Kongo-class Photographs | World War II Database

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Kaga, Hiei, Kasuga, and a Takao-class cruiser in harbor, 1932-1934	Battleship Haruna undergoing post-modernization trials, 28 Aug 1934	Batteship Haruna, date unknown	Battleship Haruna off Yokosuka, Japan, 1935

Battleship Hiei, date unknown	Battleships Nagato, Kirishima, Ise, and Hyuga, date unknown	Haruna after her modernization, circa 1934-36	Japanese stamps issued on 2 Apr 1935 commemorating the visit of Emperor Puyi of puppet nation Manchukuo; note the White Pagoda of Manchukuo city Liaoyang and Japanese battleship Hiei

Battleships Yamashiro, Fuso, and Haruna in Tokyo Bay, Japan, circa late 1930s; note two cruisers and an aircraft carrier in distance	Kongo after her 1936-37 modernization	Kirishima in Tsukumo Bay, Japan, 10 May 1937, after her 1935 modernization	Battleships Yamashiro and Haruna, circa late 1930s

Battleship Kongo off Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, 21 Oct 1938; seen from destroyer USS Pillsbury	Kirishima off Amoy, China, photographed by USS Pillsbury (DD-227), 21 Oct 1938, photo 1 of 3; note battleship Ise in background	Kirishima off Amoy, China, photographed by USS Pillsbury (DD-227), 21 Oct 1938, photo 2 of 3	Kirishima off Amoy, China, photographed by USS Pillsbury (DD-227), 21 Oct 1938, photo 3 of 3

Battleship Kongo, circa late 1930s	Kirishima and Akagi in Tsukumo Bay, Japan, 27 Apr 1939	Japanese battleship Hiei undergoing a full power trial off Tsukuge Bay, Japan, 5 Dec 1939	Battleship Kirishima at Kure, Japan, 10 Mar 1940