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==In-Game Trivia==
==In-Game Trivia==
*Treats [[Ooi]] rather differently than the player.
*Treats [[Ooi]] rather differently than the player.
*After being remodelled into torpedo cruisers, Kitakami, [[Ooi]] and [[Kiso]] can equip Type-A Kou-hyouteki to fire opening torpedoes before shelling phase.
*After being remodelled into torpedo cruisers, Kitakami, [[Ooi]] and [[Kiso]] can equip Type-A Kou-hyouteki to fire opening torpedoes before shelling phase.
*Before remodels, Kitakami is a pretty average CL. Upon remodeling to kai at lv10, the increase in her torpedo stat and the two [[61cm Quad O2 Torpedo Mount|61cm Quad O<sub>2</sub> Torpedo Mount]] she brings are a huge boost to any beginning fleet.
*Before remodels, Kitakami is a pretty average CL. Upon remodeling to kai at lv10, the increase in her torpedo stat and the two [[61cm Quad O2 Torpedo Mount|61cm Quad O<sub>2</sub> Torpedo Mount]] she brings are a huge boost to any beginning fleet.
==Real Trivia==
==Real Trivia==
*Her name is taken from the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitakami_River Kitakami River]".
* She and Ooi were converted into fast transports to perform escort missions during the war. Nearly two years after her conversion, she was again converted, this time into a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiten Kaiten] suicide-torpedo craft.
* She and Ooi were converted into fast transports to perform escort missions during the war. Nearly two years after her conversion, she was again converted, this time into a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiten Kaiten] suicide-torpedo craft.
* She served on the repatriation service after the war as the repair tender ship on repatriation duties.
* She served on the repatriation service after the war as the repair tender ship on repatriation duties.