Japanese battleship Haruna
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Haruna was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston, she was the fourth and last battlecruiser of the Kongō c
Haruna in 1934, following her second reconstruction
Launch of Haruna, 14 December 1913
The fitting out of Haruna in Kôbe, October 1914
Haruna at Kōbe on 24 April 1915
Kongō-class battlecruiser
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The Kongō-class battlecruiser was a class of four battlecruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy immediately before World War I. Designed by British naval architect George Thurston, the lead ship
Japanese battleship Haruna
…Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston, she was the fourth and last battlecruiser of the Kongō class, amongst the most heavily armed ships of their type in any navy when built. Laid down in 1912 at the Kawasaki Shipyards in Kobe, Haruna was formally…
Kongō in May 1913
A 14-inch gun being installed aboard Haruna, October 1914
Kongō following her first reconstruction
Hiei in 1933, as a training ship