Chitose is the namesake ship of the Chitose-class seaplane tenders/light aircraft carriers in [[Kantai Collection]].
Character design by [[Kuuro Kuro]].

h4. Appearance

Chitose has [[long_hair|long]] [[grey hair]] in a barely visible [[ponytail]] and [[grey_eyes|grey eyes]]. She wears a white [[blouse]], [[red hakama]] and [[blue_jacket|blue jacket]] with a gold phoenix pattern. She also wears [[black pantyhose]] and a [[headband]]

The Chitose-class ships are unique as they can remodel five times and have a total of five unique forms.

* 1st form (base form): She [[dual wielding|dual wields]] [[seaplane]] [[aircraft catapult|catapult launchers]].

* 2nd form (Kai): She now has a second pair of seaplane catapult launchers on her shoulders.

* 3rd form (A): She now has a pair of launchers for [[Type A Kou-hyouteki]] midget submarines attached to her legs.

* 4th form (Carrier and CVL Kai): She changes from a [[seaplane_tender|seaplane tender]] to an [[Aircraft Carrier|light aircraft carrier]], replacing her catapult launchers and midget submarines with a [[flight deck]] theatre. On the deck is the first two kana of her name (ちと). She controls her planes with two marionette control bars.

* 5th form (Final form) ([[Chitose Kai Ni (Kancolle)|CVL Kai Ni]]): Chitose's hakama and jacket now features green and black camouflage splotches. Her flight deck theatre becomes more sophisticated, it turns into the ship's actual shape and features a camouflage paint job and a lantern on the top. She now smiles.

She, along with [[chiyoda_(kancolle)|Chiyoda]], has had several seasonal CGs. In Autumn 2015 she wears a violet [[yukata]] with a [[floral pattern]] over her normal clothes, white [[tabi]] and [[sandals]]. She also holds a broom and a [[sweet potato]] and is burning a pile of leaves. During Rainy Season 2016 she wears a particular kind of dark raincoat, holds a red [[oil-paper umbrella]] and carries a tray of [[sake]] with her.

h4. Personality 

Chitose has quite a mellow and easy going personality, She can be quite doting toward the [[Admiral_(kancolle)|admiral]] and is often looking out for her younger sister, [[chiyoda_(kancolle)|Chiyoda]]. She's known to be fond of [[alcohol]], particularly [[sake]]. She's often depicted drinking with [[Jun'you_(kancolle)|Jun'you]] and the other drunkards in the fleet.

h4. History
Chitose originally built as the first vessel of the Chitose Class seaplane tenders launched on the 29th November 1936. She along with her sister were both converted and reclassified as Light Aircraft Carriers on the 15 December 1943. As a carrier she participated in the Battle of the Philippines Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. 

She would finally meet her end during the battle of Cape Engano on the 25th October 1944 where she along with [[Zuikaku_(kancolle)|Zuikaku]], [[Zuihou_(kancolle)|Zuihou]] and [[Chiyoda_(kancolle)|Chiyoda]] were used as a sacrificial decoy force to lure the American fleet away from the landing beaches in the Philippines. She took three torpedo hits from US carrier aircraft and ultimately sank due to flooding with the loss of 903 men. The cruiser Isuzu rescued 480 men, and destroyer Shimotsuki a further 121.

h4. Trivia
* Chitose was named after the Chikugo River (also known as the Chitose River). Her name (千歳) translates to "Millenium" or "Thousand Years".
* She is voiced by [[Miyagawa_Wakana]], who also provided the voices for Chiyoda, Asashio, Mischishio, Kasumi, Ooshio, Arashio, Arare and Tashkent.
* A memorial Stele for Chitose is located at the Kurume Suitengu Shrine , a Shinto shrine located in the city of Kurume in the Fukuoka prefecture on Kyushu, Japan.

h4. [i]Chitose[/i]-class light carriers
* [b]Chitose [/b] 
* [[Chiyoda (Kancolle)]]

h4.See also
* [[Chitose (Azur Lane)]]

h4. External Links
* "Kancolle Wikia/FANDOM: Chitose":[https://kancolle.fandom.com/wiki/Chitose]
* "Kancolle Wiki: Chitose":[https://en.kancollewiki.net/Chitose]
* "Wikipedia: IJN [i]Chitose[/i]":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Chitose]
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