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{{Short description|Administrative unit of Imperial Japanese Navy}}
{{nihongo|'''Kure Naval District'''|呉鎮守府|Kure chinjufu}} was the second of four main administrative districts of the pre-war [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. Its territory included the [[Inland Sea]] of Japan and the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coasts of southern [[Honshū]] from [[Wakayama prefecture|Wakayama]] to [[Yamaguchi prefecture]]s, eastern and northern [[Kyūshū]] and [[Shikoku]].
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{{nihongo|'''Kure Naval District'''|呉鎮守府|Kure chinjufu}} was the second of four main administrative districts of the pre-war [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. Its territory included the [[Seto Inland Sea|Inland Sea]] of Japan and the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coasts of southern [[Honshū]] from [[Wakayama prefecture|Wakayama]] to [[Yamaguchi prefecture]]s, eastern and northern [[Kyūshū]] and [[Shikoku]].


The area of the Kure Naval District encompassed [[Hashirajima]] Anchoring Area located at the south end of Hiroshima Bay, 30-40 kilometers southwest of Kure. When not in need of repairs ships usually anchored in this area to free up pier space at Kure. Hashirajima was also a major staging area for fleet operations.
The area of the Kure Naval District encompassed [[Hashirajima]] Anchoring Area located at the south end of Hiroshima Bay, 30-40 kilometers southwest of Kure. When not in need of repairs ships usually anchored in this area to free up pier space at Kure. Hashirajima was also a major staging area for fleet operations.
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==History==
==History==
The location of [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]] within the sheltered [[Inland Sea]] of Japan was recognized of strategic importance in controlling the [[sea lanes]] around western Japan by the [[Meiji government]] and early Imperial Japanese Navy. With the formation of the navy in 1886, Japan was divided into five naval districts for recruiting and supply. During the administrative re-organization of the Japanese Navy in 1889, Kure was designated as the “Second Naval District”, and its harbor was dredged, a [[breakwater]] constructed and docking facilities for [[warship]]s were established. The following year, work began on the [[Kure Naval Arsenal]], which would eventually expand to become one of the largest shipyards in Japan for the construction of large [[capital ship]]s. The facilities of Kure Naval District included armories, production factories for [[torpedo]]es, [[naval mine]]s and [[naval artillery]] (and associated ammunition), and also a naval hospital and training centers.
The location of [[Kure, Hiroshima|Kure]] within the sheltered Inland Sea of Japan was recognized of strategic importance in controlling the [[sea lanes]] around western Japan by the [[Meiji government]] and early Imperial Japanese Navy. With the formation of the navy in 1886, Japan was divided into five naval districts for recruiting and supply. During the administrative re-organization of the Japanese Navy in 1889, Kure was designated as the "Second Naval District" (第二海軍区, ''dai-ni kaigunku''), and its harbor was dredged, a [[Breakwater (structure)|breakwater]] constructed and docking facilities for [[warship]]s were established. The following year, work began on the [[Kure Naval Arsenal]], which would eventually expand to become one of the largest shipyards in Japan for the construction of large [[capital ship]]s. The facilities of Kure Naval District included armories, production factories for [[torpedo]]es, [[naval mine]]s and [[naval artillery]] (and associated ammunition), and also a naval hospital and training centers.


The [[Imperial Japanese Naval Academy]] and [[Naval War College (Japan)|Naval Staff College]] were relocated from [[Tokyo]] to nearby [[Etajima, Hiroshima|Etajima]], and thus also came within the borders of the Kure Naval District, but did not come under the command of Kure Naval District itself.
The [[Imperial Japanese Naval Academy]] and [[Naval War College (Japan)|Naval Staff College]] were relocated from [[Tokyo]] to nearby [[Etajima, Hiroshima|Etajima]], and thus also came within the borders of the Kure Naval District, but did not come under the command of Kure Naval District itself.


In 1920, the Japanese navy established its main [[submarine base]] and [[submarine warfare]] training school in Kure. An air wing was established in 1932, and a telecommunications center in 1937.
In 1920, the Imperial Japanese Navy established its main [[submarine base]] and [[submarine warfare]] training school in Kure. An air wing was established in 1932, and a telecommunications center in 1937.


At the time of the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] in 1941, Kure Naval District encompassed the following <ref>[http://niehorster.orbat.com/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/districts/0_nd_kure.html 2nd (Kure) Naval District, Imperial Japanese Navy, 7.12.1941<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
At the time of the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] in 1941, Kure Naval District encompassed the following<ref>[http://niehorster.org/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/districts/0_nd_kure.html 2nd (Kure) Naval District, Imperial Japanese Navy, 7.12.1941<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*'''Kure Naval District HQ'''
*'''Kure Naval District HQ'''
**Kure Naval Base
**Kure Naval Base
***Kure Naval Guard Unit
***Kure Naval Guard Unit
****[[Japanese destroyer Yakaze|destroyer ''Yakaze'']]
****[[Japanese destroyer Yakaze|Destroyer ''Yakaze'']]
****[[Japanese submarine I-52|Submarine ''I-52'']]
****Submarines [[Japanese submarine I-52 (1923)|''I-52'']], [[Japanese submarine Ro-30|''Ro-30'']], [[Japanese submarine Ro-31|''Ro-31'']], [[Japanese submarine Ro-32|''Ro-32'']]
****[[Japanese submarine Ro-30|Submarine ''Ro-30'']]
****[[Japanese survey ship Katsuriki|Minelayer ''Katsuriki'']]
****[[Japanese submarine Ro-31|Submarine ''Ro-31'']]
****[[Kaibokan]] [[Japanese cruiser Yakumo|''Yakumo'']]
****[[Japanese submarine Ro-32|Submarine ''Ro-32'']]
****[[Japanese minelayer Katsuriki|minelayer ''Katsuriki'']]
****Ex-Cruiser [[Japanese cruiser Yakumo|''Yakumo'']]
***[[Kure Naval Arsenal]]
***[[Kure Naval Arsenal]]
***Kure Naval Hospital
***Kure Naval Hospital
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**Otake Naval Infantry Barracks
**Otake Naval Infantry Barracks
**Tokuyama Naval Fuel Depot
**Tokuyama Naval Fuel Depot
**Kure Security Squadron<ref name="Senshi Sōsho">''Senshi Sōsho'' Vol. 80, Combined Fleet #2, "Until June 1942", ''Asagumo Shimbun'' (Tokyo, Japan), 1975. appendix table "Battle order of the Combined Fleet on 10 December 1941".</ref>
***[[:ja:西貢丸 (特設巡洋艦)|C.M. cruiser ''Saigon Maru'']], [[:ja:盤谷丸 (特設巡洋艦)|''Bangkok Maru'']]
***C.M. gunboat ''Hong Kong Maru''
**Kure Local Defence Squadron<ref name="Senshi Sōsho"/>
***Destroyer Division 13
****[[Wakatake-class destroyer|Destroyer ''Wakatake'', ''Kuretake'', ''Sanae'']]
***[[No.13-class submarine chaser]]s ''CH-19'', ''CH-20'', ''CH-21''
***[[:ja:金城山丸|C.M. cruiser ''Kinjōsan Maru'']]
***Minesweeper Division 31
****C.M. minesweeper ''Takunan Maru No. 3'', ''Takunan Maru No. 8'', ''Tama Maru'', ''[[Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Tama Maru No. 6|Tama Maru No. 6]]'', ''[[Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Tama Maru No. 7|Tama Maru No. 7]]'', ''Ōi Maru''
***Minesweeper Division 33
****C.M. minesweeper ''Bizan Maru'', ''Meshima Maru'', ''Tokuhō Maru No. 5'', ''Dai-2-Gō Asahi Maru'', ''Kiri Maru No. 5'', ''Miyo Maru''
***Saeki Defence Unit
***Shimonoseki Defence Unit
**12th Combined Air Group (training)<ref name="Senshi Sōsho" />
***Ōita Naval Air Group
***Usa Naval Air Group
***Hakata Naval Air Group
***Ōmura Naval Air Group
**Kure Naval Air Group
**Kure Naval Air Group
**Saeki Naval Air Group
**Saeki Naval Air Group
**Usa Naval Air Training Unit
**Submarine Division Six (training)
**Submarine Division Six (training)
****[[Japanese submarine Ro-57|Submarine ''Ro-57'']]
***[[Japanese submarine Ro-57|Submarine ''Ro-57'']]
****[[Japanese submarine Ro-58|Submarine ''Ro-58'']]
***[[Japanese submarine Ro-58|Submarine ''Ro-58'']]
****[[Japanese submarine Ro-59|Submarine ''Ro-59'']]
***[[Japanese submarine Ro-59|Submarine ''Ro-59'']]

**12th Combined Naval Air Wing
Kure was heavily bombed by [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Army Air Forces]] bombers in the final stages of the [[Pacific War]], and many of its facilities were destroyed. The Kure area came under occupation by Australian and British forces during the [[occupation of Japan]], and was largely [[demilitarized]]. A small portion of the area continued to be occupied by the modern post-war [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force]], which has preserved a portion of the original red brick gates and couple of buildings as commemorative museums.
***Oita Naval Air Group
***Hakata Naval Air Group
***Omuro Naval Air Group


==List of commanders==
Kure was heavily bombed by [[United States Navy]] and [[United States Army Air Force]] bombers in the final stages of the [[Pacific War]], and many of its facilities were destroyed. The Kure area came under occupation by Australian and British forces during the [[occupation of Japan]], and was largely [[demilitarized]]. A small portion of the area continued to be occupied by the modern post-war [[Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force]], which has preserved a portion of the original red brick gates and couple of buildings as commemorative museums.


===Commanding officers===
==List of Commanders==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
===Commanding Officers===
|-
* Vice-Admiral Baron Nagayoshi Maki (26 September 1887 – 8 March 1889)
! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
* Vice-Admiral Viscount [[Nakamuta Kuranosuke|Kuranosuke Nakamuta]] (8 March 1889 – 12 December 1892)
! rowspan=2| Name
* Vice-Admiral Baron [[Arichi Shinanojo|Shinanojo Arichi]] (12 December 1892 – 12 May 1895)
! rowspan=2| Portrait
* Vice-Admiral Baron [[Kiyokazu Abo]] (12 May 1895 – 26 February 1896)
! rowspan=2| Rank
* Fleet Admiral Viscount [[Yoshika Inoue]] (26 February 1896 – 20 May 1900)
! colspan=2| Term of Office
* Admiral Baron [[Yahachi Shibayama]] (20 May 1900 – 6 February 1905)
|-
* Vice-Admiral Shinichi Arima (6 February 1905 – 2 February 1906)
! Start
* Vice-Admiral Baron Masuji Yamauchi (2 February 1906 – 1 December 1909)
! End
* Fleet Admiral Viscount [[Tomozaburo Kato]](1 December 1909 – 1 December 1913)
|-
* Vice-Admiral Kazu Matsumoto　(1 December 1913 – 25 March 1914)
! 1
* Admiral Motaro Yoshimatsu (25 March 1914 – 23 September 1915)
| [[Nagayoshi Maki]]
* Vice-Admiral Suetaka Ijichi (23 September 1915 – 1 December 1916)
| [[File:Nagayoshi Maki.jpg|60px]]
* Admiral Baron Sadakichi Kato (1 December 1916 – 1 December 1919)
| Vice Admiral
* Admiral [[Murakami Kakuichi|Kakuichi Murakami]] (1 December 1919 – 27 July 1922)
| 26 September 1887
* Admiral Baron [[Kantaro Suzuki]] (27 July 1922 – 27 January 1924)
| 8 March 1889
* Admiral [[Isamu Takeshita]] (27 January 1924 – 15 April 1925)
|-
* Admiral Baron [[Kiyokazu Abo]] (15 April 1925 – 10 December 1926)
! 2
* Admiral Saburo Hyakutake (10 December 1926 – 10 December 1928)
| [[Nakamuta Kuranosuke]]
* Vice-Admiral Koshiro Otani (10 December 1928 – 11 November 1929)
| [[File:Kuranosuke_Nakamuta.jpg|60px]]
* Admiral Saburo Hyakutake (11 November 1929 – 11 June 1930)
| Vice Admiral
* Admiral [[Kichisaburo Nomura]] (11 June 1930 – 1 December 1931)
| 8 March 1889
* Admiral Katsunoshin Yamanashi (1 December 1931 – 1 December 1932)
| 12 December 1892
* Admiral Ryozo Nakamura (1 December 1932 – 10 May 1934)
|-
* Admiral Hisanori Fujita (10 May 1934 – 1 December 1936)
! 3
* Admiral Takayoshi Kato (1 December 1936 – 15 November 1938)
| [[Arichi Shinanojō]]
* Admiral [[Shigetaro Shimada]] (15 November 1938 – 15 April 1940)
| [[File:Arichi Shinanojo.jpg|60px]]
* Vice-Admiral Masaharu Hibino (15 April 1940 – 18 September 1941)
| Vice Admiral
* Admiral [[Soemu Toyoda]] (18 September 1941 – 10 November 1942)
| 12 December 1892
* Vice-Admiral [[Ibo Takahashi]] (10 November 1942 – 21 June 1943)
| 12 May 1895
* Admiral [[Chuichi Nagumo]] (21 June 1943 – 20 October 1943)
|-
* Admiral Naokuni Nomura (20 October 1943 – 17 July 1944)
! 4
* Admiral Yorio Sawamoto (17 July 1944 – 1 May 1945)
| [[Abo Kiyoyasu]]
* Vice-Admiral Masao Kanazawa (1 May 1945 – 30 November 1945)
| [[File:Abo Kiyoyasu.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 12 May 1895
| 26 February 1896
|-
! 5
| [[Inoue Yoshika]]
| [[File:Fleet_Admiral_Viscount_Yoshika_Inoue.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 26 February 1896
| 20 May 1900
|-
! 6
| [[Shibayama Yahachi]]
| [[File:Shibayama Yahachi.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 20 May 1900
| 6 February 1905
|-
! 7
| [[Arima Shinichi]]
| [[File:Arima Shinnichi.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 6 February 1905
| 2 February 1906
|-
! 8
| [[Yamanouchi Masuji]]
| [[File:Masuji Yamanouchi.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 2 February 1906
| 1 December 1909
|-
! 9
| [[Katō Tomosaburō]]
| [[File:Admiral Kato Tomosaburo.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 1 December 1909
| 1 December 1913
|-
! 10
| [[Matsumoto Kazu]]
| [[File:Kazu Matsumoto.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 1 December 1913
| 25 March 1914
|-
! 11
| [[Yoshimatsu Motarō]]
| [[File:Shigetarō Yoshimatsu.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 25 March 1914
| 23 September 1915
|-
! 12
| [[Ijichi Suetaka]]
|
| Vice Admiral
| 23 September 1915
| 1 December 1916
|-
! 13
| [[Katō Sadakichi]]
| [[File:Katou Teikichi.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
Admiral (after 2 July 1918)
| 1 December 1916
| 1 December 1919
|-
! 14
| [[Murakami Kakuichi]]
| [[File:Murakami Kakuichi.jpg|60px]]
| Admiral
| 1 December 1919
| 27 July 1922
|-
! 15
| [[Suzuki Kantarō]]
| [[File:Suzuki Kantaro.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
Admiral (after 3 August 1923)
| 27 July 1922
| 27 January 1924
|-
! 16
| [[Isamu Takeshita|Takeshita Isamu]]
| [[File:Isamu Takeshita cropped.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 27 January 1924
| 15 April 1925
|-
! 17
| [[Abo Kiyokazu]]
| [[File:Abo Kiyokazu.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 15 April 1925
| 10 December 1926
|-
! 18
| [[Taniguchi Naomi]]
| [[File:Naomi Taniguchi.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
Admiral (after 2 April 1928)
| 10 December 1926
| 10 December 1928
|-
! 19
| [[Ōtani Koshirō]]
|
| Vice Admiral
| 10 December 1928
| 11 November 1929
|-
! 20
| [[Taniguchi Naomi]]
| [[File:Naomi Taniguchi.jpg|60px]]
| Admiral
| 11 November 1929
| 11 June 1930
|-
! 21
| [[Nomura Kichisaburō]]
| [[File:Kichisaburō Nomura.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 11 June 1930
| 1 December 1931
|-
! 22
| [[Yamanashi Katsunoshin]]
| [[File:Katunoshin Yamanashi.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
Admiral (after 1 April 1932)
| 1 December 1931
| 1 December 1932
|-
! 23
| [[Nakamura Ryōzō]]
| [[File:Ryōzō Nakamura.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
Admiral (after 30 March 1934)
| 1 December 1932
| 10 May 1934
|-
! 24
| [[Hisanori Fujita|Fujita Hisanori]]
| [[File:Hisanori Hujita.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
Admiral (after 1 April 1936)
| 10 May 1934
| 1 December 1936
|-
! 25
| [[Katō Takayoshi]]
| [[File:Katou_Takayoshi.JPG|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 1 December 1936
| 15 November 1938
|-
! 26
| [[Shimada Shigetarō]]
| [[File:Shimada_Shigetarō.JPG|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 15 November 1938
| 15 April 1940
|-
! 27
| [[Hibino Masaharu]]
| [[File:Hibino.JPG|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 15 April 1940
| 18 September 1941
|-
! 28
| [[Toyoda Soemu]]
| [[File:Toyoda_Soemu.JPG|60px]]
| Admiral
| 18 September 1941
| 10 November 1942
|-
! 29
| [[Ibo Takahashi|Takahashi Ibō]]
| [[File:Ibou Takahashi.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 10 November 1942
| 21 June 1943
|-
! 30
| [[Nagumo Chūichi]]
| [[File:Chuichi Nagumo.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 21 June 1943
| 20 October 1943
|-
! 31
| [[Nomura Naokuni]]
| [[File:野村直邦.png|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
Admiral (after 1 March 1944)
| 20 October 1943
| 17 July 1944
|-
! 32
| [[Sawamoto Yorio]]
| [[File:Yorio Sawamoto.jpg|60px]]
| Admiral
| 17 July 1944
| 1 May 1945
|-
! 33
| [[Kanazawa Masao]]
| [[File:Vice Admiral Kanazawa Masao.jpg|60px]]
| Vice Admiral
| 1 May 1945
| 30 November 1945
|}


===Chief of Staff===
===Chief of Staff===
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* Vice-Admiral Ichiro Sato (1 April 1936 – 1 December 1936)
* Vice-Admiral Ichiro Sato (1 April 1936 – 1 December 1936)
* Vice-Admiral Takamoto Togari (1 December 1936 – 15 December 1938)
* Vice-Admiral Takamoto Togari (1 December 1936 – 15 December 1938)
* Vice-Admiral Toshihisa Nakamura 15 December 1938 – 10 October 1939)
* Vice-Admiral Toshihisa Nakamura (15 December 1938 – 10 October 1939)
* Vice-Admiral [[Matome Ugaki]] (10 October 1939 – 20 August 1941)
* Vice-Admiral [[Matome Ugaki]] (10 October 1939 – 20 August 1941)
* Vice-Admiral Torahiko Nakajima (20 August 1941 – 6 January 1943)
* Vice-Admiral Torahiko Nakajima (20 August 1941 – 6 January 1943)
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* Vice-Admiral Shozo Hashimoto (10 September 1944 – 15 October 1945)
* Vice-Admiral Shozo Hashimoto (10 September 1944 – 15 October 1945)
* Rear-Admiral Tametsugu Okada (15 October 1945 – 30 November 1945)
* Rear-Admiral Tametsugu Okada (15 October 1945 – 30 November 1945)

==See also==
* [[Naval Academy Etajima]]
* [[Etajima]]
* [[Attack on Kure (March 1945)]]
* [[Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea (July 1945)]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}


==References==
==References==
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| last = Prados
| last = Prados
| first = John
| first = John
| coauthors =
| year = 1995
| year = 1995
| title = Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II
| title = Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II
| publisher = Naval Institute Press
| publisher = Naval Institute Press
| location = Annapolis
| location = Annapolis
| id = ISBN 0-460-02474-4
| isbn = 0-460-02474-4
}}
}}


{{Japanese Naval Districts}}
==External links==
{{Authority control}}
*{{cite web
| last = Wendel
| first = Marcus
| url = http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=7855
| title = Axis History Database
| accessdate = 2007-08-25
}}
*{{cite web
| last = Budge
| first = Kent G.
| url = http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/J/a/Japanese_2_Naval_District.html
| title = Pacific War Online Database
| accessdate = 2007-08-25
}}
*[http://niehorster.orbat.com/014_japan/41-12-08_navy/districts/0_nd_kure.html Orbat at start of Pacific War]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Imperial Japanese Navy]]
[[Category:Imperial Japanese Navy]]
[[ja:呉鎮守府]]

Latest revision as of 18:32, 24 December 2023

Kure Naval District (呉鎮守府, Kure chinjufu) was the second of four main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy. Its territory included the Inland Sea of Japan and the Pacific coasts of southern Honshū from Wakayama to Yamaguchi prefectures, eastern and northern Kyūshū and Shikoku.

The area of the Kure Naval District encompassed Hashirajima Anchoring Area located at the south end of Hiroshima Bay, 30-40 kilometers southwest of Kure. When not in need of repairs ships usually anchored in this area to free up pier space at Kure. Hashirajima was also a major staging area for fleet operations.

Tokuyama port, was also part of Kure Naval District, and had the largest fuel depot in the Japanese Navy.

History[edit]

The location of Kure within the sheltered Inland Sea of Japan was recognized of strategic importance in controlling the sea lanes around western Japan by the Meiji government and early Imperial Japanese Navy. With the formation of the navy in 1886, Japan was divided into five naval districts for recruiting and supply. During the administrative re-organization of the Japanese Navy in 1889, Kure was designated as the "Second Naval District" (第二海軍区, dai-ni kaigunku), and its harbor was dredged, a breakwater constructed and docking facilities for warships were established. The following year, work began on the Kure Naval Arsenal, which would eventually expand to become one of the largest shipyards in Japan for the construction of large capital ships. The facilities of Kure Naval District included armories, production factories for torpedoes, naval mines and naval artillery (and associated ammunition), and also a naval hospital and training centers.

The Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and Naval Staff College were relocated from Tokyo to nearby Etajima, and thus also came within the borders of the Kure Naval District, but did not come under the command of Kure Naval District itself.

In 1920, the Imperial Japanese Navy established its main submarine base and submarine warfare training school in Kure. An air wing was established in 1932, and a telecommunications center in 1937.

At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Kure Naval District encompassed the following[1]

Kure was heavily bombed by United States Navy and United States Army Air Forces bombers in the final stages of the Pacific War, and many of its facilities were destroyed. The Kure area came under occupation by Australian and British forces during the occupation of Japan, and was largely demilitarized. A small portion of the area continued to be occupied by the modern post-war Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, which has preserved a portion of the original red brick gates and couple of buildings as commemorative museums.

List of commanders[edit]

Commanding officers[edit]

No. Name Portrait Rank Term of Office
Start End
1 Nagayoshi Maki Vice Admiral 26 September 1887 8 March 1889
2 Nakamuta Kuranosuke Vice Admiral 8 March 1889 12 December 1892
3 Arichi Shinanojō Vice Admiral 12 December 1892 12 May 1895
4 Abo Kiyoyasu Vice Admiral 12 May 1895 26 February 1896
5 Inoue Yoshika Vice Admiral 26 February 1896 20 May 1900
6 Shibayama Yahachi Vice Admiral 20 May 1900 6 February 1905
7 Arima Shinichi Vice Admiral 6 February 1905 2 February 1906
8 Yamanouchi Masuji Vice Admiral 2 February 1906 1 December 1909
9 Katō Tomosaburō Vice Admiral 1 December 1909 1 December 1913
10 Matsumoto Kazu Vice Admiral 1 December 1913 25 March 1914
11 Yoshimatsu Motarō Vice Admiral 25 March 1914 23 September 1915
12 Ijichi Suetaka Vice Admiral 23 September 1915 1 December 1916
13 Katō Sadakichi Vice Admiral

Admiral (after 2 July 1918)

1 December 1916 1 December 1919
14 Murakami Kakuichi Admiral 1 December 1919 27 July 1922
15 Suzuki Kantarō Vice Admiral

Admiral (after 3 August 1923)

27 July 1922 27 January 1924
16 Takeshita Isamu Vice Admiral 27 January 1924 15 April 1925
17 Abo Kiyokazu Vice Admiral 15 April 1925 10 December 1926
18 Taniguchi Naomi Vice Admiral

Admiral (after 2 April 1928)

10 December 1926 10 December 1928
19 Ōtani Koshirō Vice Admiral 10 December 1928 11 November 1929
20 Taniguchi Naomi Admiral 11 November 1929 11 June 1930
21 Nomura Kichisaburō Vice Admiral 11 June 1930 1 December 1931
22 Yamanashi Katsunoshin Vice Admiral

Admiral (after 1 April 1932)

1 December 1931 1 December 1932
23 Nakamura Ryōzō Vice Admiral

Admiral (after 30 March 1934)

1 December 1932 10 May 1934
24 Fujita Hisanori Vice Admiral

Admiral (after 1 April 1936)

10 May 1934 1 December 1936
25 Katō Takayoshi Vice Admiral 1 December 1936 15 November 1938
26 Shimada Shigetarō Vice Admiral 15 November 1938 15 April 1940
27 Hibino Masaharu Vice Admiral 15 April 1940 18 September 1941
28 Toyoda Soemu Admiral 18 September 1941 10 November 1942
29 Takahashi Ibō Vice Admiral 10 November 1942 21 June 1943
30 Nagumo Chūichi Vice Admiral 21 June 1943 20 October 1943
31 Nomura Naokuni Vice Admiral

Admiral (after 1 March 1944)

20 October 1943 17 July 1944
32 Sawamoto Yorio Admiral 17 July 1944 1 May 1945
33 Kanazawa Masao Vice Admiral 1 May 1945 30 November 1945

Chief of Staff[edit]

  • Rear-Admiral Shizuo Sato (1 April 1889 – 13 May 1890)
  • Fleet Admiral Marquis Heihachiro Togo (13 May 1890 – 14 December 1891)
  • Rear-Admiral Tokiyasu Yoshijima (14 December 1891 – 20 May 1893)
  • Rear-Admiral Fukusaburo Hirao (20 May 1893 – 11 May 1895)
  • Rear-Admiral Katsumi Miyoshi (11 May 1895 – 27 December 1897)
  • Vice-Admiral Baron Masamichi Togo (27 December 1897 – 23 March 1899)
  • Captain Isamu Yajima (23 March 1899 – 6 December 1900)
  • Rear-Admiral Hisamaro Oinoue (6 December 1900 – 3 February 1904)
  • Vice-Admiral Baron Tokutaro Nakamizo (3 February 1904 – 10 May 1905)
  • Rear-Admiral Ichiro Nijima (10 May 1905 – 2 February 1906)
  • Admiral Motaro Yoshimatsu (2 February 1906 – 22 November 1906)
  • Rear-Admiral Shinjiro Uehara (22 November 1906 – 27 December 1907)
  • Rear-Admiral Heitaro Takeuchi (27 December 1907 – 22 May 1910)
  • Admiral Matahichiro Nawa (22 May 1910 – 20 April 1912)
  • Admiral Kaneo Nomaguchi　(20 April 1912 – 10 January 1913)
  • Rear-Admiral Kishichiro Osawa (10 January 1913 – 1 December 1913)
  • Vice-Admiral Naoe Nakano (1 December 1913 – 17 April 1914)
  • Admiral Kenji Ide (17 April 1914 – 13 December 1915)
  • Vice-Admiral Shibakichi Yamanaka (13 December 1915 – 13 July 1917)
  • Vice-Admiral Junichi Matsumura (18 July 1917 – 1 December 1918)
  • Vice-Admiral Shichigoro Saito (1 December 1918 – 1 December 1920)
  • Vice-Admiral Yoshimoto Masaki (1 December 1920 – 1 December 1922)
  • Vice-Admiral Naomoto Komatsu (1 December 1922 – 6 November 1923)
  • Vice-Admiral Naotaro Nagasawa (6 November 1923 – 1 December 1924)
  • Rear-Admiral Bekinari Kabayama (1 December 1924 – 16 December 1924)
  • Vice-Admiral Tokujiro Tateno (16 December 1924 – 1 December 1926)
  • Vice-Admiral Kiyohiro Ijichi (1 December 1926 – 10 December 1928)
  • Admiral Koshirō Oikawa (10 December 1928 – 10 June 1930)
  • Vice-Admiral Giichi Suzuki (10 June 1930 – 1 December 1931)
  • Vice-Admiral Choji Inoue (1 December 1931 – 15 November 1932)
  • Vice-Admiral Tokutaro Sumiyama (15 November 1932 – 15 November 1934)
  • Vice-Admiral Umataro Tanimoto (15 November 1934 – 15 November 1935)
  • Vice-Admiral Masaichi Niimi (15 November 1935 – 1 April 1936)
  • Vice-Admiral Ichiro Sato (1 April 1936 – 1 December 1936)
  • Vice-Admiral Takamoto Togari (1 December 1936 – 15 December 1938)
  • Vice-Admiral Toshihisa Nakamura (15 December 1938 – 10 October 1939)
  • Vice-Admiral Matome Ugaki (10 October 1939 – 20 August 1941)
  • Vice-Admiral Torahiko Nakajima (20 August 1941 – 6 January 1943)
  • Vice-Admiral Kengo Kobayashi (6 January 1943 – 11 June 1943)
  • Vice-Admiral Shinzo Onishi (11 June 1943 – 9 September 1944)
  • Vice-Admiral Shozo Hashimoto (10 September 1944 – 15 October 1945)
  • Rear-Admiral Tametsugu Okada (15 October 1945 – 30 November 1945)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 2nd (Kure) Naval District, Imperial Japanese Navy, 7.12.1941
  2. ^ a b c Senshi Sōsho Vol. 80, Combined Fleet #2, "Until June 1942", Asagumo Shimbun (Tokyo, Japan), 1975. appendix table "Battle order of the Combined Fleet on 10 December 1941".

References[edit]

  • Prados, John (1995). Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-460-02474-4.
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