file created: 12/07/02 00:33:15 , last update: 05/24/02
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BB Haruna
Imperial Japanese Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kongo 1912/03/16
Kawasaki
1913/12/14 1915/04/19 1945/07/28
sunk
Namesake: volcano (sopka)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/BatDiv3/Sect2    
41/12/08     SoExpFor/MainFor/CovGrp land Kota Bharu  
41/12/22       land Lingayen Gulf  
42/01/20 42/03/07   StrFor1/BatDiv3/Sect2 raid -Rabaul etc.  
42/02/25 42/03/07   StrFor1/SupGrp/BatDiv3 2nd Port Darwin & Tjilatjip Raid   74 
42/03/07     StrFor1/BatDiv3/Sect2 shell Christmas Is  
42/03/26 42/04/22   StrFor1/BatDiv3/Sect2 raid Indian Ocean   74 
42/05 42/06   B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/BatDiv3/Sect2 xMidway  
42/09/06 42/09/10     sail from Kure to Truk   99 
42/09/10 42/09/23   2ndFlt/BatDiv3 Solomons offensive patrol   99 
42/10/13 42/10/14     shell Henderson Field  
42/10/26     SupFor/SupGrp/BatDiv3 xSCruz   104 
42/11/06 42/11/18   SupFor/BatDiv3/Sect2 xGuada   99 
43/01/31 43/02/09 KE DistCovFor Guadalcanal evacuation   103 
43/02/15 43/02/20     sail from Truk to Japan   99 
43/04/01 43/04/06     sail from Kure to Truk   99 
43/05/17 43/05/22   CF/BatDiv3 escort Jamato (Adm Jamamoto body onboard) from Truk to Jokosuka   91 
43/05/22       Jokosuka   81 
43/10/17 43/10/26   BatDiv3 sail from Truk to Eniwetok and back as reaction to US strikes on Wake   99 
43/11/25 43/12/07     sail from Truk to Sasebo   99 
43/12/11 43/12/16   StrFor1 sail from Truk to Sasebo   99 
44/06/19   A-Go AdvFor/BatDiv3 xPhilip-damage   86 
44/08/15 44/08/21     sail from Sasebo to Singapore   99 
44/10/18 44/10/28   CenFor/BatDiv3 xLeyte  
44/10/24     CenFor/BatDiv3 xSibuya-damage  
44/10/25     CenFor/BatDiv3 xSamar  
44/10/26     CenFor/BatDiv3 damaged by near-misses   85 
44/11/17 44/11/22   StrFor2 sail from Brunei to Pratas Is. > Lingga Roads   99 
44/11/22       attacked(Sealion) in Formosa Strait South Entrance  
44/11/29 44/12/04     sail from Singapore to Mako   99 
44/12/04 44/12/10     sail from Mako to Sasebo   99 
45/03/19       damaged(TF 58) at Kure   99  85 
45/07       Kure  
45/07/19       damaged by TF 38 aircraft at Kure   85 
45/07/24       damaged by TF 38 aircraft off Etajima   85 
45/07/28       sunk off Etajima, 8 nm NW of Kure (34-15N, 132-29E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 34-15N, 132-29E
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