** Bede (Fast) ** Congo class.
Bede (fast) Congo, formerly a class battle cruiser before. And they have been modified in around the year 1935-1937 as a fast battleship. A brother with 4 aircraft is Congo, Hiei Jersey, Kirishima and Haruna. They had all been out in Japan has just ordered Congo ships only in the UK. It is also a great naval vessels Congo Japan last command in the UK as well.
Construction of the cruiser class battleship Kongo began when the British Navy to build a ship, H. MSD in VIS, which makes all the ships of the Japanese Navy is out of date, so in 1911 the Diet. the Empire of Japan has developed a fleet of emergency budget submitted to the Navy to be used on battleships 1 vessel (Fuji, Sony) and 4 battle cruiser ships (Congo, Hiei Jersey, Kirishima, Haruna).
The structure of the cruiser class battleship Kongo was designed by a British naval engineer George Marston she had used techniques designed to Bede Tiger of the British Navy as a patrol boat to the class battleship Kongo. The design plan is completed, the boat, but the Congo was an auspicious beauty guards in the keel was laid on 17 January 1911 at the shipyard Bourne Rowlett - in - Furness, England, and has made the drop. in may 18, 1912 he commissioned on August 16, 1913 of these children were chasing her arranged as follows.
- Hiei's keel was laid on November 4, 1911 at Yokosuka Naval Base. The launching ceremony was held on November 21, 1912 entered service on August 4, 1914.
- Kirishima keel was laid on 17 March 1912 at a shipyard in Nagasaki Prefecture. The launching ceremony was held on 1 December 1913 entered service on August 15, 1915.
- Haruna keel was laid on 16 March 1912 at Kure Naval Base. The launching ceremony was held on December 14, 1912 entered service on 15 August 1915.
** During the construction of the Congo, Japan has sent more than 300 engineers and technical staff of the study to be used in the construction of Hiei's, Kirishima and Haruna **.
Gun battle cruiser Kongo class is as follows.
- Turret 356 mm. 2 and 4 barrel turret.
- Turret and 152 mm. 1 barreled 16 forts.
- 76 mm turret. 1 barreled 8 fort.
- 6.5 mm machine gun. The number 4 cylinder.
- Torpedo tubes (underwater) 533 mm. Of 8 tubes.
A steam engine, 4 and 4 tickets to a top speed of Mach 30 nut and they all are as follows.
- Displacement 36,600 tons
- Length of the hull 222 meters.
- Width: 31 meters
- Hull armor around 280 mm.
- 58 mm armor deck.
- Armored turret 230 mm.
- Armor bridge (Not listed).
The name of her brother and conveys the meaning of the Congo.
- Congo (金剛) whose meaning is "Diamond" or "no break" and other words that convey the mountains of Congo in Osaka.
- Hiei's (比叡) is meant to convey the Mount Hiei's in Shiga Prefecture.
- Kirishima (霧 島) is meant to convey. Mount Kirishima In Kanagawa Prefecture Goya
- Haruna (榛 名) is meant to convey the Mount Haruna in Gunma.
** ** Anecdote
- Mount Haruna is adjacent to Mount Akagi and mountains daimyo skill. It is colloquially called the "three mountains of Jomo".
- Mount Hiei's a legend in Shinto as the abode of the gods and demons are. Also on Mount Hiei was also a famous temple Wat Leaning Kaku - I started with.