IJN Haruna
Sunk
| Type | Battlecruiser, rebuilt as Battleship |
|---|---|
| Class | Kongō |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 8 × 356 mm (14 in) guns (4×2) |
Refits
| 1926–1928 | Rebuilt as a battleship Thicker deck armour and torpedo bulges, new boilers and a pagoda mast. Reclassed as a battleship. |
| 1933–1935 | Lengthened at the stern and given new turbines, raising her speed to 30 knots: a fast battleship that could keep up with the carriers. |
Kongō-class battlecruiser, rebuilt twice between the wars as a fast battleship. With Kongō she shelled Henderson Field in October 1942. Sunk by US carrier aircraft at Kure in July 1945.
Armament and specifications
Armament
1915
- 8 × 356 mm (14 in) guns (4×2)
- 16 × 152 mm (6 in) guns (16×1)
- 8 × 76 mm (3 in) guns (8×1)
- 8 × 530 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (submerged)
1945
- 8 × 356 mm (14 in) (4×2)
- 8 × 152 mm (6 in) guns (8×1)
- 12 × 127 mm (5 in)/40 guns (6×2)
- 108 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Type 96 AA guns
Armour
- Turrets: 9 in (230 mm)
- Belt: 8 in (200 mm)
- Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)–2.75 in (70 mm)
| Builder | Kawasaki Shipyards |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 16 March 1912 |
| Launched | 14 December 1913 |
| Commissioned | 19 April 1915 |
| Displacement | 36,600 long tons (37,187 t) |
| Length | 222 m (728 ft 4 in) |
| Speed | 1915–1934: 26 kn (48 km/h; 30 mph) 1934–1945: 30.5 kn (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph) |
| Complement | 1,360 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
14 December 1913
Easter Sunday raid
Survived
5 April 1942
Battle of Midway
Survived
4–7 June 1942
Bombardment of Henderson Field
Survived
13–14 October 1942
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Survived
25–27 October 1942
Fate
Sunk
Sunk at her moorings on 28 July 1945; raised and scrapped in 1946