japanese battleship kongo

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rdered:	1911
aid down:	January 17, 1911
aunched:	May 18, 1912
ommissioned:	August 16, 1913
ate:	Sunk on 21 November 1944 in the Formosa Strait
olspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"\| General Characteristics
isplacement:	36,600 tons
ength:	728 feet 4 inches
eam:	101 feet 8 inches
raught:	31 feet 9 inches
ropulsion:
peed:	30 knots
ange:	10,000 nm at 18 kts
omplement:	1360
rmament:	Eight 14 inch guns, sixteen 6 inch guns, eight 5 inch DP, up to 118 × 25 mm AA

Kongo (金剛) was the Imperial Japanese Navy's first superdreadnought class battle cruiser, and the name-ship of its class. She was laid down by Vickers in England, on January 17, 1911, launched on May 18, 1912 and completed and sent to Japan on August 16, 1913. She underwent two major modifications and saw action in World War II. Kongo was named after a mountain in Osaka Prefecture. She was sunk on 21 November 1944 in the Formosa Strait by three torpedoes from the submarine Sealion.

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