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The facilities at Sasebo were also used for the conversion of the Akagi and Kaga from battleships to aircraft carriers. The Imperial Japanese Navy employed some 50,000 people at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal at the peak of World War II, constructing and refitting destroyers, light cruisers, submarines and other various naval
The number of Americans in Sasebo grew to about 20,000, and some 100 warships and freighters per day swelled the foreign populations still more. After the Korean War ended, the Japan Self-Defense Forces were formed, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships began to homeport in Sasebo (Sasebo District Force). The U.S. Fleet Activities ...
The Japanese cruiser Ibuki (伊吹) was a heavy cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.The lead ship of her class of two ships, she was ordered to be converted into a light aircraft carrier in 1943 before completion to help replace the aircraft carriers sunk during the Battle of Midway in mid-1942.
Sasebo Naval District (佐世保鎮守府, Sasebo chinjufu) was the third of five main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy. Its territory included the western and southern coastline of Kyūshū , the Ryukyu Islands , Taiwan and Korea , as well as patrols in the East China Sea and the Pacific
Departing Sasebo on 24 December, she collided with a fishing boat in Bungo Strait, and was forced to return again to Sasebo for further repairs. In January 1944, Shigure escorted the food supply ship Irako from Yokosuka to Truk, and in early February escorted tanker convoys from Truk to Tarakan and Balikpapan.
Ships built by Sasebo Naval Arsenal. Pages in category "Ships built by Sasebo Naval Arsenal" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total.
Both sunk during WWII. Chitose-class: Light aircraft carrier: Chitose (1938/1944–1944) Chiyoda (1938/1944–1944) 11,200 tonnes Both ships were seaplane tenders before their conversion in 1943. Both ships sunk in 1944. Ryūhō-class: Light aircraft carrier: Ryūhō (1934/1942–1945) 16,700 tonnes Converted from the submarine tender Taigei ...
Akashi was a Japanese repair ship, serving during World War II. ... Sasebo Naval Arsenal 18 January 1937 29 June 1938 31 July 1939 Sunk on 30 March 1944; salvaged and ...