DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 86510
Japanese Kongo class battlecruiser
Underway, probably between 1917 and 1920.
The close spacing of the first and second funnels indicates that
this ship is Haruna, Hiei or Kirishima,
but certainly not Kongo.
Note Japanese Imperial Chrysanthemum used as a decoration in
the top center of the print.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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