BB Kirishima
Imperial Japanese Navy battleship
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Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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Kongo | 1912/03/17 Micubishi | 1913/12/01 | 1915/04/19 | 1942/11/15
sunk | |
Namesake: "Misty Island" (a volcano) "mlhavý ostrov", sopka | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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41 |   |   | 1stFlt/BatDiv3/Sect1 |   |   |
41/11/22 | 41/12/24 | raidPH | StrFor1/BatDiv3/Sect2 |   |   |
42/01/08 | 42/03/07 |   | StrFor1/BatDiv3/Sect2 |   |   |
42/02/01 | 42/02/08 |   | StrFor1/BaDiv3/Sect1 | hunting TF 8,TF 17 after Revenge Raid |   74  |
42/02/25 | 42/03/07 |   | StrFor1/SupGrp/BatDiv3 | 2nd Port Darwin & Tjilatjip Raid |   74  |
42/03/26 | 42/04/22 |   | StrFor1/SupGrp/BatDiv3/Sect2 | raid Indian Ocean |   74  |
42/05 | 42/06 |   | B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/BatDiv3/Sect2 | xMidway |   |
42/07/14 |   |   | BatDiv11 | IJN reorganization |   91  |
42/08/21 | 42/08/25 | KI | ForvScoFor/BatDiv11 | xEasSol |   91  |
42/09/10 | 42/09/23 |   | 3rdFlt/StrFor1/MaFor/BatDiv11 | Solomons Offensive Patrol |   99  |
42/10/26 |   |   | ForvScoFor/BatDiv11 | xSCruz -damage(planes) |   |
42/11/12 | 42/11/14 |   | BombFor/BatDiv11 | xGuadal damaged - 1 8in shell, 7 KIA |   99  104  |
42/11/14 | 42/11/15 |   | EmBombFor/BombUnit | xGuad2 |   99  |
42/11/15 |   |   |   | xGuad2- sunk(Washington) off Savo Is (09-10S, 159-52) |   8  85  |