24 Apr 1915

24 Apr 1915 Photos
Battlecruiser Haruna at Kobe, Japan, 24 Apr 1915
9 Apr 1928

9 Apr 1928 Photos
Prince Yi U, Yi Kang, Prince Yi Un, Princess Yi Masako, Princess Deokhye, Princess Nashimoto, and Prince Nashimoto at Kobe, Japan, circa 9 Apr 1928, upon Prince Yi Un
27 Sep 1929

Japan
5 Apr 1934

Japan
  • Japanese cruiser Kumano laid down at Kawasaki's shipyard, Kobe. ww2dbase [Kumano | Kobe, Hyogo | DS]
15 Oct 1936

Japan
  • Japanese cruiser Kumano launched at Kawasaki's shipyard, Kobe. Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, a second cousin to the Emperor, represents the Imperial family. ww2dbase [Kumano | Kobe, Hyogo | DS]
25 May 1938

Japan
  • The keel of the future Zuikaku, though not yet named, was laid down at the Kawasaki Dockyards in Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
27 Nov 1939

Japan
  • Zuikaku was launched at the Kawasaki Dockyards in Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
30 May 1940

Japan
  • The keel of unnamed transport ship No. 74 was laid down at Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation's shipyard at Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [Irako | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
15 Nov 1940

Japan
  • Captain Yokokawa Ichibei was made the Chief Equipping Officer of Zuikaku. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kobe, Hyogo | TH]
5 Feb 1941

Japan
  • Transport ship No. 74 under construction at Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation's shipyard at Kobe, Japan was named Irako. She was assigned to the Sasebo Naval District. ww2dbase [Irako | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
14 Feb 1941

Japan
  • Food transport ship Irako was launched at the Kawasaki Kobe Shipyard, Japan. ww2dbase [Irako | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
28 Aug 1941

Japan
  • Tatsuta Maru departed Kobe, Japan; among the passengers were 349 Jewish refugees. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
25 Sep 1941

Japan
  • Zuikaku was commissioned into service with her Chief Equipping Officer Captain Yokokawa Ichibei remaining as the commanding officer She departed Kobe, Japan to join the 1st Air Fleet at Kure to the west. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
25 Sep 1941 Photos
Zuikaku on the day of her commissioning, Kobe, Japan, 25 Sep 1941
26 Nov 1941

Japan
  • Zuikaku, under construction at Kobe, Japan, was officially named. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
5 Dec 1941

Japan
  • Irako was commissioned into Japanese Navy service with Captain Eisaku Tsuji in command. She departed Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [Irako | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
28 Mar 1942

Japan
18 May 1943

Japan
  • The keel of Submarine No. 5091 was laid down at Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan by Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation. ww2dbase [I-14 | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
29 Sep 1943

Japan
  • The keel of I-403 was laid down by Kawasaki Heavy Industries at Kobe, Japan; the project would soon be canceled, however. ww2dbase [I-400-class | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
14 Mar 1944

Japan
  • I-14, previously known as Submarine No. 5091, was launched at Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [I-14 | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
6 Jun 1944

Japan
5 Sep 1944

Japan
2 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Kamoi arrived at Kobe, Japan at 1713 hours. ww2dbase [Kamoi | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
4 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Kamoi departed Kobe, Japan at 0928 hours and arrived at Osaka at 1058 hours. ww2dbase [Kamoi | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
4 Feb 1945

Japan
  • Seventy American B-29 Superfortress bombers dropped 160 tons of incendiaries on the Japanese city of Kobe. Most of its building were made of wood and they blazed instantly. ww2dbase [Bombing of Tokyo and Other Cities | Kobe, Hyogo | AC]
18 Feb 1945

Japan
16 Mar 1945

Japan
17 Mar 1945

Japan
  • 331 US B-29 bombers destroyed 7 square kilometers of Kobe, Japan; 8,841 were killed and 650,000 were displaced. The US attack also heavily damaged submarine I-15, which was under-construction at Kobe, nearly completed. ww2dbase [Bombing of Tokyo and Other Cities | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
  • A German sailor assigned to UIT-25 was killed at Kobe, Japan during an American bombing. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
8 May 1945

Japan
10 May 1945

Japan
  • UIT-25 was taken over by the Japanese Navy at Kobe, Japan and recommissioned as I-504. She was attached to the Kure Naval District. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
  • While undergoing overhaul at the Mitsubishi shipyard in Kobe, Japan, UIT-24 was taken over by the Japanese Navy. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
14 Jul 1945

Japan
  • Lieutenant Hideo Hirota was made the commanding officer of I-503 (formerly Comandante Cappellini) and I-504 (formerly Luigi Torelli). ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
  • German submarine UIT-24 was commissioned into Japanese service in Kobe, Japan as I-503 under the command of Lieutenant Hideo Hirota. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
15 Jul 1945

Japan
  • I-503 was attached to the Kure Naval District, though she would remain in the Mitsubishi shipyard at Kobe, Japan. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | Kobe, Hyogo | CPC]
30 Aug 1945

Japan
1 Dec 1945

Japan
10 Dec 1945

10 Dec 1945 Photos
Devastation of Kobe, Japan, 10 Dec 1945
11 Jun 1947

11 Jun 1947 Photos
Emperor Showa visiting Kobe, Japan, 11 Jun 1947



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