Glossary

Class classification

All ship class codes on the list are based on USN Hull Classification Codes or modifications thereof.

Terms	In-game Code	Japanese Name		English Name
		Kanji	Romaji	Community	Official
DD	駆逐	駆逐艦	Kuchikukan	Destroyer
DE	海防	海防艦	Kaibōkan	Coastal Defense Ship	Escort
AS	潜母艦	潜水母艦	Sensui bokan	Submarine Tender
SS	潜	潜水艦	Sensuikan	Submarine
SSV*	潜母	潜水空母	Sensuikūbo	Aircraft Carrying Submarine
CL	軽巡	軽巡洋艦	Kei Jun'yōkan	Light Cruiser
CLT*	雷巡	重雷装巡洋艦	Jūraisō Jun'yōkan	Torpedo Cruiser*
CT*	練巡	練習巡洋艦	Renshū Jun'yōkan	Training Cruiser*
CA	重巡	重巡洋艦	Jū Jun'yōkan	Heavy Cruiser
CAV*	航巡	航空巡洋艦	Kōkū Jun'yōkan	Aviation Cruiser*
AV	水母	水上機母艦	Suijōkibokan	Seaplane Tender	Seaplane Carrier
CVL/CV/CVB	-	航空母艦	Kōkū bokan	Fleet Carrier	-
CVL	軽母	軽空母	Kei kūbo	Light Aircraft Carrier
CV	航	正規空母	Sei'ki Kūbo	Standard Aircraft Carrier	Aircraft Carrier
CVB	装母	装甲空母	Sōkō kūbo	Armored Aircraft Carrier*
BB	戦	戦艦	Senkan	Battleship	Battleship
FBB*	戦	高速戦艦	Kōsoku Senkan	Fast Battleship*
BBV*	航戦	航空戦艦	Kōkū Senkan	Aviation Battleship*
LHA*	揚陸	ドック型揚陸艦	Dokkugata Yōrikukan	Amphibious Assault Ship*
AR	工	工作艦	Kōsakukan	Repair Ship
AO	補給	補給油艦[citation needed]	Hokyūyukan [citation needed]	Fleet Oiler

Note:

• Terms "Kūbo" (空母) is a shorthand for "Kōkū bokan" (航空母艦), which means "Aircraft Carrier".
• The game, the cards, and the encyclopedia have the ship class in English, but some are rendered differently from above.
  • "Aircraft Carrying Submarine" instead of "Submarine Aircraft Carrier"
  • "Aircraft Cruiser" instead of "Aviation Cruiser"
  • "Seaplane Carrier" instead of "Seaplane Tender"
  • "Aircraft Carrier" instead of "Standard Aircraft Carrier"
  • "Aircraft Carrier" instead of "Armored Aircraft Carrier"
  • "Battleship" instead of "Fast Battleship"
    • The latter is generally employed on the wiki
• There are no USN hull classification codes for:
  • Submarine Aircraft Carriers
  • Training Cruisers
  • Torpedo Cruisers
  • Aviation Cruisers
  • Armored Carriers
  • Fast Battleships
  • Aviation Battleships
  • Landing Craft Carriers (Amphibious Assault Ship)
    • Specifically, a dual-purpose landing craft depot ship & escort aircraft carrier
  • Coastal Defense Ships
    • However its role is equivalent to destroyer escort or patrol frigate in USN.
• Unless otherwise specified or listed side by side, FBB is considered as a subcategory of BB, and thus all FBB are BB.
• Legacy code for how people call different ship type:
  • FBB is sometimes coded as Fast BB.
  • As the first in-game FBB was a Battlecruiser, and somewhere in the game's legacy code they are also called cruising battleship, the Japanese translation for battlecruiser, thus there are also people who term FBB as BC(simple shortening of the name) or CC(Historical hull code).
  • CT used to be coded as CLp in this wiki. Several other places still using CLp.
  • Armored Carrier is sometimes coded as CVB which is in itself a code for large carrier. Calling the current three Armored Carrier in game - Taihou, Shoukaku, and Zuikaku (the latter two in Kai Ni A form) as CVB would be historically inaccurate but since it is easier to use to differentiate them from other standard carriers, the term is used in various places nowadays.
    • The USN's first CVB was the Midway-class in 1945, but the category was merged into CVA in 1952.
    • There was a poll and a discussion on this wikia suggesting a replacement for the code but it was suppressed.
    • Some other off-site communities also use CVA for armored carrier which the hull code itself is for attack aircraft carrier.

General

Crossing the T

• Green T
• Red T

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A classic naval strategy in which a line of warships cross in front of a line formation of enemy ships, allowing the crossing line to bring all their guns to bear while receiving fire from only the forward guns of the enemy.

Gameplay-wise, when the player's fleet crosses the opponent's fleet (T Advantage/'Green T'), BOTH sides gain a significant increase in damage dealt. When the opponent's fleet crosses the player's fleet (T Disadvantage/'Red T'), BOTH sides have significantly reduced damage dealt.

Docking

For more information on this topic, see Docking.

It allows damaged ships to be repaired to full health. The repair, represented by a bath, requires steel & fuel , and will take 'some' time to complete. The Instant repair item, or Bucket (高速修復材) , will instantly complete the repair.

Expedition

For more information on this topic, see Expedition.

This is where fleets are sent to complete expeditions in exchange for resources and specific rewards. No expedition involves combat. For some ship girls and items, the only way to obtain them is through expeditions. However, fuel is drained in the process and requires resupply once the expedition is finished. It is also one of the main sources of income.

Food supply ship Irako

Icon in the 'Inventory' menu showing that Irako's food can be used

For more information on this topic, see Morale/Fatigue.

Or more loosely, Sparkle.

Irako raises a number of ship girls' morale to sparkle status which eliminates their fatigue.

Food supply ship Mamiya

Blinking button in the 'Organize' menu showing that Mamiya's food can be used

For more information on this topic, see Morale/Fatigue.

Or more loosely, Fatigue.

It removes any fatigue on a fleet which increases their morale. When left unused, it can function as a fatigue indicator, as it blinks when a ship girl has fatigue even without the orange fatigue indicator.

Modernization

For more information on this topic, see Modernization.

The process of using other ship girls to increase stats (Firepower , AA , Torpedo , Armor ) on a single ship girl. It is also known as 'Merging'.

Naval Exercise

For more information on this topic, see Exercises (PvP).

A PVP-like battle with no risk of repair or sinking, but it costs fuel , ammo , and possibly bauxite . Opponent teams update in real-time, but there is no simultaneous play.

• The new opponent list refreshes at 03:00 & 15:00 JST

Phases of Battle

For more information on this topic, see Combat.

• Day Battle
  1. Reconnaissance (stat boost; avoids being T-crossed if using Saiun)
  2. Initial airstrike (opening bombing; air superiority)
  3. Support fleet attack
  4. Opening/initial torpedo strike (see Type A Ko-hyoteki (甲標的甲型) )
  5. Shelling/artillery phase (as well as regular airstrikes)
  6. Closing torpedo salvo
• Night Battle (also known as Yasen)

Remodel

Top: The remodel interface
Bottom: A remodeled ship girl

For more information on this topic, see Remodel.

It results in *name*-Kai (改) and improves a ship girl's base stats and maximum stats. It is also known as 'Upgrading' but is often confused with Modernization.

Fatigue

For more information on this topic, see Alright, I built a ship girl, kicked some ass & noticed the orange faces. What gives?.

Orange/sad faces are displayed next to the ship girl icon if they are too fatigued. Rest them for 15 minutes or so if it happens. Fatigue will reduce by three every three minutes.

Fatigued ship girls will have lower evasion and accuracy ( hidden stat).

If ship girls are still fatigued upon returning from an expedition, the expedition will end up failing even with all other criteria fulfilled.

Sparkle

For more information on this topic, see A ship girl is sparkling/glittering!.

It is the opposite of fatigue. If one or more ship girls sparkle, they will either:

• Gain an evasion boost during a sortie. The boost is not shown directly.
• A chance for 150% resource gain & a higher likelihood of returning with a special item during an expedition.
  • However, boosted resource gain during expeditions requires the entire fleet to be sparkling. (see Success Conditions for further details )

Medal

For more information on this topic, see How to exchange medals for rewards?.

For more information on this topic, see Medal.

A medal (勲章) , is a multi-purpose item that can be used in exchange for a small amount of resources or a remodel blueprint (改装設計図) . They are obtained by clearing certain maps, events, or a particular map and are shown on the item page (アイテム).

A 'First Class' medal, or 'Class A' medal, is a rare medal which provides rare resources and can only be obtained by clearing Events in hard mode.

• 1 medal will equal x300, x300, x300, x300 & x2.
• 1 medal will equal Improvement Materials x4.
• 4 medals will equal Remodel Blueprint x1.
• 1 'First Class' medal will equal x10000, x 10, , & .

Tracer-fire effect

This occurs in-game when a ship girl fires any equipped machine guns to defend herself, reducing incoming damage from enemy bombers. A flagship will always do this by default even without an anti-air stat.

Subcheeseing

It involves using a submarine fleet to clear maps with weak anti-submarine opponents.

Equipment

Color-coded Aircraft

• Red plane: carrier-based Dive Bomber
• Blue plane: carrier-based Torpedo Bomber
• Green plane: carrier-based Fighter
• Yellow plane: carrier-based Recon Aircraft
• Light-Green plane: ship-based bomber and reconnaissance Seaplanes

Color-coded Naval Guns

It is based on their roles, not their ability.

• Red gun: Main Gun - primarily used against ships with a secondary role as AA .
• Yellow gun: Secondary Gun - increases AA and accuracy ( hidden stat).
• Green gun: High-angle dual-purpose guns or AA machine guns
  • High-angle guns effectively attack both aircraft & ships.
  • AA machine guns used specifically to attack aircraft and always trigger the tracer-fire effect.

Midget Submarine

Also known by it's design code name Type A Ko-hyoteki (甲標的甲型) , which literally means Target Type A. It's a submarine equippable on Torpedo Cruisers, Submarines, & Seaplane Tenders. They are frequently used because of their ability to attack before the shelling phase.

Turbine/Engine

Turbines are equippable on any ship. They increase evasion and cause opponents to miss more often.

SCAMP

Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel. Improve carriers shelling performance.

FCF

Fleet Command Facility allows users to opt to send a taiha'ed ship back to homeport without retreating the whole Combined Fleet when equipped on the Combined Fleet's Main Fleet's flagship. See equipment page for details.

SFFCF

Striking Force Fleet Command Facility allows users to opt to send a taiha'ed ship back to homeport without retreating the whole fleet [This is where the similarities with the Fleet Command Facility ends; see the last clause for more information] when equipped on the Striking Force Fleet's flagship (the Striking Force is your third available fleet during events). However, there is a significant difference from the Fleet Command Facility that is used for a Combined Fleet. See equipment page for details.

Drum

Drum Canister (Transport Use) is occasionally needed when the quest/map/expedition/routing requires you to transport something.

Daihatsu

Daihatsu Landing Craft a type of equipment that increase efficiency for expeditions as well as transport load off.

HA guns/mounts

Green-colored secondary armament or small gun. It features relatively high anti-air stats. It is not to be confused with green-colored AA/machine gun/autocannon. See the "color-coded naval guns" section above.

AAFD

Anti-Air Fire Director. It's most significant use is to allow a Anti-Air Cut-In (AACI) when equipped in a certain setup. Some equipment setups, such as HA mount + AAFD, enable different types of AACI. There are also some ships embedded with AAFD and thus do not require an AAFD to activate AACI.

Bulge

A type of equipments that increase armor but reduce evasion slightly.

Shipname-based gun nickname

Gun name	Kanmusu	Nickname
10cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director	Akizuki	akigun
10cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount (Carriage)	Ooyodo
12cm Single Gun Mount	Mutsuki
120mm/50 Twin Gun Mount	Libeccio
12.7cm Twin Gun Mount Model B Kai 2	Yuudachi	poigun
12.7cm Twin High-angle Gun Mount (Late Model)	Urakaze
12.7cm High-angle Gun + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director	Maya
14cm Twin Gun Mount	Katori
15.2cm Twin Gun Mount	Agano
15.5cm Triple Gun Mount	Mogami
20.3cm (No.2) Twin Gun Mount	Haguro
20.3cm (No.3) Twin Gun Mount	Mikuma
SKC34 20.3cm Twin Gun Mount	Prinz Eugen	pudding guns
35.6cm Twin Gun Mount (Dazzle Camouflage)	Haruna	dazzle panty guns
41cm Twin Gun Mount	Nagato/Mutsu
46cm Triple Gun Mount	Yamato	hotel guns

Admiral Names

Different Kanmusus use different words to call the Admiral.

Here includes all the names that your Kanmusus call you.

List of names

Play	English	Japanese	Romanji	Note
(Kongou's Damaged line)	Admiral	提督	Teitoku
Play (Zuikaku's Secretary(1) line)	Admiral	提督さん	Teitoku-san
(Fubuki's Secretary(3) line)	Commander	司令官	Shireikan	Used primarily by the destroyers
(Tokitsukaze's Idle line)	Commander	司令	Shirei	Also used by Yukikaze
(Akitsu Maru's Secretary(1) line)	Officer	将校	Shoukou	A name used by IJA, but don't know if I should put it here, since Akitsu Maru have realized that you're an Admiral.
(Maruyu's Showing score line)	Sir/Leader	隊長	Taichou	Also an IJA name, used frequently by Maruyu
(Sazanami's Secretary(2) line)	Master	ご主人様	Goshujin-sama	This name is used by Sazanami only.
(Akebono's Introduction line)	Shitty Admiral	クソ提督	Kuso Teitoku	This name is used by Akebono only.
(Prinz Eugen's 3rd Anniversary line)	Admiral	アドミラール	Adomirāru	Used by Iowa, rarely by U-511 and Prinz Eugen.
(Graf Zeppelin's 2:00AM Hourly Notification)	Admiral	アトミラール	Atomirāru	Used by Graf Zeppelin, very rarely by Bismarck. ("Atomiraru"?! Speak about poor choice of syllables. Nagato and Prinz Eugen are probably not amused..)
(Warspite's Secretary (2)line)	Admiral	アドマイラル	Admyral	Used by Warspite only.
(Ark Royal's Docking (Major) line)	Admiral	アドミラル	Add-mirral Admiral
(Richelieu's Introduction line)	Amiral,(Admiral) Mon amiral( My admiral)	アミハル, モナミハル	amiral, monamiral (French pronunciation)	Used by Richelieu only.
(Tashkent's Introduction line)	Comrade Admiral	同志提督	Dōshi Teitoku	Used by Tashkent only.
(Tashkent Kai's Introduction line)	Comrade Admiral	同志アドミラル	Dōshi Adomiraru	Used by Tashkent Kai only.
(Jervis Kai's Night Battle line)	Darling	ダーリン	Dārin	Used by Jervis only.

Trivia

！すでのな

One of Inazuma's lines is read backwards, as in traditional Japanese, the characters are read right-to-left. It also appears as a wall scroll on the furniture page.

2-4-11

The fleet idol, Naka-chan dayo!~ (see idol girl group AKB48). 2-4-11 refers to the fuel /ammo /steel combination received from scrapping Naka.

Abyssal Fleet

The enemy we are fighting against in this game.

Before the word got coined by the game staff, some called them "Ship Souls" and so forth.

According to a interview on the game staff, the idea of an abyssal fleet came from the negative emotions of ships that sank from both side of 'the war'.

Beaver

A picture of Yukikaze Beaver

See Yukikaze and notice the similarities. Pic related.

Japanese fans call her 'Hamster' instead.

Big Seven

A group of battleships built to carry the largest naval gun (16"/41cm) allowed by the Washington Naval Treaty. It comprised of Nagato, Mutsu, USS West Virginia, USS Maryland, USS Colorado, HMS Rodney, and HMS Nelson.

Black Rick Shooter/Black Ruck Shooter

A nickname for Heavy Cruiser Ri-Class Kai and Battleship Ru-Class Kai, respectively. These are combined to share the same abbreviation.

• Abbreviated as BRS.

Black Wock Shooter

A nickname for Standard Carrier Wo-Class Kai Flagship.

• Abbreviated as BWS.

BURNING LOVE

A notable line or catch phrase from Kongou, who loves tea & tea time and is fond of interspersing English words into her lines due to being built in England.

Other examples include:

• 提督ゥ～、You've Got Mail! Love letterは許さないからネ!
• Wow! Congratulation!
• Tea timeは大事にしないとネー
• 撃ちます！ Fire！

Dyson

The go-getter nickname for the Battleship Princess, due to her immense HP and defense which enables her to divert and take a massive amount of attacks intended for the enemy flagship from the player's fleet, which is in turn, referenced to the vacuum cleaners under the Dyson brand due to their never ending suction power.

KTKM

Shorthand for Kitakami and is a play on the Japanese net slang 'KTKR'. It is read as Kita Kore, which literally means 'It's here!', representing 'Woohoo, I got it!' or 'I've been waiting for this!'

Last Dance

Last Dance is the attempt to slay the boss when the boss HP bar is depleted to its final form. This usually can be seen during Events or on Extra Operations where people are struggling to clear the operation.

Melon-chan

A nickname for Yuubari due to her uniform color scheme and general resemblance to a melon and/or the City of Yuubari, on the namesake Yuubari River, which is well-known for its melons.

Nagamon

The name is due to Nagato's (長門) second kanji, 門, which can be pronounced as mon.

Instead of being cool and serious, Nagato is usually doing silly things or showing love to random destroyers, Northern Princess, and other ship girls.

Rensouhou-chan (連装砲ちゃん)

Danbo-like robot turrets which appear with Shimakaze. Amatsukaze, having a more formal character, calls hers' Rensouhou-kun instead.

Choujuusenchihou-chan (長10cm砲ちゃん)

Akizuki, Teruzuki, Suzutsuki, and Hatsuzuki refer to their turrets as Choujuusenchihou-chan. With Shimakaze and Amatsukaze, they are the 6 destroyers with "animated turrets".

RJ/Airport

Light Carrier Ryuujou, which has a second flight deck very flat chest (don't complain about it, the chart agrees).

Tenryuu's Kindergarten

A common theme where Tenryuu and destroyers are regularly used in expeditions due to low fuel and ammo costs. The official 4-koma, Fubuki, Ganbarimasu!, also shows Tenryuu as a good caretaker of children (destroyers), hence the name.

Turkey

Nickname given to Zuikaku, which references her performance in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, nicknamed "the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot". Due to both inexperienced pilots and new American fighters (F6F Hellcats and F4U Corsairs), most of the Japanese carrier aircraft were easily shot down with little loss on the American side resulting in "a turkey shoot."

Yasen

• Literally Night Battle. Can refer to both the battle stage in game mechanic or battles conducted at night in real world as well as with sexual subtext.

Yasen Baka

• Literally Night Battle Idiot or Night Battle addict. Refer to Sendai. See her page for detail.

Zekamashi (ぜかまし)

Shimakaze's name read backwards, as in traditional Japanese, the characters are read right-to-left. It is found on one of the Rensouhou-chan's life buoys.

Pudding

A nickname for Prinz Eugen which comes from the Japanese pronunciation of Prinz being Pu Ri N Tsu which is very close to the Japanese pronunciation of pudding, Pu Ri N.

Duckies/Ducks

The Akizuki class. Refers to the Nihon-shiki romanization of Akizuki, which is Akiduki and shortened to 'Duki.

Birthdays

Also known as their launch date.

Alternative dates are their construction start date, their laid down date, their completion date, their service start date, their date of construction/drop for the KanColle player, or the date they are introduced into KanColle.

Coastal Defense Ship

• Shimushu
• Etorofu
• Hiburi
• Mikura

Shimushu-Class Coastal Defense Ship 1st Shimushu 13 December 1939 2nd Kunashiri 6 May 1940 3rd Ishigaki 10 April 1940 4th Hachijou 10 April 1940

Etorofu-Class Coastal Defense Ship 1st Etorofu 29 January 1943 2nd Matsuwa 13 November 1942 3rd Sado 28 November 1942 7th Tsushima 20 March 1943 9th Hirato 30 June 1943 10th Fukae 2 April 1943

Hiburi-Class Coastal Defense Ship 1st Hiburi 10 April 1944 2nd Daitou 19 May 1944

Mikura-Class Coastal Defense Ship Mikura 16 July 1943

Destroyers

• Kamikaze
• Mutsuki
• Fubuki
• Ayanami
• Akatsuki
• Hatsuharu
• Maestrale
• Shiratsuyu
• Type 1934
• Asashio
• Tashkent
• J
• Kagerou
• Yuugumo
• Akizuki
• Shimakaze
• Fletcher
• John C. Butler

Kamikaze-Class Destroyers 1st Kamikaze 25 September 1922 2nd Asakaze 8 December 1922 3rd Harukaze 18 December 1922 4th Matsukaze 30 October 1923

Mutsuki-Class Destroyers 1st Mutsuki 23 July 1925 2nd Kisaragi 5 June 1925 3rd Yayoi 11 July 1925 4th Uzuki 15 October 1925 5th Satsuki 25 March 1925 6th Minazuki 25 March 1926 7th Fumizuki 16 February 1926 8th Nagatsuki 6 October 1926 9th Kikuzuki 15 May 1926 10th Mikazuki 12 July 1926 11th Mochizuki 28 April 1927

Fubuki-Class Destroyers 1st Fubuki 15 November 1927 2nd Shirayuki 20 March 1928 3rd Hatsuyuki 29 September 1928 4th Miyuki 26 June 1928 5th Murakumo 27 September 1928 9th Isonami 24 November 1927 10th Uranami 29 November 1928

Ayanami-Class Destroyers 11th Ayanami 5 October 1929 12th Shikinami 22 June 1929 15th Amagiri 27 February 1930 16th Sagiri 23 December 1929 17th Oboro 8 November 1930 18th Akebono 7 November 1930 19th Sazanami 6 June 1931 20th Ushio 17 November 1930

Akatsuki-Class Destroyers 21st Akatsuki 7 May 1932 22nd Hibiki 16 June 1932 23rd Ikazuchi 22 October 1931 24th Inazuma 25 February 1932

Hatsuharu-Class Destroyers 1st Hatsuharu 27 February 1933 2nd Nenohi 22 December 1932 3rd Wakaba 18 March 1934 4th Hatsushimo 4 November 1933

Maestrale-Class Destroyers 1st Maestrale 5 April 1934 3rd Libeccio 4 July 1934

Shiratsuyu-Class Destroyers 1st Shiratsuyu 5 April 1935 2nd Shigure 18 May 1935 3rd Murasame 20 June 1935 4th Yuudachi 21 June 1936 5th Samidare 6 July 1935 6th Harusame 21 September 1935 7th Umikaze 27 November 1936 8th Yamakaze 21 February 1936 9th Kawakaze 1 November 1936 10th Suzukaze 11 March 1937

Type 1934 Class Destroyers 1st Z1 18 August 1935 3rd Z3 30 November 1935

Asashio-Class Destroyers 1st Asashio 16 December 1936 2nd Ooshio 19 April 1937 3rd Michishio 15 March 1937 4th Arashio 26 May 1937 5th Asagumo 5 November 1937 6th Yamagumo 24 July 1937 8th Minegumo 4 November 1937 9th Arare 16 November 1937 10th Kasumi 18 November 1937

Tashkent-Class Destroyers 1st Tashkent 28 December 1937

J-Class Destroyers 1st Jervis 9 September 1938

Kagerou-Class Destroyers
1st Kagerou 27 September 1938 2nd Shiranui 28 June 1938 3rd Kuroshio 25 October 1938 4th Oyashio 29 November 1938 7th Hatsukaze 24 January 1939 8th Yukikaze 24 March 1939 9th Amatsukaze 19 October 1939 10th Tokitsukaze 10 November 1939	11th Urakaze 19 April 1940 12th Isokaze 19 June 1939 13th Hamakaze 25 November 1940 14th Tanikaze 1 November 1940 15th Nowaki 17 September 1940 16th Arashi 22 April 1940 17th Hagikaze 18 June 1940 18th Maikaze 15 March 1941 19th Akigumo 11 April 1941

Yuugumo-Class Destroyers
1st Yuugumo 16 March 1941 2nd Makigumo 05 November 1941 3rd Kazagumo 26 September 1941 4th Naganami 5 March 1941 6th Takanami 16 March 1942 11th Fujinami 20 April 1943	12th Hayanami 19 December 1942 13th Hamanami 18 April 1943 14th Okinami 18 July 1943 15th Kishinami 19 August 1943 16th Asashimo 18 July 1943 17th Hayashimo 20 October 1943 18th Akishimo 5 December 1943 19th Kiyoshimo 29 February 1944

Akizuki-Class Destroyers 1st Akizuki 2 July 1941 2nd Teruzuki 21 November 1941 3rd Suzutsuki 4 March 1942 4th Hatsuzuki 3 April 1942

Shimakaze-Class Destroyers 1st Shimakaze 18 July 1942

Fletcher-Class Destroyers 113rd Johnston 18 July 1942

John C. Butler-Class Destroyers 75th Samuel B. Roberts 20 January 1944

Light Cruisers

• Tenryuu
• Kuma
• Nagara
• Yuubari
• Sendai
• Gotland
• Agano
• Ooyodo
• Perth (Ex-Amphion)
• De Ruyter
• Atlanta

Tenryuu-Class Light Cruiser Tenryuu 11 March 1918 Tatsuta 29 May 1918

Kuma-Class Light Cruiser Kuma 14 July 1919 Tama 10 February 1920 Kitakami 3 July 1920 Ooi 15 July 1920 Kiso 14 December 1920

Nagara-Class Light Cruiser Isuzu 29 October 1921 Yura 15 February 1922 Natori 16 February 1922 Nagara 25 April 1922 Kinu 29 May 1922 Abukuma 16 March 1923

Yuubari-Class Light Cruiser Yuubari 5 March 1923

Sendai-Class Light Cruiser Sendai 30 October 1923 Jintsuu 8 December 1923 Naka 24 March 1925

Gotland -Class Light Cruiser Gotland 14 September 1933

Agano-Class Light Cruiser Agano 22 October 1941 Noshiro 19 July 1942 Yahagi 25 October 1942 Sakawa 9 April 1944

Ooyodo-Class Light Cruiser Ooyodo 2 April 1942

Perth-Class Light Cruiser Perth 27 July 1934

De Ruyter-Class Light Cruiser De Ruyter 11 March 1935

Atlanta-Class Light Cruiser Atlanta 6 December 1941

Heavy Cruisers

• Furutaka
• Aoba
• Myoukou
• Zara
• Takao
• Mogami
• Tone
• Admiral Hipper
• Northampton

Furutaka-Class Heavy Cruisers Furutaka 25 February 1925 Kako 10 April 1925

Aoba-Class Heavy Cruisers Aoba 25 September 1926 Kinugasa 24 October 1926

Myoukou-Class Heavy Cruisers Myoukou 16 April 1927 Nachi 15 June 1927 Haguro 24 March 1928 Ashigara 22 April 1928

Zara-Class Heavy Cruisers Zara 27 April 1930 Pola 5 December 1931

Takao-Class Heavy Cruisers Takao 12 May 1930 Atago 16 June 1930 Maya 8 November 1930 Choukai 30 June 1931

Mogami-Class Heavy Cruisers Mogami 14 March 1934 Mikuma 31 May 1934 Kumano 15 October 1936 Suzuya 20 November 1934

Tone-Class Heavy Cruisers Tone 21 November 1937 Chikuma 19 March 1938

Admiral Hipper-Class Heavy Cruisers Prinz Eugen 22 August 1938

Northampton-Class Heavy Cruiser Houston 7 September 1929

Battleships

• Gangut
• Kongou
• Queen Elizabeth
• Fusou
• Ise
• Nagato
• Nelson
• Vittorio Veneto
• Bismarck
• Yamato
• Iowa

Gangut-Class Battleships Gangut 20 October 1911

Kongou-Class Battleships Kongou 18 May 1912 Hiei 21 November 1912 Kirishima 1 December 1913 Haruna 14 December 1913

Queen Elizabeth-Class Battleships Warspite 26 November 1913

Fusou-Class Battleships Fusou 28 March 1914 Yamashiro 3 November 1915

Ise-Class Battleships Ise 12 November 1916 Hyuuga 27 January 1917

Nagato-Class Battleships Nagato 9 November 1919 Mutsu 31 May 1920

Nelson-Class Battleships Nelson 3 September 1925

Vittorio Veneto-Class Battleships Littorio 22 August 1937 Roma 9 June 1940

Bismarck-Class Battleships Bismarck 14 February 1939

Yamato-Class Battleships Yamato 8 August 1940 Musashi 1 November 1940

Iowa-Class Battleships Iowa 27 August 1942

Light Carriers

• Houshou
• Ryuujou
• Shouhou
• Taiyou
• Hiyou
• Ryuuhou
• Casablanca
• Chitose

Houshou-Class Light Carriers Houshou 13 November 1921

Ryuujou-Class Light Carriers Ryuujou 2 April 1931

Shouhou-Class Light Carriers Shouhou 1 June 1935 Zuihou 19 June 1936

Taiyou-Class Light Carriers Taiyou 19 September 1940 Shinyou 1942

Hiyou-Class Light Carriers Hiyou 24 June 1941 Junyou 26 June 1941

Ryuuhou-Class Light Carriers Ryuuhou 30 November 1942 (Reclassified as Light Carriers)

Casablanca-Class Light Carriers Gambier Bay 22 November 1943

Chitose-Class Light Carriers Chitose 15 December 1943 (Reclassified as Light Carriers) Chiyoda 15 December 1943 (Reclassified as Light Carriers)

Standard Carriers

• Kaga
• Akagi
• Lexington
• Souryuu
• Hiryuu
• Graf Zeppelin
• Shoukaku
• Aquila
• Taihou
• Essex
• Unryuu

Kaga-Class Standard Carriers Kaga 17 November 1921

Akagi-Class Standard Carriers Akagi 22 April 1925

Lexington-Class Standard Carriers Saratoga 7 April 1925

Souryuu-Class Standard Carriers Souryuu 23 December 1935

Hiryuu-Class Standard Carriers Hiryuu 16 November 1937

Graf Zeppelin-Class Standard Carriers Graf Zeppelin 8 December 1938

Shoukaku-Class Standard Carriers Shoukaku 1 June 1939 Zuikaku 27 November 1939

Aquila-Class Standard Carriers Aquila 1941

Taihou-Class Standard Carriers Taihou 7 April 1943

Essex-Class Standard Carriers Intrepid 26 April 1943

Unryuu-Class Standard Carriers Unryuu 25 September 1943 Amagi 15 October 1943 Katsuragi 19 January 1944

Submarines

• I-168 26 June 1933
• I-8 20 July 1936
• I-19 16 September 1939
• Luigi Torelli 6 January 1940
• I-26 10 April 1940
• U-511 22 September 1941
• I-58 9 October 1943
• RO-500 16 September 1943 (Handed over to Japan)
• I-13 30 November 1943
• UIT-25 September 1943 (Handed over to Germany)
• I-400 18 January 1944
• I-401 11 March 1944
• I-14 14 March 1944
• Maruyu 10 April 1944
• I-504 May 1945 (Handed over to Japan)

Auxiliary

• Mamiya 26 October 1923
• Taigei 16 November 1933
• Shinshuu Maru 14 March 1934
• Akashi 29 June 1938
• Kashima 25 September 1939
• Katori 14 December 1939
• Irako 14 February 1941
• Akitsu Maru 24 September 1941
• Hayasui 25 December 1943

Seaplane Tender

• Kamoi 8 June 1922
• Commandant Teste 12 April 1929
• Chitose 29 November 1936
• Chiyoda 29 November 1937
• Mizuho 16 May 1938
• Nisshin 30 November 1939
• Akitsushima 25 July 1941

List of Vessels by Seiyuu

Seiyuu	Ship girls
Akasaki Chinatsu (赤崎千夏)	Zara, Pola, Aquila, Heavy Cruiser Princess (special boss)
Asami Haruna (浅見春那)	Colorado, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Northern Little Sister (special boss), Abyssal Pacific Princess (special boss)
Bridcut Sarah Emi (ブリドカット セーラ 恵美)	Maikaze, Hatsukaze, Yuubari, Suzuya, Kumano
Endou Aya (遠藤綾)	Bismarck, Z1, Z3
Fujita Saki (藤田咲)	Akagi, Fusou, Yamashiro, Kagerou, Shiranui, Kuroshio, Yukikaze, Tokitsukaze, Suzutsuki, Aircraft Carrier Demon (enemy vessel), Aircraft Carrier Princess (special boss), Night Strait Princesses (special boss), Entombed Anti-Air Guardian Princess (special boss)
Hashimoto Chinami (橋本ちなみ)	Yamakaze, Iowa, Central Princess (special boss)
Hayami Saori (早見沙織)	Graf Zeppelin, Hagikaze, Light Cruiser Princess (special boss), Submarine Princess (special boss), Destroyer Water Demon (special boss)
Hayasaka Kozue (早坂梢)	Sazanami, Akebono, Ushio, Oboro
Hidaka Rina (日高里菜)	Ryuujou, Mutsuki, Kisaragi, Yayoi, Uzuki, Satsuki, Minazuki, Fumizuki, Nagatsuki, Kikuzuki, Mikazuki, Mochizuki
Hondo Kaede (本渡楓)	Oyashio
Horie Yui (堀江由衣)	Asagumo, Yamagumo, Amagi, Supply Ship Mamiya, Supply Ship Irako
Iguchi Yuka (井口裕香)	Kaga, Tone, Chikuma, Tenryuu, Tatsuta, Nagara, Isuzu, Natori
Imamura Ayaka (今村彩夏)	I-13, I-14, I-400, Sado, Tsushima, Abyssal Twin Princesses (special boss)
Ise Mariya (伊瀬茉莉也)	I-401
Ishigami Shizuka (石上静香)	Umikaze, Kawakaze, Mizuho, Seaplane Tender Princess (special boss), Airfield Princess (special boss, from Summer 2015 Event onwards)
Itou Shizuka (伊藤静)	Asakaze, Matsukaze, Saratoga, Abyssal Jellyfish Princess (special boss)
Kanemoto Hisako (金元寿子)	Kiyoshimo, Hayashimo, Harusame, Northern Princess (special boss)
Kawasumi Ayako (川澄綾子)	Unryuu, Isokaze, Ooyodo, Kamikaze, Midway Princess (special boss), Ancient Destroyer Demon (special boss), Destroyer Ancient Princess (special boss)
Kayano Ai (茅野愛衣)	Asashimo, Katori, U-511/Ro-500, Katsuragi, Kashima, Arashi, Light Cruiser Demon (special boss), Battleship Water Demon (special boss)
Kitou Akari (鬼頭明里)	Kazagumo, Libeccio, Okinami, Maestrale, Kishinami, Air Defense Princess (special boss)
Kobayashi Motoko (小林元子)	Hatsuharu, Nenohi, Wakaba, Hatsushimo
Komatsu Mana (小松真奈)	Zuihou, Hamakaze, Tanikaze, Urakaze, Fukae
Komatsu Mikako (小松未可子)	Akitsushima, Teruzuki, Anchorage Water Demon (special boss)
Kubota Hikari (久保田ひかり)	Intrepid
Kuno Misaki (久野美咲)	Littorio/Italia, Roma, Takanami, Harbour Water Demon (special boss)
Misato (味里)	Musashi, I-19, I-8, Airfield Princess (special boss, prior to Summer 2015 Event), Battleship Princess (special boss)
Miyagawa Wakana (宮川若菜)	Chitose, Chiyoda, Asashio, Ooshio, Michishio, Arashio, Arare, Kasumi, Tashkent
Miyamoto Yume (宮本侑芽)	Nisshin, Minegumo
Moriyama Yurika (森山由梨佳)	Grecale, Duca degli Abruzzi, De Ruyter, Hirato, Usugumo Abyssal Mediterranean Princess (special boss)
Nabatame Hitomi (生天目仁美)	Hatakaze, Luigi Torelli, New Submarine Princess (special boss)
Nakajima Megumi (中島愛)	Mikuma, I-168, I-58, Kinugasa, Hatsuzuki, Supply Depot Princess (special boss)
Nazuka Kaori (名塚佳織)	Houston, Atlanta
Nomizu Iori (野水伊織)	Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Kinu, Abukuma, Hayasui, Nelson, Anchorage Princess (special boss), Anchorage Demon (special boss), Abyssal Crane Princess (special boss)
Noto Mamiko (能登麻美子)	Taihou, Akitsu Maru, Maruyu, Harukaze, Lycoris Princess (special boss)
Ogura Yui (小倉唯)	Amatsukaze, Taigei/Ryuuhou, I-26, Harbour Princess (special boss), Isolated Island Demon, Princess (special boss)
Ootsubo Yuka (大坪由佳)	Ise, Hyuuga, Furutaka, Kako, Ooi, Kitakami, Hiyou, Junyou, Hiburi, Daitou
Ozawa Ari (小澤亜李)	Akizuki, Prinz Eugen, Nowaki, Janus, Destroyer Princess (special boss), Aircraft Carrier Water Demon (special boss), Anzio Princess (special boss)
Sakakibara Yoshiko (榊原良子)	Airfield Princess (special boss) (anime only), Midway Princess (special boss) (anime only)
Sakura Ayane (佐倉綾音)	Nagato, Mutsu, Shimakaze, Kuma, Tama, Kiso, Sendai, Jintsuu, Naka
Sasaki Hitomi (咲々木瞳)	Shimushu, Kunashiri
Seto Asami (瀬戸麻沙美)	Gangut, Kamoi, Northern Water Princess (special boss)
Shiraki Nao (白城なお)	Samuel B. Roberts, Johnston
Shutou Yukina (首藤志奈)	Kasuga Maru, Etorofu, Matsuwa
Suzaki Aya (洲崎綾)	Mogami, Houshou, Aoba, Akatsuki, Hibiki/Верный, Ikazuchi, Inazuma
Suzuki Minori (鈴木みのり)	Amagiri, Sagiri
Takao Kanon (高尾奏音)	Gotland, Shinyou, Hachijou, Ishigaki
Taketatsu Ayana (竹達彩奈)	Yamato, Akigumo, Yuugumo, Makigumo, Naganami, Southern War Princess (special boss)
Taneda Risa (種田梨沙)	Myoukou, Nachi, Ashigara, Haguro, Shouhou, Samidare, Suzukaze, Akashi
Tanibe Yumi (谷邊由美)	Yura, Shigure, Murasame, Yuudachi, Shiratsuyu, Commandant Teste, Fujinami, Hayanami, Hamanami, Richelieu, Seaplane Tender Water Princess (special boss), French Battleship Princess (special boss)
Touyama Nao (東山奈央)	Kongou, Hiei, Haruna, Kirishima, Takao, Atago, Maya, Choukai, Ayanami, Shikinami, Jervis
Toyoguchi Megumi (豊口めぐみ)	Shinshuu Maru, Akishimo
Uchida Shū(内田秀)	Warspite, Ark Royal, Gambier Bay, Mikura, Perth, Harbour Summer Princess (special boss), Heavy Cruiser Summer Princess (special boss), European Princess (special boss), Escort Water Princess (special boss)
Uesaka Sumire (上坂すみれ)	Souryuu, Hiryuu, Fubuki, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki, Miyuki, Murakumo, Isonami, Uranami
Utami Yuki (宇民祐希)	Fletcher
Yamada Yuki (山田悠希)	Agano, Noshiro, Yahagi, Sakawa

List of Vessels by Artist

Illustrator	Ship girls
Ace (A士) (Twitter)	Mikura
Akasaka Yuzu (赤坂ゆづ)	Etorofu, Matsuwa, Tsushima, Sado, Fukae, Hirato
Akira (アキラ)	Mizuho, Anchorage Demon (special boss), Anchorage Princess (special boss), Airfield Princess (special boss), Northern Princess (special boss), Commandant Teste, Kamoi, Richelieu, Gambier Bay
Amamiya Chiharu (雨宮千遥) (Twitter)	Samidare, Suzukaze
Ayaki (彩樹) (Twitter)	Tenryuu, Tatsuta, Murakumo, Hatsuharu, Nenohi
bob (bob) (Twitter)	Sendai, Jintsuu, Naka, Myoukou, Nachi, Ashigara, Haguro, Tone, Chikuma, Shouhou, Nisshin
Conishi (コニシ) (Twitter)	Kongou, Hiei, Haruna, Kirishima, Asashio, Ooshio, Michishio, Arashio, Arare, Kasumi, Kagerou, Shiranui, Kuroshio, Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Yura, Kinu, Abukuma, Yuubari, Zuihou, Suzuya, Kumano, Maikaze, Hatsukaze, Agano, Noshiro, Yahagi, Sakawa, Nowaki, Hayasui, Arashi, Hagikaze, Oyashio, Warspite, Ark Royal, Jervis, Nelson, Janus
drew (drew) (Twitter)	Oboro, Akebono, Sazanami, Ushio, Tutorial Musume, Sagiri, Amagiri, Gotland
Fujikawa (藤川)	Kinugasa, Akigumo, Yuugumo, Makigumo, Naganami, Supply Ship Mamiya, Error Musume, Akashi, Ooyodo, Hayashimo, Kiyoshimo, Supply Ship Irako, Asagumo, Yamagumo, Asashimo, Takanami, Kazagumo, Okinami, Fujinami, Hayanami, Hamanami, Kishinami, Minegumo, Akishimo
hatsuko (ハツ子) (Twitter)	Aoba
JiJi (じじ) (Twitter)	Littorio/Italia, Roma, Libeccio, Zara, Pola, Aquila, Luigi Torelli/UIT-25/I-504, Maestrale, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Grecale, Duca degli Abruzzi
Kujou Ichiso (玖条イチソ) (Twitter)	Shiratsuyu, Shigure, Murasame, Yuudachi, Taigei/Ryuuhou, Harusame, Umikaze, Kawakaze, Yamakaze
Kusada Souta (草田草太) (Twitter)	Mutsuki, Kisaragi, Yayoi, Uzuki, Minazuki, Perth
Kuu Ro Kuro (くーろくろ) (Twitter)	Ryuujou, Nagara, Isuzu, Natori, Chitose, Chiyoda, Hiyou, Junyou, Akitsu Maru, Maruyu, Unryuu, Amagi, Katsuragi, I-26
Mikoto Akemi (みことあけみ) (Twitter)	Takao, Atago
Oguchi (おぐち) (Twitter)	All standard enemy vessels (main design concept creator)
Parsley (パセリ) (Twitter)	Maya, Choukai, Hamakaze, Tanikaze, Urakaze, Isokaze, Katori, Kashima, Kamikaze, Harukaze, Asakaze, Matsukaze, Hatakaze, Colorado, Shinshuu Maru
Rikka (六花) (Twitter)	Fusou, Yamashiro
Sara (沙良)	De Ruyter
Shibafu (しばふ) (Twitter)	Akagi, Kaga, Souryuu, Hiryuu, Ise, Hyuuga, Fubuki, Shirayuki, Hatsuyuki, Miyuki, Isonami, Ayanami, Shikinami, Ooi, Kitakami, Houshou, Mogami, Mikuma, I-401, Uranami, Kasuga Maru/Taiyou, I-400, Hiburi, Daitou, Intrepid, Shinyou
Shimada Fumikane (島田フミカネ) (Twitter)	Taihou, Bismarck, Z1, Z3, Prinz Eugen, U-511/Ro-500, Graf Zeppelin
Shizuma Yoshinori (しずまよしのり) (Twitter)	Nagato, Mutsu, Yukikaze, Shimakaze, Yamato, Musashi, Amatsukaze, Tokitsukaze, Akizuki, Akitsushima, Teruzuki, Air Defense Princess (special boss), Hatsuzuki, Iowa, Saratoga, I-13, I-14, Suzutsuki, Atlanta
Shobon (ショボン) (Twitter)	I-168, I-58, I-19, I-8
UGUME (UGUME) (twitter)	Kuma, Tama, Kiso, Furutaka, Kako, Shimushu, Kunashiri, Hachijou, Ishigaki
Yadokari (やどかり) (Twitter)	Satsuki, Fumizuki, Nagatsuki, Kikuzuki, Mikazuki, Mochizuki, Akatsuki, Hibiki/Верный, Ikazuchi, Inazuma, Wakaba, Hatsushimo, Gangut/Oktyabrskaya Revolyutsiya, Tashkent
Zeco (zeco) (Twitter)	Samuel B. Roberts, Johnston, Fletcher, Houston

List of Music by Composers

For more information on this topic, see Music.

Composer	Tracks
Okamiya Michio (岡宮道生)	Game, Event, OST -Akatsuki-, Incomplete
Ookoshi Kaori ( 大越香里)	Game, Event, OST -Akatsuki-, Incomplete
Usami Hiroshi (宇佐美宏)	Game, Event, OST -Akatsuki-, Incomplete
Uncredited	Japanese wiki

Abbreviation

While it is preferable to not use abbreviations to avoid confusion, some discussions will inevitably have them. This is an incomplete list utilized by English-speaking KanColle players.

• AA - Anti-Air
• AACI - Anti-Air Cut-in
• ACH - Aircraft Carrier Hime
• AD - Air Denial
• AFP - Air Fighter Power
• AI - Air Incapability
• AP - Air Parity
• ASW - Anti-Submarine Warfare
• AS - Air Superiority
• AS+ - Air Supremacy
• BP - Blueprint
• CCCI - Credit Card Cut-In (fancy way of saying, go buy DMM points)
• CI - Cut-In
• CV - Character Voice, same as VA; or Standard/Fleet Aircraft Carrier
• CVCI - Carrier Vessel Cut-In
• DA - Double Attack
• DMM - 1. Name of the portal site which this game serve via, or 2. Douse Minna Mutsuninaru, everyone will just become Mutsu.
• EO - Extra Operation (maps 1-5, 2-5, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, and some event maps)
• FBB - Fast Battleship
• FCF - Fleet Command Facility
• FP - Firepower
• GS - Great Success
• FS - Flagship
• KC - Kantai Collection
• LSC - Large Ship Construction
• LBAS - Land Base Aerial Support
• LoS/LOS - Line of Sight
• OASW - Opening Anti-Submarine Warfare (pre-emptive ASW)
• RE - Reinforcement Expansion
• RSC - Resources
• RNG - Random Number Generator
• SCAMP - Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel
• SFFCF - Striking Force Fleet Command Facility
• TP - Torpedo or Transport Phase
• VA - Voice Actress, same as CV