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Battlecruiser Kongo on sea trials, 8 May 1913Battleship Kongo at Takao (Kaohsiung), Taiwan during Crown Prince Hirohito
Battlecruiser Kongo on sea trials, 8 May 1913Battleship Kongo at Takao (Kaohsiung), Taiwan during Crown Prince Hirohito's visit, 23 Apr 1923
Battleship Kongo in Kirun harbor, Taiwan with Crown Prince Hirohito on board, 27 Apr 1923Kongo, circa mid-1920s
Battleship Kongo in Kirun harbor, Taiwan with Crown Prince Hirohito on board, 27 Apr 1923Kongo, circa mid-1920s
View of the midship section of Kongo, circa mid-1920sKongo, circa 1927-1928
View of the midship section of Kongo, circa mid-1920sKongo, circa 1927-1928
Kongo depicted by a postcard, showing her with her mid-1920s configurationMidship view of Kongo, early 1929; note searchlight tower between the first and second smokestacks and large smoke deflector on the forward stack
Kongo depicted by a postcard, showing her with her mid-1920s configurationMidship view of Kongo, early 1929; note searchlight tower between the first and second smokestacks and large smoke deflector on the forward stack
Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930
Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930Kongo in drydock, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930
Kongo under reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Jul 1931; she was nearing completionKongo underway, circa late 1931
Kongo under reconstruction, Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Jul 1931; she was nearing completionKongo underway, circa late 1931
Kongo, circa late 1931Kongo, circa late 1931
Kongo, circa late 1931Kongo, circa late 1931
Kongo, circa late 1930sBattleship Kongo off Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, 21 Oct 1938; seen from destroyer USS Pillsbury
Kongo, circa late 1930sBattleship Kongo off Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, 21 Oct 1938; seen from destroyer USS Pillsbury
Battleship Kongo, circa late 1930sAircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deck
Battleship Kongo, circa late 1930sAircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deck
Japanese Carrier Division ThreeUS Navy Office of Naval Intelligence drawing of the Kongo-class battleship, seen in publication ONI 222-J, Jun 1945
Japanese Carrier Division Three's battleship Kongo and carrier Chiyoda under attack by American carrier aircraft of Task Force 38 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 20 Jun 1944US Navy Office of Naval Intelligence drawing of the Kongo-class battleship, seen in publication ONI 222-J, Jun 1945
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