Hiroshima (132.468E 34.359N) was founded in 1594 on the delta of the Ota River. The city sits on six islands connected by numerous bridges. It is an important manufacturing center and the communications hub of a significant agricultural region.
Hiroshima was an important port and military center in 1941, with a population of 350,000. It was headquarters for 59 Army, and the nearby anchorage at Hashirajima was the home of most of the capital ships of Combined Fleet. Nearby was Kizarasu Airfield.
On August 6, 1945, 60% of Hiroshima was destroyed by a 20-kiloton nuclear weapon dropped from a Superfortress. The immediate death toll was about 80,000, and additional delayed deaths from radiation exposure are thought to have pushed the death toll well above 100,000.
| Yard |
Floor Space |
Building Way Length |
Merchant Tonnage |
Naval Tonnage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi |
1218 |
1476 |
1096 |
0 |
References
The Pacific War Online
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