The Admiral Hipper was not at the Coronation Review in 1937 - the Kriegsmarine's representative was the Admiral Graf Spee. The Admiral Hipper wasn't even commissioned until 1939.
Because she had just been remodeled into a fast battleship earlier that year, and flaunting that Japan was violating displacement restrictions in the Washington and London naval treaties at an event where the other signatories would be present was not a good idea.
Because she had just been remodeled into a fast battleship earlier that year, and flaunting that Japan was violating displacement restrictions in the Washington and London naval treaties at an event where the other signatories would be present was not a good idea.
Even after being remodelled, Kongo's displacement didn't exceed the 35000t limit.
The Washington Naval Treaty said that capital ships (battleships and battlecruisers) were limited to 35,000 tons standard displacement and guns of no larger than 16-inch calibre.
Kongo was still working up until December on 1937. Getting all the bug and kinks out of the reconstruction since coming out of the docks in January. She was with the Sasebo Guard Squadron during that time until assigned to Third Battleship Division in December.
May.20 1937
The crowning ceremony and fleet review of King George VI!HMS HoodUS representative
USS New YorkJapanese Empire sent Ashigaraよろしく！China is busy fighting the Japanese invasion and did not participate28cm cannon x6
Speed 28 KnotsZaraGood terms between Japan and GermanyItaly did not send navy shipsFrench representative
DunkerqueVittorio Veneto was not finished yetThe Great British Empire has been able to invite 18 foreign navy force representatives to dinner!
145 Royal Navy ships + 18 Foreign Representatives = A total of 163 vesselsThe Reich sent the pocket battleship Graf Spee.
