Hiei

Hiei was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by British naval architect George Thurston, she was the second launched of four Kongō-class battlecruisers, among the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built. Laid down in 1911 at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Hiei was formally commissioned in 1914. She patrolled off the Chinese coast on several occasions during World War I, and helped with rescue efforts following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

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Hiei
speed 29.7 knot, speed 27 knot, draft 9.7 metre, 
Kongō-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy, 

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  Hiei ⓘ
  1912 Kongō-class battlecruiser

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1914-08-04T00:00:00Z

1914-08-04T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1911-11-04T00:00:00Z

1911-11-04T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1912-11-21T00:00:00Z

1912-11-21T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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USS Edsall (DD-219) under fire and sinking on 1 March 1942 (80-G-178997)

IJN battlecruiser Hiei

Japanese battleship Hiei underway in Tokyo Bay on 11 July 1942 (NH 73075)

Japanese battleship Hiei-6

Japanese battleship Hiei-4

HIYEI - Japan LCCN2014699639

Hiei Yokosuka fitting out

Hiei Yokosuka departure 1914

Hiei Yokosuka 1914

Hiei Sasebo 1915

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Combined Fleet page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Hiei	Kongō-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Edsall (DD-219) under fire and sinking on 1 March 1942 (80-G-178997)		Commons
commons	image		IJN battlecruiser Hiei		Commons
commons	image		Japanese battleship Hiei underway in Tokyo Bay on 11 July 1942 (NH 73075)		Commons
commons	image		Japanese battleship Hiei-6		Commons
commons	image		Japanese battleship Hiei-4		Commons
commons	image		HIYEI - Japan LCCN2014699639		Commons
commons	image		Hiei Yokosuka fitting out		Commons
commons	image		Hiei Yokosuka departure 1914		Commons
commons	image		Hiei Yokosuka 1914		Commons
commons	image		Hiei Sasebo 1915		Commons