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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

It was not uncommon before the war, for Japan to purchase ships from other countries (who also happened to use them). Did you know that the Kongo Battleship was actually designed and built in Britain? Though it was later modified in Japanese ship yards.

Didn't know about the Kongo. Was it built for the Japanese, or was it a decomissioned British ship?