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| The Kongo's were modernized and upgraded in terms of propulsion and protection in the late 20s and reclassified as battleships. In the 30s they got an additional reconstruction. | ||||
| Late the war the surving ships received a additional AA armament | ||||
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| Tactical Data | post 1944 | |
| Main Armament: Secondary: AA: Torpedoes: Planes: Armor: Radar: |
8×356 cal 45 [4×2] 16×152 cal 50 8×127 cal 40; 20×25 mm (later up to 118x25) 8x533 [submerged] - deck: 203; belt: 70; turrets: 228; ? - |
| Sunk by U.S. planes at Kobe 21 November 1944; scrapped 1946 |
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