On 16 December, months ahead of schedule, the battleship was formally commissioned at Kure, in a ceremony more austere than usual, as the Japanese were still intent on concealing the ship's characteristics.
The ceremony was more austere than usual; the Japanese were still intent on concealing the ship's characteristics. On 16 December, months ahead of schedule, the battleship was formally commissioned at Kure.
On 16 December, months ahead of schedule, the battleship was formally commissioned at Kure. The ceremony was more austere than usual; the Japanese were still intent on concealing the ship's characteristics.
On 16 December, months ahead of schedule, the battleship was formally commissioned at Kure. The ceremony was more austere than usual; the Japanese were still intent on concealing the ship's characteristics.