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12-622: The Kure Naval District was established at Kure, Hiroshima in 1889, as the second of the naval districts responsible for the defense of the Japanese home islands . Along with the establishment of the navy base, a ship repair facility was also constructed, initially by moving the equipment from the Onohama shipyards near Kobe . Construction was supervised by the French engineer Louis-Émile Bertin . The first warship constructed at Kure, Miyako ,

24-850: A period of active duty and an overseas cruise. In 1943, a separate school for naval aviation was opened in Iwakuni , and in 1944, another naval aviation school was established in Maizuru . The academy was closed in 1945, when the Imperial Japanese Navy was abolished. The Naval Academy Etajima opened in 1956 and the site now serves as the location for Officer Candidate School of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . 34°14′41.5″N 132°28′26.1″E  /  34.244861°N 132.473917°E  / 34.244861; 132.473917 This article on

36-448: A portion of the original red brick gates and couple of buildings as commemorative museums. Admiral (after 2 July 1918) Admiral (after 3 August 1923) Admiral (after 2 April 1928) Admiral (after 1 April 1932) Admiral (after 30 March 1934) Admiral (after 1 April 1936) Admiral (after 1 March 1944) Imperial Japanese Naval Academy The Imperial Japanese Naval College ( 海軍兵学校 , Kaigun Heigakkō , Short form: 海兵 Kaihei )

48-876: The Kure Naval Arsenal were repeatedly bombed by the United States Navy and United States Army Air Forces during the Pacific War , and over 70% of its buildings and equipment was destroyed. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, the Kure Naval Arsenal was turned over to civilian hands. The extensive dry dock, ship building, repair and engineering facilities are now owned and operated by Japan Marine United , one of Japan's largest merchant marine and naval shipbuilders. 34°13′55″N 132°33′14″E  /  34.232°N 132.554°E  / 34.232; 132.554 Kure Naval District Kure Naval District ( 呉鎮守府 , Kure chinjufu )

60-539: The borders of the Kure Naval District, but did not come under the command of Kure Naval District itself. In 1920, the Imperial Japanese Navy established its main submarine base and submarine warfare training school in Kure. An air wing was established in 1932, and a telecommunications center in 1937. At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Kure Naval District encompassed the following Kure

72-478: The largest shipyards in Japan for the construction of large capital ships . The facilities of Kure Naval District included armories, production factories for torpedoes , naval mines and naval artillery (and associated ammunition), and also a naval hospital and training centers. The Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and Naval Staff College were relocated from Tokyo to nearby Etajima , and thus also came within

84-588: The navy in 1886, Japan was divided into five naval districts for recruiting and supply. During the administrative re-organization of the Japanese Navy in 1889, Kure was designated as the "Second Naval District" (第二海軍区, dai-ni kaigunku ), and its harbor was dredged, a breakwater constructed and docking facilities for warships were established. The following year, work began on the Kure Naval Arsenal , which would eventually expand to become one of

96-546: Was a school established to train line officers for the Imperial Japanese Navy . It was originally located in Nagasaki , moved to Yokohama in 1866, and was relocated to Tsukiji , Tokyo , in 1869. It moved to Etajima , Hiroshima , in 1888. Students studied for three or four years, and upon graduation were ordered (warranted) as Midshipmen , commissioned to the rank of Ensign / Acting Sub-Lieutenant after

108-451: Was also a major staging area for fleet operations. Tokuyama port , was also part of Kure Naval District, and had the largest fuel depot in the Japanese Navy. The location of Kure within the sheltered Inland Sea of Japan was recognized of strategic importance in controlling the sea lanes around western Japan by the Meiji government and early Imperial Japanese Navy. With the formation of

120-443: Was heavily bombed by United States Navy and United States Army Air Forces bombers in the final stages of the Pacific War , and many of its facilities were destroyed. The Kure area came under occupation by Australian and British forces during the occupation of Japan , and was largely demilitarized . A small portion of the area continued to be occupied by the modern post-war Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force , which has preserved

132-536: Was launched in 1897. The "Kure Shipyards" were officially renamed the "Kure Naval Arsenal" in 1903. Kure developed into one of the largest shipbuilding facilities in the Empire of Japan , capable of working with the largest vessels. The Arsenal included a major steel works (built with British assistance), and also facilities for producing naval artillery and projectiles. The battleships Yamato and Nagato were designed and constructed at Kure. The facilities of

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144-654: Was the second of four main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy . Its territory included the Inland Sea of Japan and the Pacific coasts of southern Honshū from Wakayama to Yamaguchi prefectures , eastern and northern Kyūshū and Shikoku . The area of the Kure Naval District encompassed Hashirajima Anchoring Area located at the south end of Hiroshima Bay, 30-40 kilometers southwest of Kure. When not in need of repairs ships usually anchored in this area to free up pier space at Kure. Hashirajima

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