This page features views of the Japanese battleship Kongo taken after her 1929-31 and 1936-37 modernizations.
For other pictures of Kongo, taken in 1929 and before,
see:
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The following photographs show Kongo after her 1929-31 modernization, with two smokestacks:
The photographs below show Kongo after her 1936-37 modernization, in the basic configuration she had during World War II:
Photo #: NH 90512 Kongo (Japanese battleship, 1913) Halftone reproduction of a photograph taken after the ship's 1936-37 modernization. The original print came from Office of Naval Intelligence files. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 350 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 80898 Kongo (Japanese battleship, 1913) Off Amoy, China, in October 1938. Photographed from USS Pillsbury (DD-227). The original print came from Office of Naval Intelligence files. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 33KB; 740 x 250 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-231831 Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 1944 Japanese Carrier Division Three under attack by Task Force 38 planes, 20 June 1944. The battleship in the lower center is either Haruna or Kongo. The carrier Chiyoda is at right. Photographed from a USS Bunker Hill (CV-17 plane. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 625 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For other pictures of Kongo, taken in 1929 and before,
see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
30 December 2001