IJN Haruna

The Japanese KONGO Class Battlecruiser IJN "HARUNA" seen here on 4 Apr 1916, she would be the only one in her class to suffer any damage during the first World War. HARUNA struck a mine believed to have been laid by the German auxiliary cruiser WOLF in the summer of 1917. The damaged was severe, as the flooding was extensive. The KONGO class was "offensively" the most powerful Battlecruisers in the world at the time of their commissioning. HARUNA managed to attain a trial speed of over 28 knots during her running trials on 24 Nov 1914. She was the fourth & last battlecruiser of the KONGO class, amongst the most heavily armed ships in any navy when built.