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The '''Heartless Ships''' are Heartless-piloted sea vessels found in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''.

'''Small Normal Ships''' can have red-striped, blue-striped, red, blue, or purple sails. Red-sailed ships move closer while attacking, while blue-sailed ships attack from afar. Purple-sailed ships stop moving when attacking. Weak points are usually green or blue, but may be red in rare cases. These ships often travel in groups.  

'''Large Normal Ships''' will have light purple sails instead. Weak points will be blue at minimum, and sometimes may be red. A Large Normal Ship will always travel in a fleet with at least two smaller ships present, but never with a second large ship present. When a large ship's HP is depleted, its masts will crumble but the craft will stay afloat, giving Sora the option to board. If he does, he can fight the Heartless present on the ship, and if he defeats them, he will receive a reward. If Sora waits too long or fires at the defeated ship instead, it will sink and no extra items will be rewarded.

The '''Ghost Ship''' fleet is a group of ships with tattered black sails. There is one large ship and numerous smaller ships, all with red weak points. Unlike other fleets, the smaller ships will infinitely re-appear even if they are defeated. The Ghost Ship fleet makes ample use of the white mist, disappearing and re-appearing somewhere else repeatedly. The battle is won as soon as the large ship is defeated, without the option to board it.

=== Ghost Ship ===

The '''Ghost Ship''' fleet can be found between Sandbar Island and Ship's End. This fleet is extremely aggressive, firing as soon as it appears from the mist and disappearing back into the mist soon after. It is crucial to defend often to avoid a quick defeat, but note that it is not possible to block everything. Hold down {{button|x}} or {{button|r2}} to automatically fire for the entire battle, and to press {{button|s}} frequently to block the incoming shots. Doing this will ensure that shots are fired at the earliest opportunity after the barrier goes down, earning some mostly-free damage against the foe.

The small Ghost ships will respawn if they are defeated, so only fire at them if doing so will hit a weak point, to raise the situation gauge. Alternatively, destroying the frequent dark projectiles can also fill the gauge. Once the gauge is filled and situation commands are available, do NOT use them yet. Fill the gauge two or three times to get some options, and wait for the right opportunity to use the commands.  

Raging Cannons should be used when the Ghost Ship approaches Sora's ship and seems to be attempting a ram - this is a great opportunity to destroy the enemy's bow (front) weak point. Do NOT use Raging Cannons unless multiple weak points are visible, as the barrier cannot be used during the animation, meaning Sora's ship can take significant unavoidable damage if it is used during enemy cannon fire.

Tidal Wave is powerful, but due to the Ghost Ship's hit-and-run nature, it should be timed carefully. Activate the command just as the Ghost Ship is about to appear from the mist, to ensure that it won't escape during the attack animation. If successful, this will deal heavy damage.

 

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