Line 301: |
Line 301: |
| ==Original ship== | | ==Original ship== |
| *All parts used in her construction were manufactured in the U.K. | | *All parts used in her construction were manufactured in the U.K. |
− | * She shares a similar design from the Revenge class and Queen Elizabeth class Battleships of the Royal Navy (her cousin battleships). | + | *She shares a similar design from the ''Revenge''-class and ''Queen Elizabeth''-class Battleships of the Royal Navy (her cousin battleships). |
| *She was the only Japanese battleship sunk by submarine in the Second World War, and the last battleship sunk by submarine in history. | | *She was the only Japanese battleship sunk by submarine in the Second World War, and the last battleship sunk by submarine in history. |
− | * Coincidentally, her cousin battleships, the Revenge-class HMS Royal Oak and the Queen Elizabeth-class HMS Barham were sunk by submarine in the same fashion. In total, there were three British built battleship sinkings in World War II caused by a submarine attack along with Kongou. | + | **Coincidentally, her cousin battleships, the ''Revenge''-class HMS ''Royal Oak'' and the ''Queen Elizabeth''-class HMS ''Barham'' were sunk by submarine in the same fashion. In total, there were three British built battleship sinkings in World War II caused by a submarine attack along with ''Kongou''. |
− | *Sunk by ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sealion_(SS-315) USS Sealion]'' in the Formosa Strait, 21 November 1944. | + | *Sunk by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sealion_(SS-315) USS ''Sealion]'' in the Formosa Strait, 21 November 1944. |
| | | |
| ==Appearances in derivative works== | | ==Appearances in derivative works== |
Line 317: |
Line 317: |
| *She probably if not most definitely has feelings for her admiral, as seen in her lines. | | *She probably if not most definitely has feelings for her admiral, as seen in her lines. |
| *She received her Kai Ni on November 1, 2013. | | *She received her Kai Ni on November 1, 2013. |
− | *She is still an existing JDS name as of present, along with [[Kirishima]]. | + | *She is still an existing JDS name as of present, along with ''[[Kirishima]]''. |
− | *She is required by [[Quests#A16|quest A16]]. | + | *She is required by [[Quests#A16|quest A16]] and [[Quests#A40|quest A40]] as Kai Ni. |
| | | |
| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |