Japanese battleship Kirishima

Kirishima (??) was the Imperial Japanese Navy's fourth Kongo class battlecruiser, and was laid down by Mitsubishi in Nagasaki on March 17, 1912, launched on December 1, 1913 and commissioned on April 19, 1915. From 1933 to 1934, she was reconstructed at Kure, Japan, emerging from her reconstruction as a "fast battleship", 4,000 tons heavier than her original incarnation.

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Imperial Japanese Navy - Kongo - Battlecruiser - Mitsubishi - Nagasaki - March 17 - 1912 - December 1 - 1913 - April 19 - 1915 - 1933 - 1934 - Kure, Japan

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On November 15, 1942, Kirishima engaged American vessels in the Battle of Guadalcanal, and while inflicting some damage on the USS South Dakota, was sunk by heavy fire from the USS Washington.

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November 15 - 1942 - Battle of Guadalcanal - USS South Dakota - USS Washington

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