19 Jul 1897

Japan
14 Sep 1897

Japan
  • Prince Hiroyasu was made an officer in the mine force in Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Hiroyasu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
10 Nov 1903

Japan
18 Jan 1909

Japan
1 Feb 1909

Japan
  • Settsu, still under construction, was attached to the Kure Naval District in Japan. ww2dbase [Settsu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
30 Mar 1911

Japan
10 Feb 1913

Japan
28 Mar 1914

28 Mar 1914 Photos
Launching of battleship Fuso, Kure, Japan, 28 Mar 1914
1 Dec 1916

Japan
  • Captain Chikatami Honda was named the commanding officer of Settsu, and Settsu was placed in reserve at Kure, Japan for a scheduled period of refitting. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Settsu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
1 Apr 1920

Japan
20 Apr 1920

Japan
3 Jun 1920

Japan
20 Nov 1920

Japan
20 Apr 1921

Japan
  • Tenryu was placed in reserve at Kure, Japan for the installation of radio direction finder equipment. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
21 Aug 1921

Japan
29 Aug 1922

Japan
23 Aug 1923

Japan
  • Settsu was made an accommodations ship by the Kure Sailor Corps at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Settsu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
1 Oct 1923

Japan
  • Settsu was removed from the Japanese Navy List and was reclassified as a special service vessel attached to the Kure Naval District. ww2dbase [Settsu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
26 Nov 1924

Japan
6 Apr 1925

6 Apr 1925 Photos
Aircraft carrier Akagi at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 6 Apr 1925
1 Dec 1925

Japan
  • Tenryu was placed in reserve at Kure, Japan. captain Isao Monai was named her commanding officer. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
15 Jun 1927

Japan
1 Apr 1928

Japan
  • The towns of Kegoya, Yoshiura, and Aga were merged into Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
1 Dec 1928

Japan
  • Tenryu was assigned to Kure, Japan as a training vessel for the Japanese Navy Academy and Submarine School. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
18 Jun 1931

Japan
25 Jan 1932

25 Jan 1932 Photos
Light cruiser Jintsu at Kure, Japan, late Jan 1932
28 Apr 1933

28 Apr 1933 Photos
Battleship Fuso in drydock, Kure, Japan, 28 Apr 1933
26 Jun 1933

Japan
4 Nov 1937

Japan
29 Aug 1938

29 Aug 1938 Photos
Launching of the experimental Submarine No. 71, Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 29 Aug 1938
20 Jan 1939

Japan
13 Nov 1939

13 Nov 1939 Photos
Light cruiser Jintsu during post-modernization trials, Kure, Japan, 13 Nov 1939
7 Apr 1940

7 Apr 1940 Photos
Settsu as radio-controlled target vessel, Kure, Japan, 7 Apr 1940
8 Aug 1940

Japan
18 Sep 1940

Japan
21 Apr 1941

Japan
  • The town of Nigata and the village of Hiro were merged into Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
12 Aug 1941

Japan
17 Sep 1941

Japan
  • Light carrier Hosho departed Hashirajima, Japan and arrived at Kure, Japan later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hosho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
26 Sep 1941

Japan
7 Oct 1941

Japan
8 Oct 1941

Japan
  • Shokaku arrived at Kure, Japan and joined new sister ship Zuikaku for the first time. She moved around in Kure, Oita, Saeki area in the remainder of the month. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
9 Nov 1941

Japan
13 Nov 1941

Japan
14 Nov 1941

Japan
  • At Kure, Japan, Shokaku was relieved of her status as the flagship of Carrier Division 5 as Rear Admiral Chuichi Hara broke his flag on Zuikaku. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
16 Nov 1941

Japan
  • Zuikaku departed Kure, Japan for Saeki Bay, Oita Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
1 Dec 1941

Japan
12 Dec 1941

Japan
  • Light carrier Hosho detected a hostile submarine near Okinoshma Lighthouse in Japan. Later in the day, she arrived at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Hosho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
20 Dec 1941

Japan
  • Submarine tender Taigei was assigned to the Japanese Navy Kure Naval District as Reserve Ship No. 3, and was taken out of service for conversion under the supervision of Captain Tatsuo Kiyama. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
21 Dec 1941

Japan
  • Yamato departed Kure, Japan for Hiroshima Bay, Inland Sea and anchored west of battleship Nagato at Hashirajima island in Hiroshima Bay. ww2dbase [Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
24 Dec 1941

Japan
25 Dec 1941

Japan
29 Dec 1941

Japan
30 Dec 1941

Japan
3 Jan 1942

Japan
5 Jan 1942

Japan
9 Jan 1942

Japan
10 Feb 1942

Japan
  • Yamato's 1.5-month fitting out period completed. Deficiencies found were corrected at Kure, Japan. Her initial AA suite was twelve 127-mm guns (6x2), twenty-four 25-mm guns (8x3 enclosed mounts), and four 13.2-mm machine guns (2x2). ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
10 Feb 1942 Photos
Combined Fleet Headquarters staff on board battleship Yamato, Kure, Japan, 10 Feb 1942; note Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Matome Ugaki and Commander-in-Chief Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto at center
2 Mar 1942

Japan
6 Mar 1942

Japan
20 Mar 1942

Japan
25 Mar 1942

Japan
27 Mar 1942

Japan
22 Apr 1942

Japan
27 Apr 1942

Japan
30 Apr 1942

Japan
2 May 1942

Japan
17 May 1942

Japan
  • Damaged carrier Shokaku, having evaded no less than eight submarines, arrived at Kure, Japan at 1830 hours, escorted by Yugure, Kuroshio, Oyashio, and Hayashio. She was immediately placed in the Reserve Unit of the Mobile Force. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Shokaku | Yugure | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
19 May 1942

Japan
  • Yamato departed Kure, Japan for battle training. The new light carrier Junyo, under Captain Shizue Ishii, almost sidewiped Yamato. ww2dbase [Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
20 May 1942

Japan
21 May 1942

Japan
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
  • Raizo Tanaka led the 2nd Destroyer Squadron, consisted of light cruiser Jintsu and 10 destroyers, out of Kure, Japan to escort the invasion fleet of the Midway operation. ww2dbase [Raizo Tanaka | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
23 May 1942

Japan
24 May 1942

Japan
28 May 1942

Japan
  • Repair ship Akashi departed Kure, Japan in support of the Midway invasion as a member of the Supply Group. ww2dbase [Akashi | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
5 Jun 1942

Japan
  • Captain Tameki Nomoto was made the commanding officer of Zuikaku while at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | DS]
11 Jun 1942

Japan
26 Jun 1942

Japan
  • Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Kure, Japan for her fourth voyage for the Japanese Navy. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
14 Jul 1942

Japan
  • Zuikaku was assigned to Striking Force, 3rd Fleet, Carrier Division 1, joining Shokaku and Zuiho. Chuichi Hara's flag was struck from Zuikaku upon this assignment. ww2dbase [Chuichi Hara | Shokaku | Zuikaku | Zuiho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
20 Jul 1942

Japan
  • Zuikaku departed Hashirajima anchorage in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
30 Jul 1942

Japan
11 Aug 1942

Japan
12 Aug 1942

Japan
17 Aug 1942

Japan
  • Yamato departed Kure, Japan for Truk, Caroline Islands escorted by escort carrier Kasuga Maru (later renamed Taiyo), Akebono, Ushio, and Sazanami. ww2dbase [Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
28 Aug 1942

Japan
  • Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Kure, Japan for her 5th voyage with the Japanese Navy. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
7 Nov 1942

Japan
9 Nov 1942

Japan
18 Nov 1942

Japan
21 Nov 1942

Japan
22 Nov 1942

Japan
  • Tanikaze began escorting Kumano on a troop transport mission from Kure, Japan to Rabaul, New Britain, Australian Territory of New Guinea. ww2dbase [Tanikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
10 Dec 1942

Japan
15 Dec 1942

Japan
16 Dec 1942

Japan
26 Dec 1942

Japan
13 Jan 1943

Japan
14 Jan 1943

Japan
16 Jan 1943

Japan
18 Jan 1943

Japan
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort carriers Zuikaku and Zuiho to Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
22 Feb 1943

Japan
28 Feb 1943

28 Feb 1943 Photos
Light cruiser Oyodo at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, circa 28 Feb 1943; note the 45m large catapult at stern which was later removed during conversion
27 Mar 1943

Japan
  • Shokaku arrived at Kure, Japan after layovers at Tokuyama, Iwaishima, Beppu, and Tokuyama again en route. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
5 Apr 1943

Japan
  • Shokaku departed Kure, Japan for a series of round trips between Iwaishima and Tokuyama (3 times), Oita, and Beppu. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
13 Apr 1943

Japan
  • Mutsu arrived at Kure, Japan and took on a full load of ammunition and supplies destined for the Aleutian Islands, but that mission would soon to be canceled. ww2dbase [Mutsu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
16 Apr 1943

Japan
  • Kumano arrived at Kure Naval Arsenal for an overhaul and significant refit. Her twin 13mm machine guns were removed and replaced by two triple mount Type 96 25mm AA guns bringing their suite to 20 barrels (4x3, 4x2). A Type 21 air-search radar was fitted and most of her middle and lower deck scuttles were welded over. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Kumano | Kure, Hiroshima | DS]
26 Apr 1943

Japan
5 May 1943

Japan
8 May 1943

Japan
14 May 1943

Japan
  • Shokaku departed Kure, Japan for another series of trips to Oita, Iwasihima, and Tokuyama. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
21 May 1943

Japan
24 May 1943

Japan
  • Irako departed Kure, Japan for Truk, Caroline Islands with armed merchant cruiser Aikoku Maru in escort. ww2dbase [Irako | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
27 May 1943

Japan
1 Jun 1943

Japan
  • Throughout this month, Shokaku was in and around the Kure-Tokuyama area, Japan. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
2 Jun 1943

Japan
11 Jun 1943

Japan
19 Jun 1943

Japan
24 Jun 1943

Japan
  • Zuikaku departed Kure, Japan for a training cruise in the western Seto Inland Sea. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
9 Jul 1943

Japan
  • Shokaku departed Kure, Japan for Truk, Caroline Islands where she was to join her sister ship Zuikaku. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
10 Jul 1943

Japan
12 Jul 1943

Japan
  • Yamato was drydocked at Kure, Japan for upgrades. A Type 21, Mod 3, air and surface search radar was to be installed. Twelve (4x3) new 25-mm AA guns were to be fitted on the weather deck. Yamato's total 25-mm AA suite would be 36 guns. Her 155-mm wing mount guns were to be provided with coaming armor and their barbettes with 28-mm of additional armor. Yamato's fuel storage would be reduced and her main and auxiliary rudder controls were to be improved. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
  • I-168 departed Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [I-68/I-168 | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
17 Jul 1943

Japan
24 Jul 1943

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho arrived at Kure, Japan and was assigned to the Maintenance Force of the Mobile Force of Carrier Division 2 of the Third Fleet. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
1 Aug 1943

Japan
  • Irako transited the Bungo Strait between Shikoku and Kyushu, Japan and arrived at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Irako | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
16 Aug 1943

Japan
  • Yamato, loaded with troops and supplies, departed Kure, Japan with Fuso, Nagato, and Destroyer Division 16's Amatsukaze and Hatsukaze. Stopped at Yashima anchorage that night. ww2dbase [Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
2 Sep 1943

Japan
22 Sep 1943

Japan
27 Sep 1943

Japan
6 Oct 1943

Japan
8 Oct 1943

Japan
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort carrier Ryuho to Singapore. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
5 Nov 1943

Japan
14 Nov 1943

Japan
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort transport Irako to Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
12 Dec 1943

Japan
18 Dec 1943

Japan
  • Captain Takeo Kaizuka was named the commanding officer of Zuikaku while the carrier was at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
2 Jan 1944

Japan
8 Jan 1944

Japan
16 Jan 1944

Japan
  • Yamato arrived at Kure, Japan and docked in No. 4 drydock for repairs. Yamato would also receive a sloping plate fitted at a 45-degree angle across the lower corner of the upper void compartment between the two longitudinal inboard bulkheads. This modification, proposed to run the full length of the citadel, was installed only in Yamato in the area affected by the torpedo damage received in the previous month. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
17 Jan 1944

Japan
28 Jan 1944

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho exited the drydocks at Innoshima, Hiroshima, Japan and moved to Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
1 Feb 1944

Japan
  • Zuikaku departed Kure, Japan for a trainig cruise in the western Seto Inland Sea. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
3 Feb 1944

Japan
11 Feb 1944

Japan
12 Feb 1944

Japan
25 Feb 1944

Japan
  • Assigned to the Second Fleet, Yamato was drydocked at Kure, Japan to receive upgrades. Two beam triple 6.1 inch (155-mm) turrets were to be removed and replaced by six (3x2) 5-inch (127-mm) HA AA mounts. Twenty-four (8x3) and 26 single 25mm AA mounts were to be added. Shelters were also added on the upper deck for the increased AA crews. Type 13 air search and Type 22 Mod 4 surface search/gunnery control radars were to be installed. The main mast was to be altered. Two 150-mm searchlights were to be removed (later installed ashore at Kure, Japan). Yamato was to be fitted with Type 2 infrared (IR) Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF)/signaling devices mounted midway up on each side of the bridge; the system might had been based on the German Seehund IR device, built around a telescopic sensor that received light-waves in the IR range and registered a readout in the radio shack. The IFF system also included a pair of 20-mm binoculars coaxially mounted with the transmitting IR lamp on the bridge so that another ship could use the IR detector for elementary signaling or as a formation light for station keeping. About this time, Yamato was also fitted with multiple E27 radar detectors copied from the German FuMB 1 Metox R.600. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
27 Feb 1944

Japan 27 Feb 1944 Photos
Japanese landing ship No. 149 loading a Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, Nasake Island, Kure, Japan, 27 Feb 1944Japanese landing ship No. 149 unloading a Type 3 Ka-Chi amphibious tank, Nasake Island, Kure, Japan, 27 Feb 1944
2 Mar 1944

2 Mar 1944 Photos
Landing ship No. 149, Osako beach of Kurahashi Island, Kure, Hiroshima, Japan, 2 Mar 1944
5 Mar 1944

Japan
  • Zuikaku departed Kure, Japan for a training cruiser in the western Seto Inland Sea. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
13 Mar 1944

13 Mar 1944 Photos
Japanese Navy landing ships No. 150, No. 101, No. 127, and No. 149 at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 13 Mar 1944
18 Mar 1944

Japan
7 Apr 1944

Japan
8 Apr 1944

Japan
17 Apr 1944

Japan
20 Apr 1944

Japan
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort battleship Yamato and cruiser Maya to Lingga Roads, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
21 Apr 1944

Japan
  • Yamato departed Kure, Japan for Okinoshima and loaded troops. ww2dbase [Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
22 Apr 1944

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan for Taira, Bonin Islands. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
27 Apr 1944

Japan
29 Apr 1944

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan for Iwakuni, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
2 Jul 1944

Japan
3 Jul 1944

Japan
5 Jul 1944

Japan
8 Jul 1944

Japan
  • Yamato departed Kure, Japan for Okinawa, Japan with the 106th Infantry Regiment of the 49th Division on board. ww2dbase [Yamato | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
11 Jul 1944

Japan
14 Jul 1944

Japan
20 Jul 1944

Japan
2 Aug 1944

Japan
10 Aug 1944

Japan
  • Zuikaku was assigned to 3rd Fleet, Carrier Division 3 while at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
15 Aug 1944

Japan
20 Aug 1944

Japan
24 Aug 1944

Japan
  • Zuikaku departed Kure, Japan for a training cruise in the western Seto Inland Sea. ww2dbase [Zuikaku | Kure, Hiroshima | DS]
30 Aug 1944

Japan
3 Sep 1944

Japan
5 Sep 1944

Japan
11 Sep 1944

Japan
15 Sep 1944

Japan
19 Sep 1944

Japan
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Kure, Japan at 1200 hours, arriving at Mukaishima further east at 1730 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
22 Sep 1944

Japan
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort battleships Fuso and Yamashiro to Lingga Roads, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
27 Sep 1944

Japan
30 Sep 1944

Japan
3 Oct 1944

Japan
7 Oct 1944

Japan
14 Oct 1944

Japan
16 Oct 1944

Japan
28 Oct 1944

Japan
30 Oct 1944

Japan
  • Unryu arrived at Kure, Japan and became the flagship of Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa's Mobile Fleet. ww2dbase [Unryu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
2 Nov 1944

Japan
6 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan, arriving at Otake, Japan later on the same day. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
7 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho departed Otake, Japan and arrived at Kure, Japan later on the same day. Upon arrival at Kure, she was made the flagship of Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
11 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan and arrived at Uji, Japan later on the same day. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
12 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho departed Uji, Japan and arrived at Kure, Japan later on the same day. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
16 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Brunei, Borneo to escort a task force to Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
17 Nov 1944

Japan
21 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan and arrived at Matsuyama, Japan later on the same day. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
23 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Destroyer Yuzuki departed Kure, Japan, escorting carrier Junyo. ww2dbase [Yuzuki | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
24 Nov 1944

Japan
25 Nov 1944

Japan
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan to escort battleship Nagato to Yokosuka, Japan. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
27 Nov 1944

Japan
10 Dec 1944

Japan
13 Dec 1944

Japan
  • Unryu embarked 30 MXY-7 Ohka special attack aircraft at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Unryu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
17 Dec 1944

Japan
26 Dec 1944

Japan
28 Dec 1944

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan for Moji, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
3 Jan 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Hosho conducted a training exercise at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Hosho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
  • Settsu was assigned to target and aircraft training duties at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Settsu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
18 Jan 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho arrived at Kure, Japan at 0930 hours. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
20 Jan 1945

Japan
  • Warrant Flying Officer Suzuki and Warrant Flying Officer Sasaki conducted a navigation training flight aboard a E16A Zuiun seaplane at Kure, Japan; the aircraft crashed behind a hangar during landing, killing both, making them the first casualties of Japanese Navy 631 Naval Air Group. Sasaki was supposed to be married that evening. ww2dbase [E16A Zuiun | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
9 Feb 1945

Japan
13 Feb 1945

Japan
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 began receiving a new tripod foremast, a Type 22 surface radar, and a Type 13 air-search radar while in Drydock No. 4 at Kure, Hiroshima, Japan. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
20 Feb 1945

Japan
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 completed the installation of a new tripod foremast, a Type 22 surface radar, and a Type 13 air-search radar while in Drydock No. 4 at Kure, Hiroshima, Japan. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
24 Feb 1945

Japan
12 Mar 1945

12 Mar 1945 Photos
Patrol Boat No. 102, Kure, Japan, 12 Mar 1945
13 Mar 1945

Japan
14 Mar 1945

Japan
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Kure, Hiroshima, Japan, arriving at Moji, Fukuoka, Japan at 1200 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
15 Mar 1945

Japan
19 Mar 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho was damaged by three bombs and two rockets delivered by US aircraft at Kure, Japan between 0720 and 0905 hours. 20 were killed and 30 were wounded. Her flight deck and boiler room were damaged, and a gash on the port side caused her to settle in six feet of water on the aft side. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
  • Light carrier Hosho was attacked by 7 US aircraft off Kure, Japan at 0532 hours, receiving three hits, which caused minor damage and killed six. ww2dbase [Hosho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
31 Mar 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho's anti-aircraft weapons fired on attacking US aircraft at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
1 Apr 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho entered the drydocks at Kure, Japan for repairs; the repair would be halted shortly after as the damage was judged to be too extensive. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
10 Apr 1945

Japan
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Kure, Hiroshima, Japan, carrying a load of a maximum load of anti-aircraft ammunition. ww2dbase [Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
11 Apr 1945

Japan
  • I-401 departed Kure, Japan for Dalian, China; she was tasked to bring fuel back to Kure, whose stores were becoming depleted. ww2dbase [I-401 | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
14 Apr 1945

Japan
  • I-400 departed Kure, Japan for Dalian, China, disguised as a frigate complete with dummy naval guns and machine guns. She was tasked with bringing back fuel from the Dalian storage tanks. ww2dbase [I-400 | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
20 Apr 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Ryuho was transferred from Carrier Division 1 of the 2nd Fleet to the Japanese Navy Kure Naval District Force as Reserve Ship No. 4. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
2 May 1945

Japan
5 May 1945

Japan
12 May 1945

Japan
17 May 1945

Japan
  • Destroyer Yukikaze departed Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 was made the flagship of the Kure Guard Unit in Kure, Japan. At 0730 hours, Rear Admiral Takahiko Kiyota broke his flag aboard Patrol Boat No. 102. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
20 May 1945

Japan
27 May 1945

Japan
  • I-13 departed Kure, Japan for Chinkai, Korea at 0000 hours, together with I-14. They came under attack in the Straits of Shimonoseki later in the day, but escaped unscathed. They arrived at Moji, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan later on the same day. ww2dbase [Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
  • I-14 departed Kure, Japan for Chinkai, Korea, at 0000 hours together with I-13. They came under attack in the Straits of Shimonoseki later in the day, but escaped unscathed. They arrived at Moji, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan later on the same day. ww2dbase [I-14 | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
28 May 1945

Japan
1 Jun 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Hosho was assigned to the habor defense force at Kure, Japan as a reserve ship, which meant her crew was reduced to half the standard complement size. ww2dbase [Hosho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
  • I-401 departed Kure, Japan ww2dbase [I-401 | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
2 Jun 1945

Japan
11 Jun 1945

Japan
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Kure, Japan at 0902 hours, carrying 134 pilots and ground crew members of the Saeki Naval Air Group to Saiki, Japan, arriving at 1541 hours, then anchoring at nearby Onyujima at 1801 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
19 Jul 1945

Japan
23 Jul 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Hosho began preparations to depart Kure, Japan for Moji, Japan. ww2dbase [Hosho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
24 Jul 1945

Japan
  • British TF 37 launched 416 sorties, 261 of which were sent against the Japanese home islands and 155 were for defensive patrols; escort carrier Kaiyo was damaged by British carrier planes. On the same day, American TF 38 launched 600 aircraft against Kure, Nagoya, Osaka, and Miho, sinking battleship-carrier Hyuga, heavy cruiser Tone, and target ship Settsu, and damaging carrier Ryuho, carrier Amagi, battleship-carrier Ise, battleship Haruna, heavy cruiser Aoba, light cruiser Oyodo, transport Kiyokawa Maru; the Aichi aircraft factories at Nagoya were seriously damaged. ww2dbase [Preparations for Invasion of Japan | Amagi | Ise | Hyuga | Haruna | Aoba | Oyodo | Kaiyo | Hosho | Yorktown (Essex-class) | Tone | Ryuho | Settsu | Shangri-La | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
24 Jul 1945 Photos
Ise under air attack, Kure, Japan, 24 Jul 1945Carriers Amagi (near bomb splashes) and Katsuragi (center-right, heavily camouflaged) under attack, Kure, Japan, 24 Jul 1945Hyuga under air attack, Kure, Japan, 24 Jul 1945Ise under attack, Kure, Japan, 24 Jul 1945; photograph taken from a US Navy aircraft
25 Jul 1945

Japan
26 Jul 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Hosho departed Kure, Japan for Moji, Japan. ww2dbase [Hosho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
27 Jul 1945

Japan
28 Jul 1945

28 Jul 1945 Photos
Bombs and torpedoes from US Third Fleet carrier aircraft exploding around battleship Haruna, Kure Bay, Japan, 28 Jul 1945Carrier aircraft of US 3rd Fleet planes attacking battleship Haruna, Kure, Japan 28 Jul 1945; photo taken by aircraft from USS IntrepidAerial photo of Aoba near Kure, Japan, 28 Jul 1945; photograph taken by an aircraft from USS San JacintoHyuga sunken in shallow water, near Kure, Japan, 28 Jul 1945; photo taken by USS Shangri-La aircraft
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11 Aug 1945

Japan
  • I-402 suffered a punctured fuel tank during an American air attack on Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [I-402 | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
18 Aug 1945

Japan
3 Oct 1945

3 Oct 1945 Photos
Light carrier Hosho off Kure, Japan, 3 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2
5 Oct 1945

Japan
  • Light carrier Hosho was removed from the Japanese Navy List. On the same day, she departed Kure, Japan for the Marshall Islands in an effort to repatriot Japanese military servicemen. ww2dbase [Hosho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
8 Oct 1945

8 Oct 1945 Photos
Damaged upper hangar deck of Katsuragi, Kure, Japan, 8 Oct 1945
9 Oct 1945

9 Oct 1945 Photos
Sunken Aoba at Kure, Japan, 9 Oct 1945Hyuga sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 9 Oct 1945Hyuga sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 9 Oct 1945
16 Oct 1945

16 Oct 1945 Photos
I-53 and I-58 at Kure, Japan, 16 Oct 1945
19 Oct 1945

19 Oct 1945 Photos
Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 1 of 2Koryu-class submarines, along with at least three other classes, at Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, 19 Oct 1945, photo 2 of 2Post-war American photo of Japanese Koryu Type-D midget submarine mid-bodies in a production facility at Kure, Japan, 19 Oct 1945.
28 Oct 1945

Japan
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 was boarded by a US Navy prize crew at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
29 Oct 1945

Japan
  • USS DD-224 was recommissioned into US Navy service at Kure, Japan, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Harold Ellison. ww2dbase [Stewart | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
2 Nov 1945

Japan
5 Jan 1946

Japan
  • Light carrier Hosho departed Kure, Japan for Wewak, New Guinea. ww2dbase [Hosho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
23 Jun 1946

Japan
28 Nov 1946

28 Nov 1946 Photos
Cruiser Aoba sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 28 Nov 1946
14 Mar 1947

14 Mar 1947 Photos
Demolished Japanese Koryu-class midget submarines among other debris at the shipyard in Kure, Japan, 14 Mar 1947
23 Apr 2005

Japan



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