Here, a pair of ship sisters—with the hopes and expectations of a foreign country lying on them—let loose a cry as they were born.SPARKLYYear 1938
Kobe, Kawasaki Shipbuilding DocksThaiWaaaaa!Ooh! They finally finished building the new type of battleships!!Birth of the Coastal Defense Ship Sisters!
The Japanese word for "Coastal Defense Ship" is literally written as Coastal "Defensive-Battle" Ship. It's often mistaken for Coastal Defense "Battleship".
Aren't those girls a bit too small?Here is the birth of the coastal defense battleships Thonburi and Sri Ayudhya, who both will face the trials and tribulations of fate!Destroyer-size
