Haruna, according to two sources, was damaged in the South Pacific on a mine laid by German raider 'Wolf'. Mines were laid by the raider in mid-1917 off New Zealand, the east coast of Australia, and Singapore, but this incident needs confirmation
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-fornv/japan/japsh-h/haruna.htm
While in the south Pacific in 1917, she was damaged by a mine laid by the German auxiliary cruiser Wolf.
http://www.bobhenneman.info/Kongohistory.htm
IJN Haruna
WWI Service:
Damaged by German mine in South Pacific
http://www.lostbattalion.com/t-bb_Kongo.aspx
Kongo saw little activity during World War One but, in 1917, her sister Haruna was damaged by a mine in the Pacific laid by the German raider Wolf.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4442/is_200607/ai_n17183469/pg_4
In September of 1917, she suffered moderate damage from a mine laid by the German raider SMS Wolf.
However…
http://www.combinedfleet.com/haruna.htm
Authors' Note:
*Some sources claim that in the summer of 1917, while on a training exercise in the South Pacific, HARUNA hit a mine and was damaged severely. She flooded, but managed to make port. The sources claim the mine was laid by Fregattenkapitän (later Kapitän zur See) Karl A. Nerger's Imperial German Navy commerce raider/minelayer WOLF. Other sources say the mine was laid by raider BERLIN. No photographic evidence of the damage, or any record of repairs is known to exist, which casts doubt on the veracity of this event. In fact, Mr. Nakagawa Tsutomu, a well known Japanese naval historian, states that HARUNA never hit a mine at any time during her career.
Anyone know the story behind this? The one web site claims two sources but then fails to list them. What source was used to get this started?
Thanks.
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