File:Fb41ec7e0315f2442bd2fc23b89a8492-Hiei.jpg

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Description	English: Japanese battleship Hiei drydocked shortly before the Pacific war; in preparation for escorting the Pearl Harbor strike force.
Date	November 1941
Source	Japanese-warship.com
Author	Unknown authorUnknown author

File:Fb41ec7e0315f2442bd2fc23b89a8492-Hiei.jpg

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Japanese battleship Hiei

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November 1941

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