Japanese battleship Haruna
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Haruna was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston and named after Mount Haruna, she was the fourth and last battlecruiser of the Kongō class, amongst the... Wikipedia
Launched: December 14, 1913
Length: 728′
Builder: Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Speed: 1915–1934: 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph); 1934–1945: 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph);
Aircraft carried: 3 × reconnaissance floatplanes
Armor: Turrets: 9 in (230 mm); Belt: 8 in (200 mm); Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)–2.75 in (70 mm);
Commissioned: 19 April 1915