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Encyclopedia > Japanese battleship Kirishima
Kirishima off Amoy, China, on 21 October 1938.
Career Japanese Ensign
Ordered: 1911
Laid down: March 17, 1912
Launched: December 1, 1913
Commissioned: April 19, 1915
Fate: Sunk at Guadalcanal on November 15, 1942
Specifications
Displacement: 36,600 tons
Length: 222 m (728 feet 4 inches)
Beam: 31 m (101 feet 8 inches)
Draught: 9.7 m (31 feet 9 inches)
Propulsion: steam turbines, 4 shafts
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range: 10,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Complement: 1360
Armament: Eight 14 inch (356 mm) guns, sixteen 6 inch (152 mm) guns, eight 5 inch DP, up to 118 × 25 mm AA

Kirishima (霧島) was the Imperial Japanese Navy's fourth Kongō class battlecruiser. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (888x232, 68 KB) Description: Japanese Battleship HIJMS Kirishima Source: US Navy Photo #: NH 50903 and NH 50904 Licence: Public Domain File links The following pages link to this file: Japanese battleship Kirishima ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Japan. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Guadalcanal, position (inset) and main towns Guadalcanal is a 2,510 square mile (6 500 km²) island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon Islands. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For Combined Fleet, please see that article. ... Kongō (金剛, vajra or indestructible) was the Imperial Japanese Navys first super-dreadnought type battlecruiser, and the name-ship of her class, which also included the Hiei, Kirishima, and Haruna. ... [[Image:HMS Hood and HMS Barham. ...


She 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. For information on Mitsubishi brand computer monitors, see NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America Inc. ... Nagasaki ) ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Kure (呉市; -shi) is a city located in Hiroshima, Japan. ...

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Service

Her inital captain in World War II was Yamaguchi Jihei, formerly the commander of the heavy cruiser Takao, later promoted to Rear Admiral, and still later, Vice Admiral. She was assigned to Vice Admiral Mikawa Gunichi's Battle Division 3 with her sister ships Hiei, Kongo and Haruna. World War II United States Navy recognition drawings of Takao and Atago Takao was a heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after Mount Takao(高雄山), a mountain in kyoto, Japan. ... Hiei (比叡), named for Mount Hiei north-east of Kyoto, was a Kongō-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Kongo (金剛) was the Imperial Japanese Navys first super-dreadnought type battlecruiser, and the name-ship of its class, which also included the Hiei, Kirishima, and Haruna. ... Haruna (榛名) was a Kongo class battleship laid down by the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Company at Kobe on 16 March 1912, launched on 14 December 1913 and completed on 19 April 1915. ...


On November 26, 1941 Kirishima sailed with the First Air Fleet Striking Force ("Kido Butai") as part of the Pearl Harbor raid. Together with most of the Striking Force, she returned to the naval base at Kure on December 24. From there, the fleet sailed for the naval base at Truk, then into the South Pacific to support the invasions of Rabaul and Kavieng. is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... This article is about the actual attack. ... Kure can refer to: Kure Software Koubou, Japanese video game development company. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A view of Chuuk Chuuk is an island group that comprises one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), along with Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap. ... A view from Rabaul Volcano Observatory across the relatively undamaged western half of Rabaul and towards Tavurur Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, was the headquarters of German New Guinea and then the Australian mandatory territory of New Guinea from 1910 until 1937, the base of Japanese activities in the South Pacific... Kavieng is the capital of the Papua New Guinean province of New Ireland and the largest town on the island of the same name. ...


The Kirishima and Hiei also accompanied the Carrier Striking Force in a successful raid on Port Darwin, Australia on February 19, 1942 in the Battle of the Java Sea on March 1, in a series of raids on British warships in the Indian Ocean on April 5 and April 9, and in the disastrous Battle of Midway on June 4-5. Central Darwin, circa 1986 Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory, and is a city of 109,419 people (2001 census) on Australias far north-western coastline. ... [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Netherlands United States United Kingdom Australia Imperial Japanese Navy Commanders Karel Doorman â€  Conrad Helfrich Takeo Takagi Strength 2 heavy cruisers 3 light cruisers 12 destroyers 2 heavy cruisers 2 light cruisers 14 destroyers 10 transports Casualties 5 cruisers sunk 5 destroyers sunk 2,300 sailors killed 4 loaded troop... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants United States Empire of Japan Commanders Chester W. Nimitz Frank J. Fletcher Raymond A. Spruance Isoroku Yamamoto Chuichi Nagumo Tamon Yamaguchi â€  Strength 3 carriers, ~50 support ships, 233 carrier aircraft, 127 land-based aircraft 4 carriers, 7 battleships, ~150 support ships, 248 carrier aircraft, 16 floatplanes Casualties 1 carrier... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


As "Battle Division 11", Kirishima and Hiei participated in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on August 24 and the Battle of Santa Cruz on October 26. Battle of the Eastern Solomons Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date August 24, 1942 – August 25, 1942 Place North of Santa Isabel, United States Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr. ... is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date October 25, 1942 – October 27, 1942 Place Santa Cruz Islands, United States Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


The Kirishima also took part in the Battle of Midway from June 4-7, 1942.[1] Combatants United States Empire of Japan Commanders Chester W. Nimitz Frank J. Fletcher Raymond A. Spruance Isoroku Yamamoto Chuichi Nagumo Tamon Yamaguchi â€  Strength 3 carriers, ~50 support ships, 233 carrier aircraft, 127 land-based aircraft 4 carriers, 7 battleships, ~150 support ships, 248 carrier aircraft, 16 floatplanes Casualties 1 carrier...


On November 15, 1942, Kirishima engaged American vessels in the Battle of Guadalcanal, and while inflicting some damage on USS South Dakota, failed to notice the USS Washington some 8,000 yards (7,000 m) off. The Washington rapidly fired seventy-five 16-inch shells at Kirishima. Nine hit their target, as did numerous 5-inch shells. Kirishima's top structure was engulfed in flame and the great ship kept turning in a circle, out of control. Her captain was forced to scuttle the ship. The crew was transferred to a destroyer, and the Kingston valves were opened, scuttling her. Kirishima sank northwest of Savo Island.[2] Robert Ballard found the aft portion of the battleship upside-down in the water off Savo. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants United States, Australia, New Zealand Japan Commanders William Halsey, Jr Isoroku Yamamoto Strength 1 carrier, 2 battleships, 5 cruisers, 12 destroyers 2 battleships, 8 cruisers, 16 destroyers Casualties 2 light cruisers, 7 destroyers sunk, 26 aircraft destroyed, 1,732 killed[1] 2 battleships, 1 heavy cruiser, 3 destroyers, 11... USS South Dakota (BB-57), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 40th state. ... USS Washington (BB-56), the second of two North Carolina-class battleships, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 42nd state. ... A Kingston valve is a type of valve fitted in the bottom of a ships fuel, water and ballast tanks. ...


Commanding Officers

Chief Equipping Officer - Capt. Rokuro Kamaya - 15 December 1914 - 19 April 1915


Capt. Rokuro Kamaya - 19 April 1915 - 13 December 1915


Capt. Takeshi Shima - 13 December 1915 - 1 December 1916


Capt. Junichi Matsumura - 1 December 1916 - 18 July 1917


Capt. Masaki Nakamura - 18 July 1917 - 1 December 1917


Capt. Kinzaburo Mimura - 1 December 1917 - 10 November 1918


Capt. Genjiro Katsuki - 10 November 1918 - 20 November 1919


Capt. Takashi Yoko - 20 November 1919 - 8 January 1920


Capt. Sukeichi Yasumura - 8 January 1920 - 1 December 1921


Capt. Heigo Teraoka - 1 December 1921 - 1 December 1922


Capt. Masataka Ando - 1 December 1922 - 6 November 1923


Capt. Teiji Sakamoto - 6 November 1923 - 1 December 1924


Capt. Hisanori Fujita - 1 December 1924 - 20 October 1925


Capt. Takayoshi Kato - 20 October 1925 - 1 December 1926


Capt. Naojiro Honjuku - 1 December 1926 - 1 December 1927


Capt. Kanekoto Iwamura - 1 December 1927 - 10 March 1928


Capt. Yoshikazu Furukawa - 10 March 1928 - 10 December 1928


Capt. Choji Inoue - 10 December 1928 - 8 February 1929


Capt. Minoru Hirota - 8 February 1929 - 1 November 1929


Capt. Takuo Fujisawa - 1 November 1929 - 1 December 1930


Capt. Shigeru Kikuno - 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1931


Capt. Sekizo Uno - 1 December 1931 - 1 December 1932


Capt. Haruo Kitaoka - 1 December 1932 - 15 November 1933


Capt. Ibo Takahashi - 15 November 1933 - 15 November 1934


Capt. Kunji Tange - 15 November 1934 - 15 November 1935


Capt. Gunichi Mikawa - 15 November 1935 - 1 December 1936


Capt. Kakusaburo Makita - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937


Capt. Masao Kanazawa - 1 December 1937 - 15 November 1938


Capt. Takeo Tada - 15 November 1938 - 15 November 1939


Capt. Kyuji Kubo - 15 November 1939 - 27 December 1939


Capt. Saichiro Tomonari - 27 December 1939 - 19 October 1940


Capt. Kazutaka Shiraishi - 19 October 1940 - 15 August 1941


Capt. Jihei Yamaguchi - 15 August 1941 - 20 April 1942


Capt. Sanji Iwabuchi - 20 April 1942 - 15 November 1942


Footnotes

  1. ^ (John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945, Random House, 1970, p. 331))
  2. ^ (John Toland, The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945, Random House, 1970, p. 416))

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See Also

Kongō class destroyer DDG-174 Kirishima (commissioned 1993) The Kongō class of guided missile destroyers, a modification of the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke class (Flight I), serves as the core ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)s Escort Flotillas. ...

 v • d • e Kongō-class battlecruiser

Kongō | Hiei | Kirishima | Haruna The Kongō class battlecruisers were designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy by the British designer Sir George Thurston and the first ship, Kongō, was built in Britain by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness in 1913. ... Kongō (金剛, vajra or indestructible) was the Imperial Japanese Navys first super-dreadnought type battlecruiser, and the name-ship of her class, which also included the Hiei, Kirishima, and Haruna. ... Hiei (比叡), named for Mount Hiei north-east of Kyoto, was a Kongō-class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Haruna (榛名) was a Kongo class battleship laid down by the Kawasaki Shipbuilding Company at Kobe on 16 March 1912, launched on 14 December 1913 and completed on 19 April 1915. ...


List of ships of the Japanese Navy The following is the list of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. ...


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Japanese battleship Kirishima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (144 words)
Eight 14 inch guns, sixteen 6 inch guns, eight 5 inch DP, up to 118 × 25 mm AA Kirishima (霧島) 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.
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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