Kirishima

Kirishima 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 Thurston, she was the third launched of the four Kongō-class battlecruisers. Laid down in 1912 at the Mitsubishi Shipyards in Nagasaki, Kirishima was formally commissioned in 1915 on the same day as her sister ship, Haruna. Kirishima patrolled on occasion off the Chinese coast during World War I, and helped with rescue efforts following the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

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Kirishima
speed 27 knot, speed 27.5 knot, draft 9.7 metre, 
Kongō-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery, Imperial Japanese Navy, 

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Location: -9.0833, 159.7, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Ayanami ⓘ
  1929 Fubuki-class destroyer

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  Fubuki ⓘ
  1927 Fubuki-class destroyer

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  Furutaka ⓘ
  1925 Furutaka-class cruiser

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  HMAS Canberra ⓘ
  1927 Kent-class heavy cruiser

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  Kirishima ⓘ
  1913 Kongō-class battlecruiser

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  Makigumo ⓘ
  1941 Yūgumo-class destroyer

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  Takanami ⓘ
  1942 Yūgumo-class destroyer

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  Teruzuki ⓘ
  1941 Akizuki-class destroyer

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  USS Astoria ⓘ
  1933 New Orleans-class cruiser

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  USS De Haven ⓘ
  1942 Fletcher-class destroyer

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  USS Northampton ⓘ
  1929 Northampton-class cruiser

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  USS Vincennes ⓘ
  1936 New Orleans-class cruiser

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  Yudachi ⓘ
  1936 Shiratsuyu-class destroyer

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1912-03-17T00:00:00Z

1912-03-17T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1915-04-19T00:00:00Z

1915-04-19T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1913-12-01T00:00:00Z

1913-12-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-08-08T00:00:00Z

1942-08-09T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Savo Island

1942-10-11T00:00:00Z

1942-10-12T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Cape Esperance

1942-11-13T00:00:00Z

1942-11-15T00:00:00Z

1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

1942-11-30T00:00:00Z

1942-11-30T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Tassafaronga

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Frameless

Japanese battleships Kongo (right) and Kirishima (left) anchored off Qingdao, photographed from a British warship

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Savo Island	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Cape Esperance	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Naval Battle of Guadalcanal	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Tassafaronga	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Combined Fleet page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ayanami	Fubuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Fubuki	Fubuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Furutaka	heavy cruiser, Furutaka-class cruiser, cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMAS Canberra	cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Kirishima	Kongō-class battlecruiser, battlecruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Makigumo	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Takanami	Yūgumo-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Teruzuki	Akizuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Astoria	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS De Haven	Fletcher-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Northampton	heavy cruiser, Northampton-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Vincennes	heavy cruiser, New Orleans-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Yudachi	Shiratsuyu-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Japanese battleships Kongo (right) and Kirishima (left) anchored off Qingdao, photographed from a British warship		Commons