Haruna participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, engaging American vessels in the latter. • 12 × 127 mm (5 in) guns (6×2)[4]. Im Dezember 1941, nur wenige Tage nach dem Angriff auf Pearl Harbor, verkündete das amerikanische Kriegsministerium, die Haruna sei nördlich von Luzon versenkt worden. Datei:U.S. Navy carrier aircraft attack the Japanese battleship Haruna near Kure, Japan, on 28 July 1945 (80-G-490226).jpg As a battleship, Haruna has a huge arsenal at her disposal: a number of Photon cannons, 8 torpedo tubes (though she seems not to use them) and over one hundred missile launchers. Beginning in 1926, the Imperial Japanese Navy rebuilt her as a battleship, strengthening her armor and improving her speed and power capabilities. Designed by the British naval engineer George Thurston and named after Mount Haruna, she was the fourth and last battlecruiser of the Kongō class, amongst the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built. [5], On 17 October 1943, Haruna again left Truk as part of an even larger force—five battleships, three fleet carriers, eight heavy cruisers, three light cruisers and numerous destroyers—in response to American raids on Wake Island. The Emperor's Special Ship was designated as his official means of naval transport throughout the Japanese Empire. Please remember Haruna who, of all four fast battleship sisters, had fought till the bitter end. Throughout June 1943, Haruna was refitted at Yokosuka. Eine durchschlug das Deck, knapp achtern von Turm C, explodierte auf Höhe der Wasserlinie und ihre Splitter durchlöcherten die Bordwand. Versand: + EUR 7,81 Versand. 5 June 1911: Vice Admiral Saito Makoto (6), the current Navy Minister, issues an order to name the third vessel of the KONGO class HARUNA after a volcano in Gumma Prefecture. [17] Haruna's ammunition magazine protection was also strengthened to 4.0 inches (10 cm). The 29,330 ton Japanese battleship Haruna, which was bombed by Colin Kelly on the second day of the war. ), named after Mount Haruna, was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. [2] Capable of more than 30 knots (56 km/h) despite the significant increase in hull displacement, Haruna was now reclassified as a fast battleship. [1] Catapults and rails were added to support three Nakajima E8N or Kawanishi E7K reconnaissance and spotter seaplanes. Durch einen Navigationsfehler lief sie später auf eine Sandbank auf und musste bis Januar 1945 repariert werden. In August 1944 she transferred to Lingga. When no contact was made the force returned to Truk on 26 October 1943. Der Schaden wurde durch ein mit Segeltuch bespanntes Holzgerüst provisorisch abgedichtet. Stationed in Japanese waters by the beginning of 1945, Haruna was damaged at Kure during the U.S. carrier plane raids on 19 March. See also category: JS Haruna (DDH-141). Swanston, Alexander and Swanston, Malcolm (2007). Juli noch oberhalb des Wassers gelegen hatten, unter Wasser, so dass das Heck des Schlachtschiffs voll lief und auf den Grund sackte.[6]. • 8 × 530 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes (submerged)[4] [14] After minor fitting-out work, Haruna's reconstruction begun in 1926 was declared complete on 1 October 1931. Haruna patrolled off the Chinese coast during World War I. Sie trafen das Wetterdeck an Backbord, eine auf Höhe von Turm C, die andere 12 Meter davon entfernt. Als die Haruna wieder einsatzbereit war, hatte sich die Treibstoffversorgung derart verschlechtert, dass sie nie wieder an längeren Operationen teilnehmen konnte. ), named after Mount Haruna, was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. 1943 erfolgte dann ihre Aufrüstung in Kure mit Radar Typ 21 (das 1944 ergänzt wurde durch zwei Typ 22, zuletzt auch als Serie Kai4S zur Feuerleitung geeignet, und zwei Typ 13, sowie passive Warnsysteme E-27), mit zusätzlichen Flugabwehrgeschützen (zwei weitere 12,7-cm-Zwillingslafetten im Austausch gegen sechs abgegebene 15,2-cm-Kanonen, sowie zahlreichen 2,5-cm-Waffen) und einer Verstärkung des Panzerschutzes an der Ruderanlage. New!! Haruna served the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) throughout World War 1 (1914-1918) and World War 2 (1939-1945). The Third Battleship Division departed Kure on 8 March 1944. On 25 October, during the Battle off Samar, Haruna—as part of Admiral Kurita's Centre Force—engaged escort carriers and destroyers of the U.S. 7th Fleet's "Taffy 3". During the night of October 13, two Japanese fast battleships Kongo and Haruna bombarded Henderson Field. On 22 May 1943, the task force arrived in Yokosuka, where it was joined by an additional three fleet carriers and two light cruisers; the force was disbanded when Attu fell before the necessary preparations were finished. Am 24. On 1 December 1917, Haruna was placed in reserve, as hostilities in the Pacific theatre of World War I concluded. Unharmed, Haruna arrived at Sasebo the following day. [27] The Japanese troop convoy reached the island the next day. ), named after Mount Haruna, was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I and World War II. On the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, she sailed as part of the Southern Force in preparation for the Battle of Singapore. Einloggen und Bewertung schreiben. Kellys Flugzeug wurde auf dem Rückflug nach Clarks Field von japanischen Jagdflugzeugen abgefangen und abgeschossen, wobei Kelly selbst ums Leben kam. Die Schlagseite brachte die Löcher, die nach dem Angriff vom 24. [31] On 24 October, Haruna was lightly damaged by fragments from near misses by American carrier aircraft in the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea. On 1 December 1937, the ship was again placed in reserve. Zwei Volltreffer durch 1000-lbs-(454-kg)-Bomben mit Verzögerungszündern brachten das Schiff schließlich zum Untergang. In 1943, Hyuga was converted into a hybrid battleship/ aircraft carrier. The same day, the battleship Hyūga was sunk,[37] and Haruna was hit by a single bomb which caused light damage. [5] On 2 December 1944, while returning to Japan from Southeast Asia as part of a task group, Haruna evaded torpedoes fired by an American submarine. 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