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Battleship Haruna undergoing post-conversion trials, 25 May 1928Haruna in harbor, circa 1929-1931; note Akagi (background left), Hosho (background right), and several Momi or Wakatake-class destroyers
Battleship Haruna undergoing post-conversion trials, 25 May 1928Haruna in harbor, circa 1929-1931; note Akagi (background left), Hosho (background right), and several Momi or Wakatake-class destroyers
Midship view of Kongo, early 1929; note searchlight tower between the first and second smokestacks and large smoke deflector on the forward stackBatteship Haruna, circa 1930
Midship view of Kongo, early 1929; note searchlight tower between the first and second smokestacks and large smoke deflector on the forward stackBatteship Haruna, circa 1930
Hiei as a training ship underway during the 1930s; note rear admiralKirishima
Hiei as a training ship underway during the 1930s; note rear admiral's flag atop the main mastKirishima's profile circa early 1930s, after her first major reconstruction
Kirishima, circa early 1930Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930
Kirishima, circa early 1930Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930
Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930Training ship Hiei during the 1930s, photo 1 of 3
Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930Training ship Hiei during the 1930s, photo 1 of 3
Training ship Hiei during the 1930s, photo 2 of 3Training ship Hiei during the 1930s, photo 3 of 3
Training ship Hiei during the 1930s, photo 2 of 3Training ship Hiei during the 1930s, photo 3 of 3
Haruna in 1931, after her first modernizationKongo under reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Jul 1931; she was nearing completion
Haruna in 1931, after her first modernizationKongo under reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Jul 1931; she was nearing completion
Kongo underway, circa late 1931Kongo, circa late 1931
Kongo underway, circa late 1931Kongo, circa late 1931
Kongo, circa late 1931Hiei as a training ship (misidentified as Kongo), circa 1932-34
Kongo, circa late 1931Hiei as a training ship (misidentified as Kongo), circa 1932-34
Kirishima near Beppu, Kyushu, Japan, mid-Oct 1932 after her first major reconstructionJapanese battleship Hiei at Yokosuka, Japan, 25 Jul 1933
Kirishima near Beppu, Kyushu, Japan, mid-Oct 1932 after her first major reconstructionJapanese battleship Hiei at Yokosuka, Japan, 25 Jul 1933

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