Hiei Photographs | World War II Database

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Battleship Hiei, circa early 1910s	Japanese battlecruiser Hiei fitting out at Yokosuka, Japan, 20 Sep 1913

Japanese battlecruiser Hiei departing Yokosuka en route to Kure, Japan, 23 Mar 1914	Japanese battlecruiser Hiei at Yokosuka, Japan, 24 Aug 1914

Japanese battlecruiser Hiei at Sasebo, Japan, 21 Dec 1915	Japanese battlecruiser Hiei at Sasebo, Japan, Jun 1926

Japanese battlecruiser Hiei during a fleet exercise south of Oshima Island, south of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 24 Oct 1927	Hiei as a training ship underway during the 1930s; note rear admiral's flag atop the main mast

Training ship Hiei during the 1930s, photo 1 of 3	Training ship Hiei during the 1930s, photo 2 of 3

Training ship Hiei during the 1930s, photo 3 of 3	Hiei as a training ship (misidentified as Kongo), circa 1932-34

Japanese battleship Hiei at Yokosuka, Japan, 25 Jul 1933	Training ship Hiei in port, Japan, Aug 1933; note bedding airing on lifelines, lack of 6-in buns, and some missing armor plating

Kaga, Hiei, and Nagato during the annual naval review at Yokohama, Japan, 25 Aug 1933	Kaga, Hiei, Kasuga, and a Takao-class cruiser in harbor, 1932-1934

Japanese stamps issued on 2 Apr 1935 commemorating the visit of Emperor Puyi of puppet nation Manchukuo; note the White Pagoda of Manchukuo city Liaoyang and Japanese battleship Hiei	Japanese battleship Hiei undergoing a full power trial off Tsukuge Bay, Japan, 5 Dec 1939

Japanese battleship Kirishima, carrier Kaga, and battleship Hiei at Hitokappu Bay, Etorofu, Kurile Islands, 23 Nov 1941	Carrier Akagi, battleship Hiei, and battleship Kirishima in the Pacific Ocean en route toward US Territory of Hawaii, 6 Dec 1941