Kongo Bongo! (Kongล Class Fast Battleships from the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War 2 (with some force of habits of my own))
TDIH: November 21, 1944, World War II: American submarine USS Sealion sinks the Japanese battleship Kongล and Japanese destroyer Urakaze in the Formosa Strait. Photo: Sealion (APSS-315), May 1956.
Japanese battleship Kongล in drydock, Yokosuka, 1930 [2384 x 1734]
Japanese battlecruiser Kongล, prior to her refit and reclassification as a fast battleship, pre-1927.[1437 x 1090] imgur.com/RxEQtuR
[x-post from r/WarshipPorn] Listen to the actual sinking of IJN Kongล | USS Sealion. During WWII three battleships were sunk by submarines. Sealion not only sank the only Japanese ship on the list, her crew recorded the approach and attack. You can hear the torpedoes hit. [1874x1455] (ww2today.com) reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/โฆ
Japanese battleship Kongล at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal after completion of her second reconstruction, January 13, 1937 [Album] imgur.com/a/juTORzE
Japanese battleship Kongล in drydock, Yokosuka, 1930 [2384x1734]
Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kongล afire. Screenshot from World of Warships
[Warship] Japanese battlecruiser Kongล, prior to her refit and reclassification as a fast battleship, pre-1927. imgur.com/RxEQtuR
Japanese battlecruiser Kongล, prior to her refit and reclassification as a fast battleship, pre-1927. imgur.com/RxEQtuR
Kongล Gumi is a Japanese construction company that is currently the world's oldest company overall, operating for over 1,400 years. It was founded in 578. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konโฆ
Kongล class battleship:hand painted using tamiya acrylic paint to minimized some gold and silver,really cool build when done. reddit.com/gallery/n28725
The Japanese strike force advancing to the Indian Ocean, 30 March 1942. Ships shown from left to right are: Akagi, Sลryลซ, Hiryลซ, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna, and Kongล. Taken from Zuikaku.
1/700 scale Hasegawa Kongล Battleship, aka best girl from kancolle reddit.com/gallery/ifrmpm
Japan's Kongล in drydock during her extensive modernization and conversion from battlecruiser to battleship, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930. [2400 ร 1730]
Japanese ironclad Kongล at anchor, 1878 [3600x2778]
IJN Battleship Kongล in Drydock, Yokosuka, 1930 [X-Post r/worldofwarships][2048x1476]
Japan's Kongล in drydock during her extensive modernization and conversion from battlecruiser to battleship, Yokosuka, Japan, 1930. [2400 ร 1730]
Warship History - Kongล class battleships youtube.com/watch?v=dMomqโฆ
Fast Laser Battleship Kongล
Akagi leaving Port Stirling, Celebes Island, for the Indian Ocean. Carriers and battleships from left to right: Soryu, Hiryu, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna, Kongล, Zuikaku, and Shokaku. 26 March 1942. [3510x2408]
TIL that the world's oldest continuously trading independent company was Kongล Gumi, a Japanese construction company founded in 578 AD and which operated for over 1,400 years until it went into liquidation in January 2006. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konโฆ
[1687 x 1117] Japanese strike force advancing to the Indian Ocean. Ships shown from left to right are: Akagi, Sลryลซ, Hiryลซ, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna, and Kongล. Taken from Zuikaku, 30 March 1942.
The 1/10th scale, 80 foot long, model of the largest battleship ever built on display at the Yamato museum in Japan - notice triple turrets and bow shape unique from other Japanese battleship classes [1284 x 1605]
TIL about Kongล Gumi Co., Ltd. (ๆ ชๅผไผ็คพ้ๅ็ต), a family-owned Japanese construction company which has been in business since 578 AD. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konโฆ
[WeeklyWarship] [11/14/15] Battleship Kongล after her first reconstruction, 1931
This painting of an important, historical Japanese buddhist monk as a child - Kukai, sometimes known as Henjล Kongล - reminds me of Sekiro's Divine Child, in the Sempou Temple on Mt Kongo. I wonder if Kukai was an inspiration
[Art] Japanese battleship Yamato [1200x1147]
26-inch thick armor from a Japanese Yamato class battleship, pierced by a US Navy 16-inch gun.
Japanese battleship memorial IJN Mikasa in Yokohama, 2012. [3000x1992]
1:1 scale replica of the Japanese battleship Mikasa, Kaga, Japan, circa 2009 [1244x933]
Japanese battleship Hyuga sunken in shallow waters at Kure,after she was struck by 10 bombs from aircrafts of Task Force 58 in 24 July 1945. This photo was taken in October 1945. [1464x1000]
Tier 6 Japanese Battleship Proposal: IJN Haruna
Japanese battleship Fuso during a damage control exercise. The crew conducts tests to flood and drain the ship's compartments,Kure Naval Base~20 April 1941. [1808x1080]
TIL: Kongล Gumi was a Japanese construction company which was the world's oldest continuously ongoing independent company, operating for 1,441 years. In 2005 it had 100 employees and annual revenue of $70m USD. In 2006 they fell on hard times and were absorbed into a larger company. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konโฆ
Fort Drum - had been built atop a small reef by US Army Engineers before World War II. This huge, concrete, battleship-shape fortification in Manila Bay had walls 25 feet thick and mounted 6inch and 14-inch guns. It was the last to fall in the hands of Japanese after Corregidor and Bataan reddit.com/gallery/r13fjh
Japanese Kongล cosplayer
Salvaged turret from the Japanese battleship Mutsu, Suuoshima, Japan, 1970 [1600x1085]
Japanese battleship Nagato model by Kosta Katseas. Hasegawa Nagato 1/350 scale. [1500x1054] reddit.com/gallery/rfl5l2
Japanese battleships pictured at Kure Naval Arsenal, early September 1919. Front row; Yamashiro,Fuso,Hyuga and Ise. Back row;Haruna,Hiei and Kirishima. [1390x1080]
The close-up view on Japanese battleship Fusou's signature "pagoda" superstructure after her modernization in 1933 [1082x1332]
Japanese battleships or Japanese cruisers?
This is a update to my last post and I donโt really know what one to pick to be honest but Iโm leaning to the cruisers
Japanese battleship Mikasa in Yokosuka, Japan [1460x965]
The colorized photo of Japanese battleship Musashi's forward 460mm mounts and sailors during morning gymnastics on it's deck [1315x958]
Would a Japanese person who loves battleships and Americans, find it offensive to receive a gift of a model ship that was instrumental in Japanese surrender?
Original Official U.S. Navy Photograph Showing Battleship Guns Sinking Japanese Patrol Vessel at Truk Lagoon during Operation Hailstone. Details in comments.
