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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 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 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 AR Akashi have special repair mechanics and is required to improve equipment.

In addition, some subtypes may also be used like :

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 (Kai) added in their name, which stands for Modified, Revised, Improved, or Altered in Japanese. For the 2nd remodel, (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 改ニ
Italian Due
German Zwei Drei
French Deux
Rusian Dva
American Mk.II
Sweedish Andra

Special names

Kanji Romanji Meaning Ships
A Armor focus / AV remodel Chitose A, Chiyoda A, Shoukaku Kai Ni A, Zuikaku Kai Ni A, Nisshin A
B AA focus Kasumi Kai Ni B, Zuihou Kai Ni B, Isokaze B Kai, Hamakaze B Kai, Yahagi Kai Ni B
C Night focus Kongou Kai Ni C, Hiei Kai Ni C
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
E Night CV Akagi Kai Ni E, Kaga Kai Ni E, Ryuuhou Kai Ni E
Kou Carrier remodel of non-carrier ships Chitose Kou (Kai/Ni), Chiyoda Kou (Kai/Ni), Suzuya Kou Kai Ni, Kumano Kou Kai Ni
Toku Transport focus Yuubari Kai Ni Toku, Mogami Kai Ni Toku
Bo Kamoi 2nd remodel Kamoi Kai Bo
Go Kaga 5th remodel, based on JS Kaga Kaga Kai Ni Go
Juu "Heavy" Yamato Yamato Kai Ni Juu
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.

See Also

For more comprehensive lists, see: