Kongō (Japanese: 金剛, named after Mount Kongō) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. She was the first battlecruiser of the Kongō class, …

The Kongō-class battlecruiser (金剛型巡洋戦艦, Kongō-gata jun'yōsenkan) was a class of four battlecruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) immediately before World War I.

2021年2月24日 · The Kongo class were the first and last IJN battlecruisers, studied from 1911. Due to the 1902 Anglo-Japanese naval alliance, Japan was the third country to embark on this …

2024年7月26日 · Learn about the Siemens-Vickers Scandal, the corruption behind her creation, and her remarkable service history. As a prominent figure in the WW2 Pacific Theater, Kongō …

2022年9月1日 · Kongō featured eight 14-inch heavy-caliber main naval guns in four twin turrets. These guns were capable of firing armor-piercing and high-explosive shells, and were the first …

Commissioned August 16, 1913 in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as the first super-dreadnought type battlecruiser under the command of Captain Naoe Nakano. On August 28 …

As starting point at designing of Kongo Lion has served design project have significantly redesigned in Japanese Naval Technical department. The most perfect (according to …

IJN Kongo Class Battleship. Kongo, first of a class of four 26,230 ton battlecruisers, was built at Barrow-in-Furness, England. The last major Japanese warship to be constructed abroad, she...

The IJN Kongo is the first of Japan's four-man class 26,230-ton battlecruisers and the last major Japanese warship to be built abroad - the other three will be built in Japan. She was the first …

2021年10月9日 · While not as powerful as the Yamato -class, the Kongō -class battleships were actually the most active capital ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World …