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Construction at a Mitsubishi dockyard in Nagasaki, 1914 Kirishima being launched, 1 December 1913. Kirishima was the third of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Kongō-class battlecruisers, a group of capital ships designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston. [2]
At least two warships of Japan have borne the name Kirishima: Japanese battleship Kirishima , a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy , commissioned in 1915 and named after the volcano JS Kirishima , a destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force commissioned in 1995
Kirishima 31,980 8 × 14-in. 16 × 6-in. 8 × 21-in. 1,437 30.5 kn Kongō: Jan 1911 Aug 1913 Converted to fast battleship, 1935 Haruna: Mar 1912 Apr 1915 Converted to fast battleship, 1933 Hiei: Nov 1911 Apr 1915 Converted to training ship, 1937; fast battleship, 1941 Kirishima: Mar 1912 Apr 1915 Converted to fast battleship, 1941 Amagi class
Between the 1890s and 1940s, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) built a series of battleships as it expanded its fleet. Previously, the Empire of Japan had acquired a few ironclad warships from foreign builders, although it had adopted the Jeune École naval doctrine which emphasized cheap torpedo boats and commerce raiding to offset expensive, heavily armored ships.
After serving as a transport and support-ship during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Kirishima escorted the aircraft carrier strikeforce bound for the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Following the start of World War II, Kirishima served as an escort during carrier attacks on Port Darwin and the Dutch East Indies. [7]
Having crippled the offensive capability of Britain's Eastern Fleet, the 3rd Battleship Division returned to Japan on 23 April. Haruna was drydocked throughout May 1942 for general repairs and refits. [5] On 29 May 1942, Haruna joined her sister ship Kirishima as part of Vice-Admiral Chūichi Nagumo's carrier strike force during the Battle of ...
The force included Kirishima, heavy cruisers Atago and Takao, light cruisers Nagara and Sendai, and nine destroyers, some of the destroyers being survivors (along with Kirishima and Nagara) of the first night engagement two days prior. Kondo flew his flag in the cruiser Atago. [a] [121] 1 Kongo-class fast battleship: Kirishima (S)
JS Kirishima (DDG-174) is a Kongō-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Kirishima was named for Mount Kirishima . She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki , Nagasaki on 7 April 1992, and was launched on 19 August 1993.