WWII IJN BB Kongo class

The Kongos were the oldest ships when Japan entered WW2; completed as battlecruisers in WW1. The lead ship (Kongo) was constructed in UK while the rest in Japan. The class was very active during WW2 though Hiei and Kirishima were sunk during the naval battles of Guadalcanal; Kongo by submarine torpedo late '44; and Haruna by air attacks while moored July 1945