Haruna
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Haruna was a Japanese Kongō-class fast battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during both World Wars and saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haruna canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
ⓘ
Kongō-class fast battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 14-inch (356 mm) main guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ secondary 6-inch guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builder |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
ⓘ
surface form:
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
|
| builtAt |
Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe
ⓘ
surface form:
Kawasaki Dockyard, Kobe
|
| class |
Kongō-class battlecruiser
ⓘ
surface form:
Kongō class
|
| commissioned | 1915-04-19 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | about 1,300 officers and men (WWII) ⓘ |
| damagedAt |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| damagedBy | U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1945-07-28 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 27,500 tons (standard, post-reconstruction) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in shallow water at Kure by U.S. air attack ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1912-03-16 ⓘ |
| launched | 1913-12-14 ⓘ |
| length | about 222 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfNamesake | Gunma Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Haruna ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | fast battleship ⓘ |
| role |
escorted aircraft carriers in carrier task forces
ⓘ
shore bombardment ⓘ |
| sawActionIn | Pacific War ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Hiei
ⓘ
Kirishima ⓘ Kongō ⓘ |
| sunkAt |
Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Kure, Japan
|
| sunkBy | U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
| topSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.