Battlecruiser Haruna being fitted out by the Kawasaki company at Kobe, Japan, Oct 1914Haruna, as a battlecruiser, running trials, 1915Battlecruiser Haruna at Kobe, Japan, 24 Apr 1915Battleship Haruna undergoing post-conversion trials, 25 May 1928
Battlecruiser Haruna being fitted out by the Kawasaki company at Kobe, Japan, Oct 1914Haruna, as a battlecruiser, running trials, 1915Battlecruiser Haruna at Kobe, Japan, 24 Apr 1915Battleship Haruna undergoing post-conversion trials, 25 May 1928
Haruna in harbor with other warships, circa 1929-31Haruna in 1931, after her first modernizationBattleship Haruna undergoing post-modernization trials, 28 Aug 1934Batteship Haruna, date unknown
Haruna in harbor with other warships, circa 1929-31Haruna in 1931, after her first modernizationBattleship Haruna undergoing post-modernization trials, 28 Aug 1934Batteship Haruna, date unknown
Battleship Haruna off Yokosuka, Japan, 1935Haruna after her modernization, circa 1934-36Battleships Yamashiro, Fuso, and Haruna in Tokyo Bay, Japan, circa late 1930s; note two cruisers and an aircraft carrier in distanceBattleships Yamashiro and Haruna, circa late 1930s
Battleship Haruna off Yokosuka, Japan, 1935Haruna after her modernization, circa 1934-36Battleships Yamashiro, Fuso, and Haruna in Tokyo Bay, Japan, circa late 1930s; note two cruisers and an aircraft carrier in distanceBattleships Yamashiro and Haruna, circa late 1930s
Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deckUS Navy Office of Naval Intelligence drawing of the Kongo-class battleship, seen in publication ONI 222-J, Jun 1945Bombs and torpedos from US Third Fleet carrier aircraft exploding around battleship Haruna, Japan, 28 Jul 1945Carrier aircraft of US 3rd Fleet planes attacking battleship Haruna, Kure, Japan 28 Jul 1945; photo taken by aircraft from USS Intrepid
Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deckUS Navy Office of Naval Intelligence drawing of the Kongo-class battleship, seen in publication ONI 222-J, Jun 1945Bombs and torpedos from US Third Fleet carrier aircraft exploding around battleship Haruna, Japan, 28 Jul 1945Carrier aircraft of US 3rd Fleet planes attacking battleship Haruna, Kure, Japan 28 Jul 1945; photo taken by aircraft from USS Intrepid
Carrier aircraft of US 3rd Fleet planes attacking battleship Haruna, Kure, Japan 28 Jul 1945; photo taken by aircraft from USS Wasp (Essex-class)Battleship Haruna in her sunken state at Kure, Japan, Oct 1945
Carrier aircraft of US 3rd Fleet planes attacking battleship Haruna, Kure, Japan 28 Jul 1945; photo taken by aircraft from USS Wasp (Essex-class)Battleship Haruna in her sunken state at Kure, Japan, Oct 1945
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