Japanese WWII Patriotic Postcard, Battleship Kongo

Original period manufacture. Lead ship in the Kongo class IJN battleships, serving in WWI after her launching in 1913. A major reconstruction of the ship occurred in 1935 resulting in her being classed as a Fast Battleship of the Imperial Fleet. She saw extensive service in the Pacific during WWII until sinking by the USS Sealion on 21 November 1944. Original inkstamp cachet on the obverse.