| Caption | The launching of battlecruiser Kirishima at the Mitsubishi Naval Shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan, 1 Dec 1913 ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseMaritime History and Science Museum, Kure, Japan | ||||||||
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| Photos at Same Place | Nagasaki, Japan | ||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
| Added Date | 17 Oct 2010 | ||||||||
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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