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"Ships", also referred as "kanmusus" ("ship girls" in Japanese), or simply "girls", are the core of the game. They each are anthropomorphic representations of real World War II warships, with some of their design and personality being derivated from real elements.

They come in various Types, Classes, Remodels, and degrees of Rarity, with each having various set of Stats and Mechanics.

  • 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

Those tabs correspond to the ones seen in the Composition menu.

  • See here for a complete description of the types names.

Ships included in this tab: "Fast Battleships" (FBB), "Battleships" (BB), "Aviation Battleships" (BBV).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
戦艦 Battleships BB Battleships (BB) notably utilize Large Caliber Main Gun Large Caliber Main Guns, Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon Seaplane Recons, and Armor-Piercing Shell AP Shells, having heavy firepower Firepower and armor Armor, but lacking torpedo & ASW stats. They:
Fast Battleships FBB Fast Battleships (FBB) are BB with higher speed. They:
  • Usually have more permissive Routings,
  • Can be placed in the Escort of a Combined Fleet regardless of their speed.
航空戦艦 Aviation Battleships 航戦 BBV Aviation Battleships (BBV) are BB capable of using Seaplane BomberBomber Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighter Seaplane Fighters. They:
  • "BC" is for "Battle Cruisers", only seen in the Composition menu's filtering tabs, mostly referring to the Kongou-class.

Ships included in this tab: "Standard Aircraft Carriers" (CV), "Armored Aircraft Carriers" (CVB), and "Light Aircraft Carriers" (CVL).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
正規空母 Standard Aircraft Carriers 空母 CV Standard Aircraft Carriers (CV) notably utilize Dive Bomber Dive Bombers, Torpedo Bomber Torpedo Bombers, Fighter Fighters, required to take part in both Aerial Combat and regular Combat, with their "plane slot" Aircraft stat being the most important. They:
  • Must equip Dive Bomber/Torpedo Bomber bombers to be able to carry any attack.
  • Cannot attack during Night Battle without the right equipment.
装甲空母 Armored Aircraft Carriers 装母 CVB Armored Carriers (CVB) are CV with the exceptions of being able to launch planes even when being moderately damaged (中破).
軽空母 Light Carriers 軽母 CVL Light Carriers (CVL) are weaker CV, with usually more permissive Routings. They are capable of attacking submarines.
  • 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.
Sub-Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes
Escort Carriers CVE Escort Carriers (CVE) are CVL with a base ASW stat. They are:
Night Carriers CVN Night Carriers (CVN) are CV/CVL capable of Carrier Night Air Attacks without needing a Aviation Personnel NOAPNight Operation Aviation Personnel
Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands
.

Ships included in this tab: "Heavy Cruiser" (CA) and "Aviation Cruiser" (CAV).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
重巡洋艦 Heavy Cruisers 重巡 CA Heavy Cruisers (CA) are relatively flexible, utilizing Medium Caliber Main Gun Medium Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes Torpedoes, and Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon Seaplane Recons, and having strong firepower Firepower, torpedo Torpedo Attack, and "night attack power Night Battle Power" stats, but no ASW.
航空巡洋艦 Aviation Cruisers 航巡 CAV Aviation Cruisers (CAV) are CA capable of using Seaplane BomberBomber Seaplane Bombers and Seaplane Fighter Seaplane Fighters. They:

Ships included in this tab: "Light Cruisers" (CL), "Torpedo Cruiser" (CLT), and "Training Cruiser" (CT).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
軽巡洋艦 Light Cruisers 軽巡 CL Light Cruisers (CL) are very flexible, utilizing Medium Caliber Main Gun Medium Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes Torpedoes, Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon Seaplane Recons, and Depth ChargesSONAR ASW equipment, and having strong torpedo Torpedo Attack, ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare, and "night attack power Night Battle Power" stats.
重雷装巡洋艦 Torpedo Cruisers 雷巡 CLT Torpedo Cruisers (CLT) have a very high torpedo Torpedo Attack stat, having the strongest "night attack power Night Battle Power" in the game. They:
練習巡洋艦 Training Cruisers 練巡 CT Training Cruisers (CT) are weaker cruisers, mainly used to increase experience gained in PVP. Despite being CLs by most metrics, they are mostly considered as "Auxiliaries".

Ships included in this tab: "Destroyers" (DD).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
駆逐艦 Destroyers 駆逐 DD Destroyers (DD) are very versatile, utilizing Small Caliber Main Gun Small Caliber Main Guns, Torpedoes Torpedoes, and Depth ChargesSONAR ASW equipment, and having high torpedo Torpedo Attack, ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare, and evasion Evasion, and good "night attack power Night Battle Power" stats, to the detriment of firepower and armor. They:

Ships included in this tab: "Coastal Defense Ships" (DE).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
海防艦 Coastal Defense Ships 海防 DE Coastal Defense Ships (DE) are weak ships with high ASW Anti-Submarine Warfare stat, utilizing Depth ChargesSONAR ASW equipment. They:
  • In Kancolle, "Coastal Defense Ships" are labeled as "DE", and real "Destroyers Escort" as DD instead of DE.

Ships included in this tab: "Submarines" (SS) and "Submarine Aircraft Carriers" (SSV).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
潜水艦 Submarines SS Submarines (SS) have high torpedo Torpedo Attack stats, and are limited to the Opening Torpedo Salvo, the Closing Torpedo Salvo, and Night Battle. They:
潜水空母 Submarine Aircraft Carriers 潜母 SSV Submarine Aircraft Carriers (SSV), are SS that can equip Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon/Seaplane BomberBomber/Seaplane Fighter seaplanes.

Ships included in this tab: "Seaplane Tenders" (AV), "Fleet Oilers" (AO), "Submarine Tenders" (AS), "Amphibious Assault Ships" (LHA), "Repair Ships" (AR).

Type Abbreviation Gameplay Notes Base Stats
水上機母艦 Seaplane Tenders 水母 AV Seaplane Tenders (AV) notably utilize Reconnaissance SeaplaneRecon/Seaplane BomberBomber/Seaplane Fighter seaplane Recons/Bombers/Fighters, as well as some Main Guns and Midget SubmarineMinisub Midget Submarines, participating in most Combat stages, given the correct setup.

They can also be used for an Anti-Installation role, as they can carry most Anti-Ground Equipment.

給油艦 Fleet Oilers 補給 AO Fleet Oilers (AO) can notably refuel ships mid-sortie using Supplies Underway ReplenishmentUnderway Replenishment.
潜水母艦 Submarine Tenders 潜母艦 AS Submarine Tenders (AS) are very weak, mostly used for certain Routings
揚陸艦 Amphibious Assault Ships 揚陸 LHA Amphibious Assault Ships (LHA) are mostly used for an Anti-Installation role, notably utilizing "Landing Equipment".
工作艦 Repair Ships AR Repair Ships (AR) have the ability to perform "Anchorage Repairs" outside of sorties, when equipped with Facility.png Ship Repair FacilityShip Repair Facility, synergizing when several AR are used.

Notes
  • Some ships have unic "type names", being derivated from other regular types. Those names usually do not have any effect gameplay-wise.
  • Even so several types of ships are very similar (FBB/BB/BBV, CV/CVL, CA/CAV, & CL/CLT/CT), they nonetheless are different types than can not always be interchanged.
  • Some ships have remodels shifting their type, their class, and/or their name, see below for more details.
  1. Some routing did differentiate CV & CVB in the past .

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 4th Remodel
Japanese 改ニ 改三 改四
Japanese (romaji) Kai Kai Ni Kai San Kai Yon
Italian Due
German Zwei Drei
French Deux
Rusian Dva
English Mk.II
Sweedish Andra

Special names

Kanji Romanji Ships Meaning/Notes
A Chitose A, Chiyoda A, Nisshin A Reference to AV cappable of carrying Type A Kouhyouteki.
Shoukaku Kai Ni A, Zuikaku Kai Ni A Reference to Type-A destroyers (Kagerou-class & Yuugumo-class), having a high-seas escorting role
B Kasumi Kai Ni B, Zuihou Kai Ni B, Isokaze B Kai, Hamakaze B Kai, Yahagi Kai Ni B, Haruna Kai Ni B Reference to Type-B destroyers (Akizuki-class & Fuyutsuki-class), having an AA escorting role
C Kongou Kai Ni C, Hiei Kai Ni C, Haruna Kai Ni C Reference to Type-C destroyers (Shimakaze-class), having advance frontline cabilities
D 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 Reference to Type-D destroyers (Matsu-class & Tachibana-class), having an ASW escorting role
E Akagi Kai Ni E, Kaga Kai Ni E, Ryuuhou Kai Ni E Night carriers
Kou Chitose Kou/Kai/Ni, Chiyoda Kou/Kai/Ni, Suzuya Kou Kai Ni, Kumano Kou Kai Ni Carrier remodel of non-carrier ships
Toku Yuubari Kai Ni Toku, Mogami Kai Ni Toku Reference to the Toku Daihatsu Landing Craft, improved vertion of the Daihatsu Landing Craft.
Bo Kamoi Kai Bo Kamoi's "flying boat carrier" remodel
Go Kaga Kai Ni Go Kaga's "escort carrier" remodel, based on JS Kaga
Juu Yamato Kai Ni Juu Yamato's "Heavy" remodel
Sen Houshou Kai Ni Sen Houshou's "power projection carrier" remodel
Mod.2 Saratoga Mk.II Mod.2, Fletcher Kai Mod.2 American's 2nd variant
Nuovo Conte di Cavour Nuovo Conte di Cavour's "New" remodel

Renamed girls

Original name New name Change reason
Hibiki Verniy "Expatriation"
Yukikaze Tan Yang
U-511 Ro-500
Luigi Torelli UIT-25

I-504

Amphion Perth
Langley La Fayette
Brooklyn O'Higgins
Heywood L. Edwardsn JDS Ariake
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

Rarity colors.jpg

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: