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| '''General Information''' | | '''General Information''' |
| * She is named after [[wikipedia:Mount Hiei|Mount Hiei]]. | | * She is named after [[wikipedia:Mount Hiei|Mount Hiei]]. |
− | * She was launched on the 21st November 1912. | + | * She was launched on the 21st of November 1912. |
− | * Sunk following the [[wikipedia:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal|Battle of Guadalcanal]] on November 14, 1942; she was the first IJN battleship ever to be lost in WWII. | + | * Sunk following the [[wikipedia:Naval Battle of Guadalcanal|Battle of Guadalcanal]] on the 14th of November 1942; she was the first IJN battleship ever to be lost in WWII. |
| * Wreck located 6 February 2019 by RV ''Petrel''. She rests upside down in 900 meters (3,000 feet) of water. | | * Wreck located 6 February 2019 by RV ''Petrel''. She rests upside down in 900 meters (3,000 feet) of water. |
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| '''Update History''' | | '''Update History''' |
− | * She was part of the orginal game's launch when the game was released in April 23rd, 2013. | + | * She was part of the original game's launch when the game was released on the 23rd of April 2013. |
− | * She got her Kai Ni on the 20th November 2013. | + | * She got her Kai Ni on the 20th of November 2013. |
− | * She got her Kai Ni C on the 23th April 2020. | + | * She got her Kai Ni C on the 23rd of April 2020. |
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| '''Misc''' | | '''Misc''' |
| * She was disarmed and turned into a training ship in 1929 before serving as Emperor Hirohito's transport from 1930 to 1937 when she was rearmed. | | * She was disarmed and turned into a training ship in 1929 before serving as Emperor Hirohito's transport from 1930 to 1937 when she was rearmed. |
| * Hiei is the only one of the Kongou sisters having to have her superstructure mast reconstructed into a prototype similar to that used on the ''Yamato''-class. Her slightly higher armor and health compared to her sisters can likely be attributed to this. | | * Hiei is the only one of the Kongou sisters having to have her superstructure mast reconstructed into a prototype similar to that used on the ''Yamato''-class. Her slightly higher armor and health compared to her sisters can likely be attributed to this. |
− | * She appeared in the first Kancolle Drama CD, also dubbed One Nao show, along with other characters in a mini skit. Link to show: https://soundcloud.com/masapusan/one-nao-show (TL is included in comments). She also appeared in the anime with Kongou, Haruna and Kirishima. | + | * She appeared in the first Kancolle Drama CD, also dubbed One Nao show, along with other characters in a mini skit. Link to show: https://soundcloud.com/masapusan/one-nao-show (TL is included in comments). She also appeared in the anime with Kongou, Haruna, and Kirishima. |
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |