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IJN Kirishima undergoing major reconstruction
The battlecruiser Kirishima undergoing her major reconstruction between 1934 and 1936. Her three sister ships were also given such major rebuilds, and reclassified as battleships. The lead ship of the class, HIJMS Kongo, was ordered in 1910 and was the last major Japanese warship built abroad, being designed and built in Britain. She caused quite a stir when her details became known, for she totally outclassed in terms of speed, armour, and firepower, the battlecruisers (and indeed, most battleships, too) that Britain was building at the same time, for the Royal Navy!!
IJN Kirishima undergoing major reconstruction
The battlecruiser Kirishima undergoing her major reconstruction between 1934 and 1936. Her three sister ships were also given such major rebuilds, and reclassified as battleships. The lead ship of the class, HIJMS Kongo, was ordered in 1910 and was the last major Japanese warship built abroad, being designed and built in Britain. She caused quite a stir when her details became known, for she totally outclassed in terms of speed, armour, and firepower, the battlecruisers (and indeed, most battleships, too) that Britain was building at the same time, for the Royal Navy!!