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3-3 Oppama-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken 237-0064 ... Bus stop; Other information; Station code: ... Sumitomo Heavy Industries Yokosuka shipyard; See also
Construction of the Yokosuka arsenal c.1870. Yokosuka Naval Arsenal immediately after the Great KantÅ earthquake of 1923 Yokosuka Naval Base in July 18, 1945. In 1866, the Tokugawa shogunate government established the Yokosuka Seisakusho, a military arsenal and naval base, with the help of foreign engineers, including the French naval architect Léonce Verny.
Almost 50 years later, in 1934, the company incorporated as Sumitomo Machinery Co., Ltd. to manufacture machinery for the steel and transportation industries in support of that period of rapid economic growth. In 1969, Sumitomo Machinery Co., Ltd. merged with Uraga Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to create Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Uraga Dock Company was founded by Enomoto Takeaki in 1869. A shipyard had already existed in Uraga from the end of the Edo period.When Commodore Perry's flagship anchored off Uraga in 1854, one of the officials of the Tokugawa shogunate who boarded the American vessel was a trained shipwright, Nakajima Saburosuke.
1995 – IHI and Sumitomo Heavy Industries merged a warship business and established Marine United Ltd. The Uraga Dock Company was the origin in the shipbuilding of Sumitomo Heavy Industries. It was made by Enomoto Takeaki. However, Sumitomo Heavy Industries moved Uraga Dock to Yokosuka in 2003.
The U.S. Navy base and the Maritime Self-Defense force base lie within the Port of Yokosuka. Located near the Nissan Oppama plant, Yokosuka is a major port for the shipping of automobiles. The fishing fleet brings in tuna and other ocean products. Tokyo-Wan Ferry links Yokosuka with the Port of Kanaya in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture.
Yokosuka Submarine Base was founded in September 1945. [3] In May 1946, the Marines at Yokosuka were redesignated Marine Barracks, U.S. Fleet Activities, Yokosuka. In April 1947, the Ship Repair Department was organized, and the shops and dry docks were reactivated to maintain the ships of the U.S. Fleet in the Pacific.
Ships built by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal. Pages in category "Ships built by Yokosuka Naval Arsenal" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.