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*Sank following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal] on 15 November 1942.
*Sank following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal Naval Battle of Guadalcanal] on 15 November 1942.
*Her wreck was discovered and photographed in 1992 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ballard Dr. Robert Ballard], the same man who discovered the RMS Titanic and the Bismarck.
*Her wreck was discovered and photographed in 1992 by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ballard Dr. Robert Ballard], the same man who discovered the RMS Titanic and the Bismarck.
*Though a "glasses character", many fanart choose to depict her as a bespectacled brawler, tagged under [http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AE%E6%99%82%E9%96%93%E3%81%A0%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A1%21 "マイクチェックの時間だオラァ!] " ("It's mic-check time, dammit!") in pixiv. This is a nod towards her performance in the aforementioned Battle of Guadalcanal, where she gave the newly built USS South Dakota "a hard whack", taking out the much younger battleship's fire control systems and communications. Not too shabby, especially if one considers her age by then (she was launched in 1913 as a battlecruiser and was rebuilt in 1927 and 1934 as a battleship). Her exceptional firepower (for a non-Yamato ship) after her second remodel may also be a nod to this brutal side of her.
*Though a "glasses character", many fanart choose to depict her as a bespectacled brawler, tagged under [http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AE%E6%99%82%E9%96%93%E3%81%A0%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A1%21 "マイクチェックの時間だオラァ!] " ("It's mic-check time, dammit!") in pixiv. This is a nod towards her performance in the aforementioned Battle of Guadalcanal, where she gave the newly built USS South Dakota "a hard whack", taking out the much younger battleship's fire control systems and communications. Not too shabby, especially if one considers her age by then (she was launched in 1913 as a battlecruiser and was rebuilt in 1927 and 1934 as a battleship). Her exceptional firepower (for a non-Yamato ship) after her second remodel may also be a nod to this brutal side of her. Other fanart also choose the depict her also as a Yakuza leader, tagged under "[http://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E9%9C%A7%E5%B3%B6%E7%B5%84 霧島組]" on pixiv, mainly also because of her brutal side and her character akin to the lines of an "Intellectual Gangster".
* 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 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)
* Though in KanColle she is listed as the fourth ship of the Kongou class, it might be more accurate to say that Kirishima and Haruna are twins. Kirishima was laid down only a day after Haruna was, and they were commissioned on the same day, April 19, 1915.
* Though in KanColle she is listed as the fourth ship of the Kongou class, it might be more accurate to say that Kirishima and Haruna are twins. Kirishima was laid down only a day after Haruna was, and they were commissioned on the same day, April 19, 1915.