History Trivia / WorldOfWarships

*** Enterprise (one of Yorktown's sisters) was finally added into the game.

* FandomNickname: Players are often referred to as Captains, Commanders, Admirals, or "Teitoku". The latter two are shared with those who also play ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'', given the shared theme between the two games. "Admiral" is seen by some of the fanbase as the most appropriate of these nicknames, because the player has multiple in-game "Commanders" (the guys you place on ships and assign skill points to) under his or her command.
* GameMod: The fandom was ''quick'' to put together a mod where each ship was represented by a cute girl in order to make WOWS a little more like ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'', and that mod was later expanded to include ''Kankore''-like menus.

** When Yamato in the [[Anime/KantaiCollection anime adaptation]] showed up in a [[BeachEpisode bikini]], it didn't take long for skins to be made for her WOWS counterpart to have "camouflage" matching the swimsuit.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Because of the number of ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'' players within the community, this tends to happen to the Japanese ship line such as "Kongou" for "Kongo", "Fusou" for "Fuso", etc.

* VaporWare: Much like her ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'' counterpart, the Aircraft Carrier ''Shinano''. [=3D=] Models of her were already present in the early Alpha tests, but was later pulled out in favor of the Tier-X ''Hakuryuu'', which for the record only existed in blueprints compared to the former (previously the third ''Yamato-class'' Battleship which was converted midway into an aircraft carrier.)

* FandomNickname: Players are often referred to as Captains, Admirals, Commanders or Teitoku. The second and last ones are shared with those who also play ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'', given the shared theme between the two games. "Admiral" is seen by some of the fanbase as the most appropriate of these nicknames, because the player has multiple in-game "Commanders" (the guys you place on ships and assign skill points to) under his or her command.

* CrossPromotion: With naval-related Anime series ''Manga/ArpeggioOfBlueSteel'' in 2016, ''Anime/HighSchoolFleet'' in 2017, and ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' in 2018. The ''Azur Lane'' promotion is notable for being implemented in '''both''' games, with several of the "paper ships" from ''World of Warships'' being implemented as shipgirls, while several popular ''Azur Lane'' shipgirls will become available as captains in ''World of Warships'' (along with an ''Azur Lane''-themed camouflage for ''Cleveland'').

** IJN Tone was tested for a while with the intention of making it a premium tier 7 cruiser. However complaints that it would not receive any special aircraft related abilities (its an aviation cruiser) and a lack of interest otherwise shelved development.

* DuelingGames: Steel Ocean was a game with a heavy similarity to World of Warships that launched in late 2015. There were some few notable differences, such as including Submarines long before World of Warships had even begun testing with them. It found early success and even managed to pull people away from WOWS, within a few year the server population had cratered, the developers ended patch support for the game beyond basic server maintenance in 2018 and it was completely shut down in early 2020.

* DuelingGames: Steel Ocean was a game with a heavy similarity to World of Warships, with a few notable differences, such as including Submarines long before World of Warships had even begun testing with them. It lasted a few years before it's server population died out, with the game being shut down in early 2020.

* DuelingGames: Steel Ocean, another upcoming Naval MMO Game that is much too similar to World of Tanks to be a coincidence, has shown some promise in being a worthy rival by offering players to battle inside Submarines, as well as having a wider variety of ships that have yet to be added into [=WoWs=], such as the Yorktown.

* FandomNickname: Players are often referred to as Captains, Admirals, or Commanders. The second one is also shared with those who also play ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'', given the shared theme between the two games, and some WOWS players even go the extra mile and call themselves ''teitoku'' (Japanese for "admiral"). "Admiral" is seen by some of the fanbase as the most appropriate of these nicknames, because the player has multiple in-game "Commanders" (the guys you place on ships and assign skill points to) under his or her command.

*** CB= Large Cruiser[[note]]A type of of cruiser killer, developed from battlecruisers but somewhat smaller and even more cruiser-like. Only the Soviet ''Moskva'' fits the bill due to the lack of the ''Alaska'' class, the Japanese B-65 concept and the German pocket battleships.[[/note]]

* TheWikiRule: The Wikia [[http://wargaming.wikia.com/wiki/Wargaming_Wiki Wargaming Wiki]].

* OneOfUs: ''Creator/StevenSeagal'' appears AsHimself for promotional material, and as a special captain[[note]]Earn 70,000 experience points before December 14th, 2016[[/note]] with unique voicelines and abilities. In fact, he stated he'd only do the role if Wargaming added the ''USS Missouri'' as a ship..... which they did, as a permanent premium ship[[note]]Purchasable with 1 credit. And Free XP... ''750,000'' to be exact[[/note]]. The USS ''Alabama'' joined the ''Missouri'' months later, as the ''Alabama'' stood in for the ''Missouri'' during the filming of Film/UnderSiege. That is, until Wargaming decide to cut ties with him and replace Seagal captain with John Doe captain instead, for reasons pertaining to misbehavour on Seagal's part.

** The 2017 April fools gave everyone a real sub in their port. And thats it. You can't play with it even in minigame.

* CrossPromotion: With naval-related Anime series ''Anime/ArpeggioOfBlueSteel'' in 2016, ''Anime/HighSchoolFleet'' in 2017, and ''VidoeGame/AzurLane'' in 2018. The ''Azur Lane'' promotion is notable for being implemented in '''both''' games, with several of the "paper ships" from ''World of Warships'' being implemented as shipgirls, while several popular ''Azur Lane'' shipgirls will become available as captains in ''World of Warships'' (along with an ''Azur Lane''-themed camouflage for ''Cleveland'').

* CrossPromotion: With naval-related Anime series ''Anime/ArpeggioOfBlueSteel'' in 2016 ,''Anime/HighSchoolFleet'' in 2017, and ''VidoeGame/AzurLane'' in 2018. The ''Azur Lane'' promotion is notable for being implemented in '''both''' games, with several of the "paper ships" from ''World of Warships'' being implemented as shipgirls, while several popular ''Azur Lane'' shipgirls will become available as captains in ''World of Warships'' (along with an ''Azur Lane''-themed camouflage for ''Cleveland'').

* CrossPromotion: With naval-related Anime series ''Anime/ArpeggioOfBlueSteel'' in 2016 ,''Anime/HighSchoolFleet'' in 2017, and ''VidoeGame/AzurLane'' in 2018.

* FandomNickname: Players are often referred to as Captains, Admirals, or Commanders. The second one is also shared with those who also play ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'', given the shared theme between the two games, and some WOWS players even go the extra mile and call themselves ''teitoku'' (Japanese for "admiral").

** The early ''Myogi'' counts as well. You can expect enemy planes to swarm you like angry mosquitoes as the first hull lacks any AntiAir. The second hull does add a couple small guns that can hit aircraft, but you will never be counting on them. The final hull however might as well be a modern Aegis Cruiser by comparison, as those pop guns get backed up by machine guns, more cannons, and even Dual-Purpose Artillery. Against a Langley's airwing, you can expect to come out on top if you're paying attention.
** The ''Phoenix'' as a whole is considered this by some compared to the ''Omaha'' that follows it (or for that matter, to the ''[[MoreDakka St.]] [[MightyGlacier Louis]]'' that precedes it). It's armor might as well be made of balsa wood, the guns are placed in odd locations, and the AntiAir is pathetic until you've reached the third hull. However, those chasing down a ''Phoenix'' better be ready to turn sharply... for the Phoenix carries torpedoes.
** The ''Izumo'' as well. While many players grinding through her claim she's the worst ship in game, she still has a sizable devoted fan base. She has a very fast turret traverse for a battleship and mounts very high performing guns. An experienced and lucky player can vaporize all the enemy team's cruisers in minutes with her.
** The ''Smith'', a Tier II premium American destroyer that was sold as part of Wargaming's anniversary specials, potentially counts as a Lethal Joke Ship. It's by far the slowest destroyer in the entire game with a top speed of 28 knots [[note]]slower than most non-American battleships past Tier V[[/note]], low-damage short-range torpedoes mounted in ''single-tube'' launchers, and her 76mm popguns are second smallest caliber main guns in the game. However, the reload times on the torpedoes (''11 seconds!'') more than compensate for the poor single-hit damage and the quick rate of fire allows a skilled captain to easily adapt to a target's evasive tactics.
** The Tier II premium Japanese destroyer ''Tachibana'' is very similar in all respects to the Smith. It has the same strengths (fast-firing guns, shockingly fast torpedo reload) and similar weaknesses (pathetically weak guns, low speed for a destroyer and a small number of short-range, low-damage torpedoes), though generally to a lesser extent. It has a more conventional torpedo layout of 2 centerline twin-tube launchers that can both fire to either side, a top speed of 30 knots and only half the torpedo reload speed of the Smith...but that's still a lightning-fast 22 seconds. And while its 76mm guns have a lower rate of fire than the Smith, they do slightly more HE damage, with 50% higher chance of starting fires and slightly better turret rotation time.
** The ''Mikasa'', a Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) era IJN Battleship, as a Tier II premium[[note]]noticing a trend here?[[/note]] given out as an event reward ship to players who completed the in-game mission. She has a very slow speed, only has a 2x2 305mm Main Battery configuration[[note]]one bow, one aft, two barrels each[[/note]], and has limited firing arcs[[note]]the turrets sit close to the superstructure, meaning that it's hard to sail at an angle and fire both turrets, often limited to one turret without sailing completely broadside on to an enemy ship[[/note]]. There's also the issue of its average 30-second reload as most battleships which further reduces rate of fire, slow shell velocities, [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy a huge shell dispersion size which greatly increases the chance of a miss at range]], and poor AP performance, in a tier range where most such AP shells that hit are likely to overpen. Its to the point that most Captains basically pretend that AP doesn't exist on the ship, using HE shells only and hope for a hit. So, why would anyone want to use this ship at all? It has almost as much HP as an upgraded BB ''South Carolina'' at Tier III, her main battery HE shells have an alpha of '''''5100''''' damage with a 28% chance of causing a fire, which is only 2600 less than a successful Citadel hit with the AP shells, which is deadly at low tiers. She has extremely tight turning circle for a BB, and her armor reaches NoSell levels of thickness. But the best part about the Mikasa, is her ''32'' secondary guns. Any enemy that sails into their range will face a storm of shells that will rapidly deplete their HP until either they or Mikasa are sunk, or they get out of range. Combined with Mikasa's historical value, generally well liked appearance, and sheer ridiculous fun that Mikasa vs Mikasa battles are, makes Mikasa a very popular ship in game.
** Some ships were actually considered quite ridiculous when they were released but are now considered anything but. Two shining examples are Tirpitz and Saipan. When Tirpitz was released people scoffed at at a tier 8 BB having 15inch guns even if they got a 25 second reload and thought its torps were just a gimmick. They were wrong. Saipan boasts fewer aircraft in its squadrons than any other CV but makes up by having tier 9 aircraft. People initially thought it was weak but its planes proved really hard to kill.

* OneOfUs: ''Creator/StevenSeagal'' appears AsHimself for promotional material, and as a special captain[[note]]Earn 70,000 experience points before December 14th, 2016[[/note]] with unique voicelines and abilities. In fact, he stated he'd only do the role if Wargaming added the ''USS Missouri'' as a ship..... which they did, as a permanent premium ship[[note]]Purchasable with 1 credit. And Free XP... ''750,000'' to be exact[[/note]]. The USS ''Alabama'' joined the ''Missouri'' months later, as the ''Alabama'' stood in for the ''Missouri'' during the filming of Film/UnderSiege. That is, until Wargaming decide to cut ties with him and replace Seagal captain with John Doe captain instead, for unknown reasons.

* CrossPromotion: With naval-related Anime series ''Anime/ArpeggioOfBlueSteel'' in 2016. Continued with ''Anime/HighSchoolFleet'' in 2017.

* OneOfUs: ''Creator/StevenSeagal'' appears AsHimself for promotional material, and as a special captain[[note]]Earn 70,000 experience points before December 14th, 2016[[/note]] with unique voicelines and abilities. In fact, he stated he'd only do the role if Wargaming added the ''USS Missouri'' as a ship..... which they did, as a permanent premium ship[[note]]Purchasable with 1 credit. And Free XP... ''750,000'' to be exact[[/note]]. The USS ''Alabama'' joined the ''Missouri'' months later, as the ''Alabama'' stood in for the ''Missouri'' during the filming of Film/UnderSiege.

** IJN Tone was tested for a while with the intention of making it a premium tier 7 cruiser. However complaints that it would not receive any special aircraft related abilities (its an aviation cruiser) and a lack of interest otherwise shelved development.

** The ''Izumo'' as well. While many players grinding through her claim she's the worst ship in game, she still has a sizable devoted fan base. She has a very fast turret traverse for a battleship and mounts the third largest caliber guns in the game. An experienced and lucky player can vaporize all the enemy team's cruisers in minutes with her.

* OneOfUs: ''Creator/StevenSeagal'' appears AsHimself for promotional material, and as a special captain[[note]]Earn 70,000 experience points before December 14th, 2016[[/note]] with unique voicelines and abilities. In fact, he stated he'd only do the role if Wargaming added the ''USS Missouri'' as a ship..... which they did, as a permanent premium ship[[note]]Purchasable with 1 credit. And Free XP... ''750,000'' to be exact[[/note]].

** The early ''Myogi'' counts as well. You can expect enemy planes to swarm you like angry mosquitoes as the first hull lacks any AntiAir. The second hull does add a couple small guns that can hit aircraft, but you will never be counting on them. The final hull however might as well be a modern Aegis Cruiser by comparison, as those pop guns get backed up by machine guns, more cannons, and even Duel-Purpose Artillery. Against a Langley's airwing, you can expect to come out on top if you're paying attention.

** The ''Izumo'' as well. While many players grinding through her claim she's the worst ship in game, she still has a sizable devoted fan base. She has a very fast turret traverse for a battleship and mounts the second largest caliber guns in the game. An experienced and lucky player can vaporize all the enemy team's cruisers in minutes with her.