]]s.
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|工作艦
|[[AR|Repair Ship]]
|工||AR
|[[Akashi]] have special [[Repairs|repair]] mechanics and is required to [[Akashi's Improvement Arsenal|improve]] equipment.
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In addition, some subtypes may also be used like :
*[[CVE|Escort Carriers]] (CVE): ASW-focused CVL,
*[[CVN|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 [[Glossary#Type classification|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.
**So far, the following types are fully interchangeable regarding [[Routing]], [[Expeditions]], and [[Quests]] requirement: CV & CVB, SS & SSV.
* Some ships have remodels shifting their type, their class, and/or their name, ''see [[#Ship Stats & Remodels|below]] for more details.