Members of a US military inspection team visit a dry dock at the Kure Naval Arsenal in Hiroshima. Photo: US Navy
Discovered: forgotten Japanese midget submarine base built for WW2 suicide missions
- The submarines would have been tasked with attacking the Allied invasion fleet that was expected to try to land forces on Kyushu
- Nearly all military sites were identified and razed by the Allied Occupation forces after Japan’s surrender in 1945
Members of a US military inspection team visit a dry dock at the Kure Naval Arsenal in Hiroshima. Photo: US Navy