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It would seem the IJN was using this technique in the 1930s. The attached picture shows the IJN heavy cruiser Furutaka being refueled by the fleet tanker Tsurumi. The Furutaka is still mounting the 7.9 inch guns in single turrets. They were replaced by 8 inch twin mounts during the 1937-39 refit.
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