Hyūga on her side also aided survivors of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake and regularly cruised off the coast of China. From 27 March 1932 after her first refit, she patrolled off the coast of China after the First Shanghai Incident. She sailed with Ise and the battlecruisers Kongo and ...
It was designed by Captain Fujimoto to replace the Fuso class Battleship, and like the one designed by Hiraga (planned to replace the Kongo class) plans to build her where canceld with the ratification of the london naval treaty in 1931. The 1930 Fujimoto design for a Fuso class replacement...
He joined the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1912 and placed 9th in the class of 144 cadets. Afterwards, served on cruiser Azuma, Hirado. On December 1, 1913 commissioned as an Ensign and assigned to Ibuki,Kongo, Iwate and destroyer Nara. On December...
Skins and camouflages for the IJN Kongo from live.warthunder.com. See also Kongo (Family) External links [Devblog] Kongō battleship: The Imperial Jewel [Combined Fleet] IJN Battleship KONGO: Tabular Record of Movement Bibliography Ahlberg, Lars, and Hans Lengerer.Kongō-Class Battleships.Schiffe...
TheKongo-class, IJN Haruna, 1945(榛名,namesake: Mount Haruna) was the fourth and lastKongō-classbattlecruiser (later classed as a fast-battleship by the IJN), being commissioned in 1915 on the same day as her sister ship, Kirishima. Participating in almost every major naval action in the ...
Fusō-classIJN Fuso Note*Initially built as a CL with 15.5 cm cannons, refitted with 20.3 cm and reclassified as a CA Japan battleships Kawachi-classIJN Settsu Fusō-classIJN Fuso·IJN Yamashiro Ise-classIJN Ise·IJN Hyuga Kongō-classIJN Kongo·IJN Haruna ...
IJN Hyuga (日向, namesake: Hyūga (old) Province) is a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the second vessel of the Ise class. Commissioned after the end of the First World War, the battleship saw limited action during her service. Notably, she supported Japanese troops during the...