Japanese battleship Kirishima
Kongō-class battlecruiser
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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. Wikipedia
Length: 728′
Launched: December 1, 1913
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Displacement: 36,600 long tons (37,187 t)
Fate: Sunk following the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 15 November 1942
Laid down: 17 March 1912
Range: 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)