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IJNS Haruna pictured pre and post refits ...Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston,she was the fourth and last Battlecruiser of the Kongō Class, amongst the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built. Laid down in 1912 at the Kawasaki Shipyards at Kobe, Haruna was formally commissioned in 1915 on the same day as her sister ship, Kirishima. Haruna patrolled off the Chinese coast during World War I. During gunnery drills in 1920, an explosion destroyed one of her guns, damaged the gun turret, and killed seven men. During her career, Haruna underwent two major reconstructions. Beginning in 1926, the Imperial Japanese Navy rebuilt her as a Battleship, strengthening her armor and improving her speed and power capabilities. In 1933, her superstructure was completely rebuilt, her speed again was increased, and she was equipped with launch catapults for Floatplanes. Now fast enough to accompany Japan's growing Carrier fleet, Haruna was reclassified as a Fast Battleship. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Haruna transported Imperial Japanese Army troops to mainland China before being redeployed to the Third Battleship Division in 1941. On the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, she sailed as part of the Southern Force in preparation for the Battle of Singapore.
Haruna fought in almost every major naval action of the Pacific Theater during World War II. She covered the Japanese landings in Malaya and the Dutch East Indies in 1942 before engaging American forces at the Battle of Midway and during the Guadalcanal Campaign. Throughout 1943, Haruna primarily remained at Truk Lagoon (Micronesia), Kure Naval Base (near Hiroshima), Sasebo Naval Base (near Nagasaki), and the Lingga Islands (in present-day Indonesia), and deployed on several occasions in response to American Carrier airstrikes on Japanese island bases. Haruna participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, engaging American vessels in the latter. In 1945, Haruna was transferred to Kure Naval Base, where she was sunk by aircraft of Task Force 38 on July 28th 1945.
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Designed in the UK and stronger than the latest RN battlecruiser, the TIGER! The 4 units had a long, active life. The KONGO attained the "distinction" of being the only IJN BB sunk by a USN sub. Two were lost around Guadalcanal, fairly early on. Being the oldest, yet fastest, BBs the IJN had their Admirals seemed to favor them for actual combat use. Their other BBs mostly floated at anchor more often than not; in particular the 2 "peace queens of the Pacific", YAMATO and MUSHASHI. DFO
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I would like to suggest, due to the interest in things WW II and pre-war, that the Imperial Japanese navy should have its own section along with the other major navies. What say y'all?

I plan to post some Imperial Navy photographs not seen very often, such as the following, of Akagi, Kirishima, Kongo, Mikuma, Ryujo, Kumano and Fuso at Qingdao (Tsingtao) in 1938. There are a lot more operational photos of the Imperial navy out there than has been thought; unfortunately, very few are of exceptional quality. Still, it gives the flavor of the Imperial Navy in action.
AKAGI.KIRISHIMA.KONGO.MIKUMA.RYUJO.KUMANO.FUSO.QUINGTAO.1938.jpg
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The never completed battlecruiser Amagi in the construction shed at Yokosuka. Photo taken September 23, 1923 just after the great Kanto earthquake and showing the ship slipped off her keel blocks. The hull was so badly damaged she was scrapped and some of the steel used in the construction of her replacement, the hull of the battleship Kaga.
AMAGI.YOKOSUKA. UNDER CONSTR.9.3.1923.jpg
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The Siratsuyu class destroyer Harusame at Uraga Drydock in 1943, repairing damage received in Wewak Harbor by a torpedo from the USS Wahoo in one of the most daring submarine attacks of the war.
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View of Fuso, Yamashiro, Ise, and Hyuga in the Inland Sea, May 5, 1942 departing for the Midway Operation. Photo taken from Nagato.
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Very nice view of broken hulk to be...AMAGI! Never saw that b4. Here are 2 of TOSA, probably more well known, and 1 of SHOHO being converted into a cvl...DFO
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Here are 3 of the MAYA after being heavily damaged by bombing. Her C turret-effectively destroyed-was replaced by 2 twin 5" AA. DFO
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Threads merged and Topic moved

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Thanks Jim much appreciated , quite a collection you have there lads , many thanks Don / Dennis very grateful to you both .
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