King Kong Operation Resume:

1, 19 14 When the First World War broke out, King Kong and Bi Rui, a similar ship, formed the first fleet to carry out the task of protecting the Pacific waterway and went to midway to keep watch.

2.1April 923, Crown Prince Hirohito, Regent? Visit Taiwan Province Province by "King Kong" for 12 days, covering Keelung, Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Penghu.

3. World War II:

? "King Kong" and the identical ship "Haehser Name" jointly provided support for the southern raiders at the beginning of the Pacific War, and then entered the Singapore waters. 194 10, 12 years, they confronted the British battleship "Prince of Wales", but the two sides had no chance to fight.

1942 65438+1October 13 In the offensive and defensive war on Guadalcanal Island, together with Hazelnut, it shelled Henderson Flight Field.

In the Mariana naval battle, he attacked as a guard of the mobile unit.

? 1944 In the naval battle of Leyte Bay in June, it was attacked by the US Navy fleet off Risama Island. During this period, King Kong's greatest contribution was to sink the escort carrier "Gambier Bay" and the destroyer "Samuel B Roberts". However, because the "King Kong" was also damaged in this naval battle, it returned to Japan.

? 1944165438+1October 2 1 at 3: 06 am, it was hit by the American submarine Sea Lion in the Taiwan Province Strait, and two of them hit. Finally at 5: 30 in the morning, it sank in the north of Keelung.