19 Nov 1941
Japan
Japan
- Shokaku and Zuikaku departed the Inland Sea for Hittokappu Bay in the Kurile Islands to join the ships massing for the Hawaii Operation. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Zuikaku | Inland Sea | CPC]
7 Dec 1941
Japan
Japan
- Light carrier Hosho departed the Inland Sea, Japan with a large fleet. ww2dbase [Hosho | Inland Sea | CPC]
30 Mar 1942
Japan
Japan
- Captain Gihachi Takayanagi conducted armament trials for battleship Yamato at a range of 23 miles, observed by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, in the Inland Sea of Japan. The trials were judged a failure. Both Takayanagi and his gunnery officer were upbraided because gun aimers manning the main rangefinder misread the horizontal settings. ww2dbase [Yamato | Inland Sea | CPC]
26 May 1942
Japan
Japan
- The Japanese Navy Carrier Striking Force, composed of four carriers and an escort of battleships and lesser ships, sortied from the Inland Sea of Japan for Midway Atoll. In the Aleutian Islands in northern Pacific Ocean, Japanese submarine I-9 launched her floatplane for a reconnaissance mission over Kiska. In Japan, the naval leadership instructed the various fleets and bases to prepare for a new radio encryption scheme that would be deployed very soon. ww2dbase [Battle of Midway and the Aleutian Islands | Inland Sea | CPC]
13 Aug 1942
Japan
Japan
- Destroyer Yukikaze began a period of training in the Inland Sea in Japan. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Inland Sea | CPC]
16 Aug 1942
Japan
Japan
- Shokaku (as flagship) and Zuikaku were assigned to Main Body, Striking Force, 3rd Fleet, Carrier Division 1. They departed the Hashirajima anchorage in Japan to support operations in the Guadalcanal area. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Zuikaku | Kure, Inland Sea | CPC]
20 Aug 1942
Japan
Japan
- Destroyer Yukikaze completed a period of training in the Inland Sea in Japan. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Inland Sea | CPC]
20 Mar 1943
Japan
Japan
- Light carrier Ryuho arrived in the Inland Sea in Japanese waters. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Inland Sea | CPC]
25 Nov 1943
Japan
Japan
- Light carrier Ryuho departed the Inland Sea in Japanese Wars for Tairajima, Bonin Islands. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Inland Sea | CPC]
30 Mar 1944
Japan
Japan
- Light carrier Ryuho departed the Inland Sea in Japanese waters. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Inland Sea | CPC]
4 Apr 1945
Japan
Japan
- Naval mines in the Inland Sea, Japan sank three Japanese ships. ww2dbase [Inland Sea | CPC]
27 Jul 1945
Japan
Japan
- A mine laid by USAAF B-29 aircraft sank the 1,025-ton Japanese army cargo ship Unten Maru in the in the western portion of the Inland Sea of Japan. ww2dbase [Preparations for Invasion of Japan | Suo Nada Sound, Inland Sea | HM]
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