Unique ships required for quests
Ships with composition quests (green in tables)
These ships have at least composition quests (and all of the required ships have them). You should collect and hold onto them when you have their quest available and have decided to complete it.
The total number of ships required:
- Destroyers (DD): 31
- Light Cruisers (CL): 8-9 (A50 have optional requirements)
- Heavy Cruisers (CA): 13
- Battleships (BB): 10-12 (A43 have optional requirements)
- Standard Carriers (CV): 7
- Seaplane Tenders (AV): 1 (Chitose or Chiyoda)
- Repair Ships (AR): 1 (Akashi is the only AR)
- Submarine Tenders (AS): 1 (Taigei is the only AS)
72-75 ships in total (effectively the total number can be smaller, since you don't need to keep all of them before/after you have access to or have finished associated quests).
Ships to sortie on battle quests (red in tables)
These ships have sortie quests. You should keep them and level them up until you clear the quest.
The total number of ships to sortie:
- DD: 31
- CL: 2-3 (B41 have optional requirements)
- CA: 12
- BB: 5
- CV: 5
- AV: 0-1 (B9 have optional requirements)
55-57 ships in total.
Ships with expedition quests (blue in tables)
These ships are required for expedition quests. Currently, only Taigei is needed. Katori (the only Training Cruiser (CLp)) is required for expedition 32, and should therefore also be kept.
Ships after completion
Assuming you complete all one-time quests and don't plan to keep all collected ships required by them:
- DD: 15 ships if count only Kai-2 and Mutsuki-class ships (since they are good for expeditions).
- CL: 7 ships if count Kai-2, Tenryuu-class ships (good for expeditions if not Kai) and Yuubari (as 4 slot CL).
- CA: 8 Kai-2 ships.
- BB, CV, Akashi and Taigei: would make sence to keep all of them.
- CVL: Chitose and Chiyoda (Kai-2 ships).
About 50 ships in total; that is half of the default limit.
The following tables show exact ships and quests, refering to the Quests page.
Destroyers (DD)
| ID | Ship Name | Fleet Name | Quest | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 |
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Eleventh Destroyer Division | A47 | B35 B36 |
B35: 2-3 Boss Victory B36: 1-5 C+ Boss Encounter |
| 12 |
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| 13 |
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| 15 |
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| 31 |
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Thirtieth Destroyer Division (1st Gen.) |
A33 A34 |
B22 B24 |
B22: 3-2 C+ Boss Encounter B24: 1-5 C+ Boss Encounter |
| 32 |
|
Thirtieth Destroyer Division (1st Gen.) | A33 | B22 | B22: 3-2 C+ Boss Encounter |
| 33 |
|
Twenty-Second Destroyer Division | A49 | B39 | B39: 1-4 S Boss Encounter |
| 34 |
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| 35 |
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| 38 |
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Thirtieth Destroyer Division (1st Gen.) Thirtieth Destroyer Division (2nd Gen.) |
A33 A34 |
B22 B24 |
B22: 3-2 C+ Boss Encounter B24: 1-5 C+ Boss Encounter |
| 50 |
|
Nishimura Fleet Reorganized Nishimura Fleet |
A22 A44 |
B14 B33 |
B14: 2-3 Boss Victory B33: 5-1 S Boss Victory |
| 68 |
|
First Torpedo Squadron Nachi Squadron |
A30 |
B38 |
B38: 2-2 S Boss Victory |
| 70 |
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| 71 |
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Sixth Destroyer Division | A10 | B12 B42 |
B12: Any B42: 1-5 Boss Victory |
| 72 |
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| 73 |
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| 74 |
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| 75 |
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Twenty-First Destroyer Division | A48 | B37 | B37: 3-1 S Boss Victory B38: 2-2 S Boss Victory |
| 76 |
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| 77 |
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| 78 |
|
Twenty-First Destroyer Division Nachi Squadron |
A48 |
B37 B38 | |
| 85 |
|
Eighth Destroyer Division | A31 | B20 | B20: 2-3 Boss Victory |
| 86 |
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| 87 |
Michishio 満潮 |
Eighth Destroyer Division Reorganized Nishimura Fleet |
A31 A44 |
B20 B33 |
B20: 2-3 Boss Victory B33: 5-1 S Boss Victory |
| 88 |
|
Eighth Destroyer Division | A31 | B20 | B20: 2-3 Boss Victory |
| 89 |
|
Eighteenth Destroyer Division | A32 | B21 | B21: 3-1 Boss Victory B38: 2-2 S Boss Victory |
| 90 |
|
First Torpedo Squadron Eighteenth Destroyer Division Nachi Squadron! |
A30 A32 A46 |
B21 B38 | |
| 91 |
|
Eighteenth Destroyer Division | A32 | B21 | |
| 92 |
|
First Torpedo Squadron Eighteenth Destroyer Division |
A30 A32 |
B21 | |
| 164 |
|
Thirtieth Destroyer Division (1st Gen.) Thirtieth Destroyer Division (2nd Gen.) |
A33 A34 |
B22 B24 |
B22: 3-2 C+ Boss Encounter B24: 1-5 C+ Boss Encounter |
| 165 |
|
Thirtieth Destroyer Division (2nd Gen.) | A34 | B24 | B24: 1-5 C+ Boss Encounter |
Light Cruisers (CL)
| ID | Ship Name | Fleet Name | Quest | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |
|
Mikawa Fleet New Mikawa Fleet Reorganized Mikawa Fleet Eighteenth Squadron |
A8 A20 A24 A50 A51 |
B11 B16 B41 B43 |
B11: Any B16: 2-3 Boss Victory B41: 5-1 S Boss Victory, optional part B43: 2-3 S Boss Victory |
| 29 |
|
Eighteenth Squadron |
A8 A51 |
B43 |
B43: 2-3 S Boss Victory |
| 40 |
Tama 多摩 |
Fifth Fleet | A29 | ||
| 41 |
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| 46 |
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A14 | |||
| 47 |
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| 48 |
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| 110 |
|
First Torpedo Squadron | A30 | ||
| 111 |
|
Reorganized Mikawa Fleet | A50 | B41 | B41: 5-1 S Boss Victory, optional part |
Heavy Cruisers (CA)
| ID | Ship Name | Fleet Name | Quest | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |
|
Nishimura Fleet Reorganized Nishimura Fleet |
A22 A44 |
B14 B33 |
B14: 2-3 Boss Victory B33: 5-1 S Boss Victory |
| 52 |
|
Mikawa Fleet New Mikawa Fleet Sixth Fleet Sixth Squadron Reorganized Mikawa Fleet |
A20 A24 A28 A50 |
B11 B16 B19 B34 B41 |
B11: Any B16: 2-3 Boss Victory B19: 2-3 S Boss Victory B34: 2-5 S Boss Victory B41: 5-1 S Boss Victory, optional part |
| 53 |
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| 54 |
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| 55 |
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Fifth Squadron | A15 A35 A38 |
Bm1 | Bm1: 2-5 S Boss Victory A38: Myoukou Kai-2 |
| 56 |
|
Fifth Fleet Fifth Squadron Nachi Squadron |
A15 A29 A35 |
Bm1 B38 |
Bm1: 2-5 S Boss Victory B38: 2-2 S Boss Victory |
| 57 |
|
Fifth Fleet | A15 A29 A46 |
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| 58 |
|
Fifth Squadron |
A15 A35 |
Bm1 |
Bm1: 2-5 S Boss Victory |
| 59 |
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Fourth Cruiser Division | A21 | B13 | B13: 2-2 Boss Victory |
| 60 |
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| 61 |
|
B13 B40 |
B13: 2-2 Boss Victory B40: Maya Kai, 2-3 S Boss Victory | ||
| 62 |
|
Mikawa Fleet |
A20 A21 A24 A50 |
B11 B13 B16 B41 |
B11: Any B13: 2-2 Boss Victory B16: 2-3 Boss Victory B41: Choukai Kai-2, 5-1 S Boss Victory |
| 120 |
|
New Mikawa Fleet Sixth Fleet Sixth Squadron Reorganized Mikawa Fleet |
A24 A28 A50 |
B16 B19 B34 B41 |
B16: 2-3 Boss Victory B19: 2-3 S Boss Victory B34: 2-5 S Boss Victory B41: 5-1 S Boss Victory, optional part |
Battleships (BB)
| ID | Ship Name | Fleet Name | Quest | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Second Squadron |
A42 A43 |
B31 |
B31: 4-2 S Boss Victory A43: optional part |
| 2 |
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| 3 |
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A18 A43 |
A43: optional part | ||
| 4 |
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| 21 |
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Third Battleship Division |
A16 A40 |
A40:Kongou Class Kai-2 B27:Haruna Kai-2 and 5-1 S Boss Victory | |
| 22 |
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| 23 |
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B27 | |||
| 24 |
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| 26 |
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Nishimura Fleet Second Squadron Reorganized Nishimura Fleet |
A17 A22 A42 A43 A44 |
B14 B31 B33 |
B14: 2-3 Boss Victory B31: 4-2 S Boss Victory A43: optional part B33: 5-1 S Boss Victory |
| 27 |
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| 131 |
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A43 | A43: optional part | ||
| 143 |
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Standard Carriers (CV)
| ID | Ship Name | Fleet Name | Quest | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
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Nagumo Task Force | A19 | ||
| 7 |
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| 8 |
|
Nagumo Task Force Second Carrier Division New Edition Reorganized Second Carrier Division |
A19 A36 A39 |
B25 B26 |
A36: Hiryuu Kai-2 A39: Hiryuu Kai-2, Souryuu Kai-2 B25: 5-2 S Boss Victory B26: 4-3 S Boss Victory |
| 9 |
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| 106 |
Shoukaku 翔鶴 |
Fifth Carrier Division | B15 | B15: 3-1 Boss Victory | |
| 107 |
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| 201 |
|
A41 | B28 | B28: Unryuu Kai and 5-2 S Boss Victory | |
Seaplane Tenders (AV)
| ID | Ship Name | Quest | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 |
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A9 | B9 | A9: Chitose OR Chiyoda B9: optional part |
| 50 |
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Other ships (AR, AS)
| ID | Ship Name | Quest | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 |
|
A45 | Set as flagship to Akashi's Improvement Arsenal | |
| 184 |
|
A37 | D13 D14 |
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Non-unique ships required for quests and expeditions
The quests are both one-time and repeated. TODO: check if the following is up to date.
Light Cruisers (CL)
| Quest | A3 | A5 | B6 | Bm3 | D9 | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Required | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
Expedition |
4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 37 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Required | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Heavy Cruisers (CA)
| Quest | A7 | A13 | B7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Required | 2 | 2 | 1 |
|
Expedition |
22 | 25 | 35 |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Required | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Aviation Cruisers (CAV)
| Quest | A26 | B18 |
|---|---|---|
| # Required | 2 | 2 |
Battleships (BB)
| Quest | A13 | B8 |
|---|---|---|
| # Required | 1 | 1 |
Aviation Battleships (BBV)
| Quest | A26 | B18 | B23 | D10 | D12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Required | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|
Expedition |
19 | 23 |
|---|---|---|
| # Required | 2 | 2 |
Seaplane Tenders (AV)
| Quest | A9 |
|---|---|
| # Required | 1 |
|
Expedition |
36 |
|---|---|
| # Required | 2 |
Carriers (CV, CVL, AV)
| Quest | A11 | A12 | B9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Required | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
Expedition |
15 | 18 | 26 | 35 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Required | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Submarines (SS, SSV)
| Quest | A25 | A27 | A37 | B17 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D13 | D14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Required | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
|
Expedition |
20 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 39 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Required | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Submarine Tenders (AS)
| Quest | D13 | D14 |
|---|---|---|
| # Required | 1 | 1 |
|
Expedition |
39 |
|---|---|
| # Required | 1 |
Minimum ships to keep for maximum expeditions
These are the highest possible number of ships of any type you can send out on expeditions at any time. For example, expedition 37 and 38 require 5 Destroyers, and expedition 13 (or 21) requires 4 Destroyers. Therefore, the maximum number of destroyers you can have out at any time is 5 + 5 + 4 = 14.
Maximum required numbers of ships by classes are the following:
- DD: 14
- CL: 4
- CA: 4
- BBV: 4
- AV: 2
- CV/CVL/AV: 7
- SS/SSV: 12
- AS: 1
48 ships in total, roughly the same as in this (i.e. 'Ships after completion') section, still about 50 ships plus SS(V)'s.
Non-required ships
Aside from 75 (76 with both AV) required ships there are also ships that technically not required by anything, but can be as much as important otherwise for various reasons:
- DD: 38 (69 in total, 31 required)
- CL: 14 (23, 9 required)
- CA: 6 (19, 13 required)
- CVL: 6 (9 with Ryuuhou, AV required)
- CV: Taihou, Amagi (9, 7 required)
- BB: Bismarck (13, 12 required)
- SS(V): 7
- Other: Katori, Akitsu Maru
another 76 ships (there is 152 ships in total).
If you keep about 50 ships from required ones, have default limit of 100 ships and also
1) Have from 5 (for events) to ~10 (for more convinent modernization) free ship slots.
2) Have leveled SS(V) ships (for orel, BB/CA/CV bullying, DD/CL/CLT/CAV/CVL/BBV distraction, grinding other ships and just torpedo salvos and NB CI performance).
3) Have spare low-level SS(V) ships for more convinent grinding.
4) Have space for Katori, Akitsu Maru, Taihou, Amagi and Bismarck.
then you can choose about 20 ships from 64 non-required DD/CL/CA/CVL.
The tables below list those DD/CL/CA/CVL and give reasons to keep or level them. If you don't have such reason, feel free to scrap them or use them for modernization.
DD
CL
| ID | Ship Name | Rarity | Reason to Keep/Level | How to Get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Kuma 球磨 | Silver | 61cm Quad O2 Torpedo Mount | |
| 42 | Nagara 長良 | 61cm Quad O2 Torpedo Mount, slightly different Kai art | ||
| 43 | Isuzu 五十鈴 | Blue | Kai-2, High ASW, 61cm Quad O2 Torpedo Mount, Type 21 Air RADAR on Kai (Lv12) Type 22 Surface RADAR, Type 21 Air RADAR, Type 3 Depth Charge on Kai-2 | |
| 44 | Natori 名取 | 61cm Quad O2 Torpedo Mount | ||
| 45 | Yura 由良 | Dark Blue | ||
| 109 | Kinu 鬼怒 | Silver | Type 21 Air RADAR | |
| 137 | Agano 阿賀野 | Gold | Type 22 Surface RADAR | 5-4 Drop, LSC, Events |
| 138 | Noshiro 能代 | LSC, Events | ||
| 139 | Yahagi 矢矧 | Holo | Type 21 Air RADAR | 6-2 Drop, LSC, Events |
| 140 | Sakawa 酒匂 | Gold | 6-2 Drop only | |
| 183 | Ooyodo 大淀 | Holo | Type 13 AIR RADAR Kai, Fleet Command Facility | Event only |
CLT
CLT can be required for branching in event maps.
| ID | Ship Name | Rarity | Reason to Keep/Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Ooi Kai 大井改 | Gold | Kai-2, torpedo salvos (opening with Type A Ko-hyoteki), NB DA/CI performance |
| 20 | Kitakami Kai 北上改 | Silver | |
| 41 | Kiso Kai-2 木曾改二 | Dark Blue |
CA
| ID | Ship Name | Rarity | Reason to Keep/Level | How to Get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Prinz Eugen | Holo | Unique equipment, Strong CA, High Luck | Unobtainable |
CAV
As with CLT, CAV may be required for branching.
| ID | Ship Name | Rarity | Reason to Keep/Level | How to Get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Tone Kai-2 利根改二 | Silver | Kai-2, strongest CAVs, 20.3cm(no.3) Twin Gun Mount, Type 21 Air RADAR, Zuiun (634 Air Group) | |
| 64 | Chikuma Kai-2 筑摩改二 | |||
| 116 | Mikuma Kai 三隈改 | Gold | Type 21 Air RADAR, 20.3cm(no.3) Twin Gun Mount, Lv30 remodel to CAV | Drops, LSC, Events |
| 124 | Suzuya Kai 鈴谷改 | Silver | Type 21 Air RADAR, Lv35 remodel to CAV | Drops, Construction, Events |
| 125 | Kumano Kai 熊野改 | Type 22 Surface RADAR, Lv35 remodel to CAV |
CVL
| ID | Ship Name | Rarity | Reason to Keep/Level | How to Get |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Houshou 鳳翔 | Light Blue | ||
| 30 | Ryuujou 龍驤 | Silver | Kai-2, Type 2 Recon Aircraft, Type 62 Zero Fighter-bomber | |
| 65 | Hiyou 飛鷹 | |||
| 66 | Jun'you 隼鷹 | Kai-2, Reppuu (Strong Gale), Type 13 AIR RADAR Kai, Type 21 Air RADAR | ||
| 94 | Shouhou 祥鳳 | |||
| 112 | Zuihou 瑞鳳 | Gold | Rare | Drops, Construction, Events |
Links
HERE is a quest and ship checklist that keeps track of what ships you still need. Also includes an expeditions chart.
