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
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
Ibuki-class armored cruiser
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The Ibuki class, also called the Kurama class, was a ship class of two large armoured cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy after the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. These ships reflected Jap
Kongō-class battlecruiser
…Barrow-in-Furness Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka Mitsubishi Shipyard Co., Nagasaki Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Kobe Operators Imperial Japanese Navy Preceded by Ibuki class Succeeded by Amagi class (planned) Built 1911–1915 In commission 1913–1945 Planned 4 Completed 4 Lost 4 General characteristics (Haruna as built) Type…
A postcard of Kurama at anchor, 1913