The launching of battlecruiser Kirishima at the Mitsubishi Naval Shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan, 1 Dec 1913

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Caption     The launching of battlecruiser Kirishima at the Mitsubishi Naval Shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan, 1 Dec 1913 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Nagasaki, Japan
Date 1 Dec 1913
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseMaritime History and Science Museum, Kure, Japan
 
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1. Kevin Iwamura says:
8 Oct 2020 10:07:24 PM

My Grandfather Kanekoto Iwamura was CO on this ship and previously the Tatsuta. I still have pictures of him (including on the deck of the Kirishima) handed down to me by my mother Shinako Iwamura.
Thank you for posting this history.
Kevin

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