Kongo (1913)

Kongō (1913) Class Battlecruisers (金剛) were built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during the years of 1911 to 1915. The first, IJN Kongō was built by the British, the remaining 3 Haruna, Kirishima & Hiei were built in Japan.

Kongō (1913) Class Battlecruisers served between the years of 1913 to 1945.

Preceded by:  Ibuki class

Succeeded by: Amagi class

Kongō (1913) Class Battlecruisers On 23 August 1914, Japan formally declared war on the German Empire as part of her contribution to the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and Kongō was deployed near Midway Island to patrol the communications lines of the Pacific Ocean, attached to the Third Battleship Division of the First Fleet. November 1924, Kongō docked at Yokosuka for modifications. (See Kongo 1944)