September Taisho 9 (1920)…Explosion happened inside Haruna's number 1 turret during practice!
12 September 1920:
Off Cape Motsuda, Hokkaido. HARUNA is engaged in gunnery practice. Suddenly, a breech explosion tears the starboard 14-inch gun barrel in half and blows off the armored roof of the No. 1 turret. Seven men in the turret are killed. Later, an investigation concludes that during firing a faulty fuse ignited the gunpowder bags in the breech and caused the shell to go off in the barrel. Later, the turret is repaired at Yokosuka. The elevation of her 14-inch guns is increased from 25 to 33 degrees. And thenDocked…My fatigue is catching up to me… thank youYes. And that’s no fatigue, you’re heavily damagedYes, Haruna is alrightNo you’re not. Now take a restAugust Taisho 12 (1923)Reconstruction!?Yes, let's use this opportunity to do it.
It'll be the first big scale reconstruction of the Kongou class.Haruna is so happyWhile being docked, the first remodelling is started.Reconstruction is finished on…July Showa 3 (1928)Is it really alright ? Can Haruna rest ?Just a little moreHaruna is docked for 8 yearsCorrection and apology about this manga, and an explanation of circumstances.
I wrote she was docked for 8 years, but I got informed that "the logbook says she left the dock on June 16, Taisho 10 (1921)", so it became clear she once left the dock.<- Constructing equipmentsStill no second upgrade...
Explosion happened inside Haruna's number 1 turret during practice!
12 September 1920:
Off Cape Motsuda, Hokkaido. HARUNA is engaged in gunnery practice. Suddenly, a breech explosion tears the starboard 14-inch gun barrel in half and blows off the armored roof of the No. 1 turret. Seven men in the turret are killed. Later, an investigation concludes that during firing a faulty fuse ignited the gunpowder bags in the breech and caused the shell to go off in the barrel. Later, the turret is repaired at Yokosuka. The elevation of her 14-inch guns is increased from 25 to 33 degrees.
And then
Docked…
My fatigue is catching up to me… thank you
Yes. And that’s no fatigue, you’re heavily damaged
Yes, Haruna is alright
No you’re not. Now take a rest
August Taisho 12 (1923)
Reconstruction!?
Yes, let's use this opportunity to do it.
It'll be the first big scale reconstruction of the Kongou class.
Haruna is so happy
While being docked, the first remodelling is started.
Reconstruction is finished on…
July Showa 3 (1928)
Is it really alright ? Can Haruna rest ?
Just a little more
Haruna is docked for 8 years
Correction and apology about this manga, and an explanation of circumstances.
I wrote she was docked for 8 years, but I got informed that "the logbook says she left the dock on June 16, Taisho 10 (1921)", so it became clear she once left the dock.
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