The second Kuma-class light cruiser. 

In Kantai Collection she is depicted with [[red eyes]] and [[short_hair|short]] [[pink_hair|pink]] or [[purple_hair|light purple]] hair. She wears a white [[serafuku]] with cyan trim, which consists of a [[short_sleeves|short sleeved]] [[shirt]] with [[sailor collar]], [[shorts]] and a [[neckerchief|red neckerchief]]. The bottom of her gear is painted in arctic camouflage. She is frequently drawn [[barefoot]] [[no_shoes|without her shoes]].

For the Fall 2015 & 2016 CG Tama wears a blue [[yukata]] with a white gradient along the bottom and sleeves, and featuring a [[cattail]] and [[paw print]] pattern. She also wears a winter camouflage [[happi]], a [[fish_hair_ornament|fish]] [[hairclip]] and [[sandals]]. She is holding an [[ikayaki]] in one hand and a [[bagged_fish|bagged]] [[goldfish]] in the other. She wears her usual rigging.

For the Saury Festival 2016, Tama wears a variant of her uniform with a [[green skirt]] instead of her shorts, a [[cardigan]], [[black pantyhose]] and [[loafers]]. She also wears an abridged version of her gear and carries a [[tairyou-bata]] while holding a roasted [[saury]] with her mouth. Damaging her obliterates her clothes, leaving her only with what remains of her pantyhose, her shoes and her flag.

Tama was given a [[Tama Kai Ni (Kancolle)|second remodel]] on December 2017. She now wears a serafuku composed of a white [[short_sleeves|short-sleeved]] [[sailor shirt]] with [[black sailor collar|black]] [[sailor collar]] and black [[tiger print|tiger stripe-like pattern]], a [[pleated_skirt|pleated]] [[black skirt]], [[black gloves]], and black [[thigh boots]] with pawlike-toe tips and [[mismatched legwear|the right boot having white tiger stripes]].

As her name is commonly given to cats, she meows as a verbal tic and many artists depict her acting like a cat, often with [[cat ears]] and a [[cat_tail|tail]]. These somewhat feline qualities are officially reinforced in her second remodel by the tiger stripes on her serafuku, the paw-like toe tips on her boots, and the [[paw pose]] with her left hand as depicted on her CG. 

Her in-game voice is very soft spoken, so in terms of temperament Tama is usually depicted as rather laid back. True to her cat-like nature she is often portrayed sleeping or lounging, especially under a kotatsu. She is most frequently paired with her sisters, especially [[Kuma (kancolle)|Kuma]].

The historical IJN light cruiser Tama served with Kiso for much of the war. Notably they patrolled around Hokkaidō and the Kurile Islands, and participated in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. For their service in the North Pacific both ships were given arctic camouflage, which is reflected in Tama's gear and "Summer happi":/posts/2132404 as well as Kiso's "Kai Ni cloak and rigging":/posts/1566666.

h4. Links
"Wikipedia entry":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Tama
"KanColle wiki":http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Tama
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