Imperial Japanese Navy Kure Naval District

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Imperial Japanese Navy naval district military administrative district

The Imperial Japanese Navy Kure Naval District was one of Japan’s principal pre–World War II naval bases and administrative districts, centered on the port city of Kure and known for its major shipyards and fleet facilities.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Kure Naval District	5

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy naval district ⓘ military administrative district ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
era	Meiji period NERFINISHED ⓘ Showa period NERFINISHED ⓘ Taisho period NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	administration of naval forces in its district ⓘ coastal defense ⓘ coordination of fleet logistics ⓘ management of naval shipyards ⓘ
governedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCapital	Kure NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFacility	Kure Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ dry docks ⓘ fuel depots ⓘ munitions plants ⓘ naval shipyards ⓘ training schools ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	naval installations in western Honshu region ⓘ
knownFor	arsenal facilities ⓘ fleet repair and maintenance ⓘ large dry docks ⓘ major shipyards ⓘ warship construction ⓘ
languageOfAdministration	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Japan ⓘ Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	naval forces ⓘ
operationalPeriod	World War II era ⓘ pre–World War II era ⓘ
partOf	Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy base network NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese home islands defense system ⓘ
role	fleet support facility ⓘ logistics hub ⓘ naval base ⓘ shipbuilding center ⓘ training center ⓘ
sisterUnit	Maizuru Naval District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sasebo Naval District NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokosuka Naval District NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance	key base for Combined Fleet support ⓘ one of Japan’s principal naval bases ⓘ
usedFor	construction of capital ships ⓘ construction of cruisers and destroyers ⓘ overhaul of major warships ⓘ staging of naval operations in the Pacific ⓘ