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.


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

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