Location
Kure city is located on Hiroshima Bay, 20km southeast of Hiroshima. Iwakuni and Otake are located on the opposite side of the bay.

American Missions Against Kure
April 2, 1945 - July 29, 1945

Kure Naval Arsenal
Large arsenal in Kure.

Kure Airfield
Wartime airfield

Yamato Museum (Kure Maritime Museum)
Located in Kure. Features a 1/10 scale model ship of the Battleship Yamato completed in 2005

Eta Jima
Island ofshore Kure, Japanese Navy Academy. Today a JSDF base.

Kure Harbor
Known as the Impeial Navy's Harbor.

Amagi
Anchored as anti-aircraft defensive Partially sunk on July 27, 1945

Haruna
Damaged by USN attacks on March 19, 1945 at Kure, scrapped post war

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009