Sasebo in WW2 History | World War II Database

21 Feb 1913

Japan

Settsu arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Settsu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

28 Aug 1914

Japan

Settsu departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Settsu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

4 Sep 1914

Japan

Settsu arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Settsu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

3 Mar 1918

Japan

Settsu arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Settsu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

4 May 1921

Photo(s) dated 4 May 1921

Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima undergoing maintenance and training at Sasebo, Japan, 4 May 1921

24 Oct 1921

Japan

Mutsu was assigned to the Sasebo Naval District, Japan. ww2dbase [Mutsu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

5 Sep 1929

Japan

Masafumi Arima stepped down as the Vice Chief Gunnery Office of battleship Haruna and was assigned to the gunnery department of Sasebo Naval District in Japan. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

25 Sep 1929

Japan

Minoru Ota was assigned to the Third Naval District in Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Minoru Ota | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

1 Nov 1929

Japan

The conversion of a Tosa-class battleship hull to a fleet carrier completed at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. She was commissioned into Japanese Navy service as Kaga. In her original configuration, she sported three flight decks that form a series of ramps at the bow. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

29 Jun 1936

Japan

Nachi completed her first reconstruction at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Nachi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

18 Jan 1937

Japan

The keel of repair ship Akashi was laid down at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Akashi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

1 Apr 1937

Japan

Akagi was taken out of service and entered drydock for extensive modernization at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. Records showed the date of this event simply as "Apr 1937"; the exact date was not noted. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Akagi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

11 Aug 1937

Japan

Mutsu departed Sasebo, Japan to patrol the Chinese coast. ww2dbase [Mutsu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

5 Sep 1937

Japan

Ryujo departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryujo | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
Hosho departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hosho | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

8 Sep 1937

Japan

Tenryu entered Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan to receive additional Type 92 7.7-millimeter machine guns. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Tenryu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

10 Sep 1937

Japan

Tenryu completed her upgrade at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Tenryu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

4 Oct 1937

Japan

Kaga departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

21 Nov 1937

Japan

Kaga departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

10 Dec 1937

Japan

Kaga departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

1 Sep 1938

Japan

Masafumi Arima stepped down as the commanding officer of converted seaplane tender Kamikawa Maru and was made a commanding officer of Sasebo Naval Air Corps in Japan. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

11 Dec 1938

Japan

Kaga arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

23 Nov 1940

Japan

Nachi arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Nachi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

26 Nov 1940

Japan

Nachi departed Sasebo, Japan for Pescadores Islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Nachi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

1 May 1941

Japan

Kasuga Maru began conversion into an escort carrier at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Taiyo | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
Kaga entered the drydocks at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

14 May 1941

Japan

Kaga departed the drydocks at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

21 May 1941

Japan

Kaga was made the flagship of Carrier Division 1 of the Japanese Navy First Air Fleet at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

21 Jun 1941

Japan

Kaga departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

31 Aug 1941

Japan

Kasuga Maru completed her conversion into an escort carrier at Sasebo, Japan. She was renamed Taiyo. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Taiyo | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

9 Nov 1941

Japan

Akagi arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Akagi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

11 Nov 1941

Japan

Kaga entered the drydocks at Sasebo Naval Shipyard, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

14 Nov 1941

Japan

Kaga exited the drydocks at Sasebo Naval Shipyard, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

26 Nov 1941

Japan

Naka became the flagship of Rear Admiral Shoji Nishimura of Japanese 4th Destroyer Squadron; she departed the Terashima Strait near Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Naka | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

17 Mar 1942

Japan

Nachi arrived at Sasebo, Japan and was detached from Cruiser Division 5. ww2dbase [Nachi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

22 Mar 1942

Japan

Kaga arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
Yugure arrived at Sasebo, Japan at 1025 hours; she would be drydocked at Sasebo Naval Arsenal for repairs starting in the next month. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Yugure | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

27 Mar 1942

Japan

Kaga entered the drydocks of Sasebo, Japan to repair the damage caused by striking reefs in the Palau Islands, Caroline Islands on 9 Feb 1942. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

7 Apr 1942

Japan

Nachi departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Nachi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

15 Apr 1942

Japan

Yugure departed Sasebo, Japan at 1500 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

4 May 1942

Japan

Kaga exited the drydocks of Sasebo, Japan and departed for the Inland Sea to join Carrier Division 1. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Kaga | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

24 May 1942

Japan

Tatsuta Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

26 May 1942

Japan

Tatsuta Maru departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

28 May 1942

Japan

Destroyer Yuzuki arrived at Sasebo, Japan for a scheduled overhaul. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Yuzuki | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

16 Jun 1942

Japan

Destroyer Yuzuki completed her overhaul at Sasebo, Japan and departed for Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Yuzuki | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

26 Jun 1942

Japan

I-168 arrived at Sasebo, Japan for repairs. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | I-68/I-168 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

10 Aug 1942

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

11 Aug 1942

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

31 Aug 1942

Japan

Repairs to I-168 was finished and she departed Sasebo, Japan. Lieutenant Commander Katsuji Watanabe became the commanding officer of the submarine. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | I-68/I-168 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

12 Dec 1942

Japan

Tatsuta Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

14 Dec 1942

Japan

Tatsuta Maru departed Sasebo, Japan and arrived at Nagasaki, Japan later in the same day. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

2 Jan 1943

Japan

Destroyer Yuzuki arrived at Sasebo, Japan for a scheduled overhaul. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Yuzuki | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

14 Jan 1943

Japan

Yugure arrived at Sasebo, Japan for a scheduled maintenance and refitting. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Yugure | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

25 Jan 1943

Japan

Tatsuta Maru departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

3 Feb 1943

Japan

Yugure escorted a troop convoy out of Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Yugure | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

5 Feb 1943

Japan

Nachi arrived at Sasebo, Japan and began a period of refitting. ww2dbase [Nachi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

27 Feb 1943

Japan

Nachi departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Nachi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

17 Mar 1943

Japan

Yugure arrived at Sasebo, Japan at 0745 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

19 Mar 1943

Japan

Kongo departed Sasebo, Japan for the West Inland Sea, with Yugure and Hagikaze in escort. ww2dbase [Kongo | Yugure | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

6 Jun 1943

Japan

Yugure departed Sasebo, Japan for Yokosuka, Japan at 1400 hours. ww2dbase [Yugure | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

22 Sep 1943

Japan

Nachi arrived at Sasebo, Japan for refitting; she would receive a new Type 21 air search radar. ww2dbase [Nachi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

20 Oct 1943

Japan

The keel of I-402 was laid down at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | I-402 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

31 Oct 1943

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
An American reconnaissance flight from Suichuan Airfield, Jianxi Province, China detected a Japanese shipping concentration in the Sasebo-Nagasaki area. Claire Chennault requested for permission to attack, but Henry Arnold rejected the request, noting that he did not wish to alert the Japanese of American air strength in China while he worked on a plan for concerted B-29 strikes from China. ww2dbase [Claire Chennault | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

2 Nov 1943

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

7 Jan 1944

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

22 Jan 1944

Japan

Nachi departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Nachi | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

10 Apr 1944

Japan

The keel of landing ship No. 133 was laid down at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal in Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | No. 101/103-class | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

29 May 1944

Japan

Destroyer Yuzuki arrived at Sasebo, Japan for refitting. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Yuzuki | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

4 Jun 1944

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

7 Jun 1944

Japan

Landing ship No. 132 was launched at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal in Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | No. 101/103-class | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

13 Jun 1944

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

20 Jun 1944

Japan

Destroyer Yuzuki completed her refitting at Sasebo, Japan. She received a Type 13 radar on her main mast, exchanged twin 13-mm machine gun mounts for single 25-mm machine gun mounts. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Yuzuki | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

26 Jul 1944

Japan

The keel of landing ship No. 140 was laid down by Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | No. 101/103-class | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

29 Jul 1944

Japan

The keel of landing ship No. 141 was laid down by Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | No. 101/103-class | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

16 Sep 1944

Japan

Landing ship No. 140 was launched at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | No. 101/103-class | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
Landing ship No. 141 was launched at Sasebo Naval Arsenal, Japan.,Nagasaki, ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | No. 101/103-class | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

30 Sep 1944

Japan

Destroyer Yuzuki arrived at Sasebo, Japan for a scheduled overhaul. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Yuzuki | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

10 Oct 1944

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

17 Oct 1944

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

25 Oct 1944

Japan

Light carrier Ryuho departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

30 Oct 1944

Japan

Destroyer Yuzuki departed Sasebo, Japan, escorting carrier Junyo and cruiser Kiso for the Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Yuzuki | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

1 Nov 1944

Japan

Nobukiyo Nambu arrived at the headquarters of the 6th Fleet at the Sasebo Submarine Base, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Nobukiyo Nambu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

22 Dec 1944

Japan

Destroyer Shigure disembarked the 147 survivors of Unryu (sank three days prior) at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Unryu | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

8 Jan 1945

Japan

I-401 was commissioned into service at Sasebo, Japan under the command of Lieutenant Commander Nobukiyo Nambu. The ceremony was attended by very few, as she was a top secret submarine. She departed Sasebo later in the same day for the Inland Sea. ww2dbase [I-401 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

17 May 1945

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

19 May 1945

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

14 Jun 1945

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

5 Jul 1945

Japan

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

22 Sep 1945

Japan

US 5th Marine Division landed at Sasebo, Japan and took control of the Sasebo Naval District, including its shipyards. ww2dbase [Sasebo Naval Arsenal | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

23 Sep 1945

Photo(s) dated 23 Sep 1945

Devastated city of Sasebo, Japan, 23 Sep 1945

22 Nov 1945

Japan

USS Tamalpais arrived at Sasebo, Japan and took up station as a fleet water ship. ww2dbase [Tamalpais | Sasebo, Nagasaki | DS]

11 Dec 1945

Japan

I-400 departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [I-400 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
I-401 departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [I-401 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
I-14, under the command of US Navy Commander Hiram Cassedy, departed Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [I-14 | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

4 Mar 1946

Japan

USS Tamalpais departed Sasebo, Japan bound for Hong Kong. ww2dbase [Tamalpais | Sasebo, Nagasaki | DS]

1 Apr 1946

Photo(s) dated 1 Apr 1946

I-58 being prepared for scuttling, off Sasebo, Japan, 1 Apr 1946

22 Oct 1946

Photo(s) dated 22 Oct 1946

Incomplete light carrier Ibuki being taken apart at Sasebo, Japan, 22 Oct 1946

12 Jan 1947

Japan

USS Sterlet arrived at Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Sterlet | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

14 Mar 1947

Photo(s) dated 14 Mar 1947

Incomplete light carrier Ibuki being taken apart at Sasebo, Japan, 14 Mar 1947

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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