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Battlecruiser Kongo on sea trials, Aug 1913Japanese battlecruiser Hiei fitting out at Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Sep 1913The launching of battlecruiser Kirishima at the Mitsubishi Naval Shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan, 1 Dec 1913Japanese battlecruiser Hiei departing Yokosuka en route to Kure, Japan, 23 Mar 1914
Battlecruiser Kongo on sea trials, Aug 1913Japanese battlecruiser Hiei fitting out at Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Sep 1913The launching of battlecruiser Kirishima at the Mitsubishi Naval Shipyard in Nagasaki, Japan, 1 Dec 1913Japanese battlecruiser Hiei departing Yokosuka en route to Kure, Japan, 23 Mar 1914
Japanese battlecruiser Hiei at Yokosuka, Japan, 24 Aug 1914Battlecruiser 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 1915
Japanese battlecruiser Hiei at Yokosuka, Japan, 24 Aug 1914Battlecruiser 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 1915
Japanese battlecruiser Hiei at Sasebo, Japan, 21 Dec 1915Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima at Sasebo, Japan, 21 Dec 1915Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima undergoing maintenance and training at Sasebo, Japan, 4 May 1921Battleship Kongo at Takao (Kaohsiung), Taiwan during Crown Prince Hirohito
Japanese battlecruiser Hiei at Sasebo, Japan, 21 Dec 1915Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima at Sasebo, Japan, 21 Dec 1915Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima undergoing maintenance and training at Sasebo, Japan, 4 May 1921Battleship Kongo at Takao (Kaohsiung), Taiwan during Crown Prince Hirohito's visit, Apr 1923
Battleship Kongo in Kirun harbor, Taiwan with Crown Prince Hirohito on board, 27 Apr 1923Japanese battlecruiser Hiei at Sasebo, Japan, Jun 1926Kongo, photographed circa 1927-1928Japanese battlecruiser Hiei during a fleet exercise south of Oshima Island, south of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 24 Oct 1927
Battleship Kongo in Kirun harbor, Taiwan with Crown Prince Hirohito on board, 27 Apr 1923Japanese battlecruiser Hiei at Sasebo, Japan, Jun 1926Kongo, photographed circa 1927-1928Japanese battlecruiser Hiei during a fleet exercise south of Oshima Island, south of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 24 Oct 1927
Kongo depicted by a postcard, showing her with her later 1920s configurationBattleship Haruna undergoing post-conversion trials, 25 May 1928Haruna in harbor with other warships, circa 1929-31Kongo just prior to her 1929 reconstruction
Kongo depicted by a postcard, showing her with her later 1920s configurationBattleship Haruna undergoing post-conversion trials, 25 May 1928Haruna in harbor with other warships, circa 1929-31Kongo just prior to her 1929 reconstruction

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