Battleships
Japanese "Haruna" 
 - Kongo Class Batllecruiser -

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
 
     

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]
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deck: 203; belt: 70; turrets: 228;  ?
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Sunk by U.S. planes at Kobe 21 November 1944; scrapped 1946

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Quellen/Sources: GG, NK
Updated: 12/04/06 © hgs 07/00
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