Sasebo Naval Arsenal
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Sasebo Naval Arsenal was a major Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Sasebo, Nagasaki, that played a key role in Japan’s naval operations before and during World War II.
Aliases (3)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military facility
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naval arsenal → shipyard → |
| associatedWith |
Imperial Japanese Navy logistics network
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Sasebo Naval Base → |
| category |
Imperial Japanese Navy arsenals
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World War II sites in Japan → military history of Japan → shipyards of Japan → |
| conflict |
Pacific War
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Second Sino-Japanese War → |
| country |
Empire of Japan
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| era |
Meiji period
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Showa period → Taisho period → |
| hasIndustry |
arms industry
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heavy industry → shipbuilding industry → |
| historicalRole |
core facility of Imperial Japanese Navy in western Japan
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major contributor to Japanese naval expansion before World War II → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Nagasaki Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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| locatedInCountry |
Japan
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| locatedOn |
Kyushu
NERFINISHED
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| location |
Sasebo
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| militaryBranch |
navy
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| notableFor |
large-scale naval construction capacity
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repair and refit of combat-damaged ships → support of Japanese carrier and surface fleets → |
| operator |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| partOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding infrastructure
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Japanese wartime industrial base → Sasebo Naval District → |
| significantEvent |
World War II
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| strategicImportance |
key role in Japan’s naval operations in the Pacific
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major base for fleet support → |
| timePeriod |
World War II
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pre–World War II → |
| usedFor |
construction of auxiliary vessels
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construction of cruisers → construction of destroyers → construction of submarines → construction of warships → maintenance of Imperial Japanese Navy vessels → naval logistics support → ship repair → shipbuilding → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Japanese cruiser Yubari
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Mikuma ("Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard") → |
builder |
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Sasebo Naval Arsenal
("Sasebo Naval Base")
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associatedWith |
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Sasebo Naval Arsenal
("Sasebo Naval District")
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partOf |
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Kure Naval Arsenal
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sisterFacility |