Japanese ship Kirishima information

least two warships of Japan have borne the name Kirishima: Japanese battleship Kirishima, a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, commissioned in...

Kirishima (霧島) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during World War I and World War II. Designed by British naval engineer George...

other types of Japanese sea vessels of war and naval ships used during wartime. Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II List of Japanese military equipment...

Hiei engaged American cruisers and destroyers alongside her sister ship Kirishima. After inflicting heavy damage on American cruisers and destroyers,...

JS Kirishima (DDG-174) is a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kirishima was named for Mount Kirishima...

the lead ship of her class of light cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was named after the Nagara River in the Chūbu region of Japan. Nagara,...

in Japan. Due to a shortage of available slipways, Haruna and her sister ship Kirishima were the first two capital ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy...

following is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy for the duration of its existence, 1868–1945. This list also includes ships before the official...

first Japanese battleship to be lost in the war. The Japanese then attempted another bombardment with a force centering on the battleship Kirishima, with...

denied, the loan of Japan's four newly built Kongō-class battlecruisers (Kongō, Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima), some of the first ships in the world to be...

most active capital ships of the IJN during the Pacific War, participating in most of the major engagements. Hiei and Kirishima acted as escorts during...

of the ships of the Japanese force, including Kirishima, beginning around midnight on 15 November. Although able to score a few hits on Kirishima, South...

World War II with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). These were among the largest and most modern cruisers in the Japanese fleet, designed with the intention...

battlecruisers. Built in 1913–1915. Kongō — †November, 1944 Hiei — †November, 1942 Kirishima — †November, 1942 Haruna — †July, 1945 2 Fusō class — built 1915-1917...

embarked on a voyage carrying Emperor Hirohito from Kobe to the battleship Kirishima from the 22nd to 25th, Between 1931 and 1933 she was commanded by Nomura...

the Japanese battleship Kirishima in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942. USS Essex (CV-9) was an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the...