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Originally Posted by TorpX
Didn't know about the Kongo. Was it built for the Japanese, or was it a decomissioned British ship?
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The Kongo was a pre World War 1 era battlecruiser specifically designed for and purchased by the Japanese Navy to provide a starting point for their new dreadnought navy. The Kongo was the last foreign built ship commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy, as its sister ships the Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima were built in Japan. The design was the first 14" gunned ship ever made, and the design was considered so successful that the British Navy ordered an improved version that became the battlecruiser Tiger.