The personification of the Italian destroyer [i]Maestrale[/i] (lit. [i]Mistral[/i]) in [i][[Kantai Collection]][/i]. 
Character design by [[Jiji (Aardvark)]], voiced by [[Kitou Akari]].

h4. Appearance
She wears a [[white dress|white]] [[sleeveless dress|sleeveless]] [[sailor dress]] with red and green stripes along the hem and tied on the sides with a [[white ribbon]], becoming the class uniform. She also has an [[anchor necklace]] and an [[anchor hair ornament]] on a [[chain]].

Her [[rigging]] includes a [[smokestack]], 53.3 cm triple [[torpedo tubes]], and 120 mm twin [[turret]]s, a [[propeller]] and her real-life bridge as a [[mini hat]]. (Like Libeccio, it tends to float independently from her with mysterious means). In her damaged form, it can be seen that she is wearing [[striped panties]].

For Christmas 2018, she wears a festive red dress with a low neckline. When damaged, the top is in tatters and she is forced to cover her chest.

She has [[green eyes]] and [[long hair|long]] [[silver hair]] with [[blunt bangs]] and [[one side up]] with a [[hair ribbon|ribbon]]. Her skin is tanned but shows some [[tanlines]], exposing her normal skin color (which is light).

h4. History
In real life, [i]Maestrale[/i] was the name ship and lead ship of her class of four destroyers that represented the definitive Italian wartime destroyer design, becoming the basis for the succeeding [i]Oriani[/i]- and [i]Soldati[/i]-classes. The entire class was grouped together as the 10th Destroyer Division and she saw service in the battles of Calabria and First Sirte.
In January 1943, she was damaged by a mine and was scuttled at her drydock during the armistice in September that year.

h4. Maestrale-Class Destroyers
* [b]Maestrale (Kancolle)[/b] (ML)
* [[Grecale (Kancolle)]] (GR)
* [[Libeccio (Kancolle)]] (LI)
* [[Scirocco (Kancolle)]] (SC)

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

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: [i]Maestrale[/i]":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_destroyer_Maestrale]
マエストラーレ(艦隊これくしょん) Maestrale マエストラーレ(艦これ) マエストラーレ