Sasebo (129.735E
33.168N) hosted one of the four largest naval construction yards in
Japan, specializing in destroyers and lighter
warships. Its
anchorage had room for over 100
warships, and it was one of the major
bases of
the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Special Naval Landing
Forces. Sasebo was headquarters of 3 Naval District, and at the
time war broke out Sasebo Air Group
operated 16 A5M Claude fighters,
6 E13A Jake floatplanes, and 15 H6K Mavis flying boats at the naval
air station.
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