kongou, akagi, houshou, yamashiro, naka, and 8 more (kantai collection) drawn by sakazaki_freddy

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kongou, akagi, houshou, yamashiro, naka, and 8 more (kantai collection) drawn by sakazaki_freddy

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[KanColle] Imperial Flagship [Yamashiro]

参考：「昭和天皇実録　第四」「昭和天皇実録評解」■「陛下の前」を「陛下の御前」に修正しました。ご指摘ありがとうございます

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ezekill

about 9 years ago

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So... how Yamashiro (and by extension her big sister) had design problems?

Seika

about 9 years ago

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This is story about when the Showa Emperor boarded Yamashiro (the first ship he boarded after ascending to the throne).

SFace001

about 9 years ago

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Mama Hosho telling kid Akagi to do her best is so cute

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Incredible!

The imperial flagship's gotta be Hieee-san!

The Ise sisters

With that said, let's learn a bit about that time period, dess.

After his enthronement, which warship became the first imperial flagship!?

The imperial flagship chosen to sail from Yokosuka at the end of July 1927 to Ogasawara, Saiki Bay, and Amami Ooshima was

Yamashiro, dess!

Wow

When this question was asked on twitter, we got a lot of replies, but my name didn't show up even once until a hint was given... such misfortune...

History class, dess!

Shine

Wow

I brought some...

Emperor Showa boarded Akagi-san almost right after she was completed.

R-roger!

Well, state business, granting imperial audiences.

Coral, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, shellfish, and slime molds from Chichijima, and shellfish and such from Hahajima too. Islands in the Ogasawara archipelago

Eh!?

The engine room? While cruising?

Super hot.

He also declared that he intended to see the enlistees' work for himself, so he put on a crew uniform and inspected places like the engine room.

The day after, he stayed to watch her departure and arrival training with Houshou-san. How bold~

While cruising, we had activities like deck golf

"Collecting live specimens"?

It has to be the imperial flagship at the 1927 Grand Fleet maneuvers, Mutsu-san! October 25-30

Sounds bad

Water tank on the deck

The pride of Japan, Nagato-san!!

Go ahead!

Next was... ah.

Next was collecting live specimens for his research. Emperor Showa was a marine biologist

Naka-chan welcomed and guided you in~♥

Even during the trying times of war he found comfort collecting seafood. His Majesty sure had an interest in living organisms.

Knock

We were on our way to Ogasawara at the time, so an electric fan and ice were prepared, but he refused the fan and had the ice distributed amongst the crew. I suppose His Majesty wasn't particularly bothered by heat

and swimming in a pool

Roger...

Kyaha

He was a biologist, after all.

Specimens scooped up from the surface of the Kuroshio waters.

I'll look at these later...

Roger...

On top of that, he observed Kako firing at day and Nagato and Mutsu firing at night.

Let's do our best before His Majesty

Aquatic flora and fauna, Chinese banyan, Lidith's jays, and black rabbits from Amami Ooshima, as well as shellfish he gathered during a shower.

Imagining that time with shipgirls sure is funny

Splash, splash

Bang

After Emperor Showa's enthronement, the first launch ceremony he attended was Myoukou's, dess!!

When we arrived at Saiki Bay...

Well then, since you weren't the flagship at the Grand Fleet maneuvers, just what did His Majesty do while you served as imperial flagship?

It was 48℃ at the time. It could hit 56℃ at worst.

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【艦これ】御召艦【山城】

[KanColle] Imperial Flagship [Yamashiro]