Sandbox/Key Ships

Destroyers - DDs

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Heavy/Aviation Cruisers - CAs and CAVs

Generally, when a certain ship subtype, such as a CA or CAV is mandatory, the designation is given sans brackets i.e. CA or CAV respectively; when either a CA or a CAV is allowed, a fleet composition will have the designation CA(V)

Furutaka 古鷹 Kako 加古 Aoba 青葉 Kinugasa 衣笠 Myoukou 妙高 Nachi 那智 Ashigara 足柄 Haguro 羽黒 Takao 高雄 Atago 愛宕 Maya 摩耶 Choukai 鳥海 Tone 利根 Chikuma 筑摩

Battleships, Fast Battleships, and Aviation Battleships - BB, FBB, BBV

Fast Battleships - FBB

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Editor's note, yes, Kongous started out as Battlecruisers which would be designated CCs, but in Kancolle, they're often referred to as FBBs

Fleet Carriers and Armored Fleet Carriers - CVs and CVBs

Armored Fleet Carriers - CVBs

The good news is that there are only three armored carriers in the game