JMSDF Kure Museum

Military museum in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
34°14′32″N 132°33′19.4″E / 34.24222°N 132.555389°E / 34.24222; 132.555389TypeMilitary museumFounderJapan Maritime Self-Defense ForceOwnerJapan Maritime Self-Defense ForceWebsitehttps://www.jmsdf-kure-museum.go.jp/en/

The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Kure Museum (海上自衛隊呉史料館 (Kaijō Jieitai Kure Shiryōkan)) is a Japanese military museum located in Kure, Hiroshima. It is also known as the "Iron Whale Museum" (鉄のくじら館 (Tetsu no Kujira Kan)) after its main exhibit, JMSDF's diesel-electric submarine Akishio (decommissioned in 2004).

The museum is to hold exhibits related to minesweeping and submarine operations. The JMSDF also has museums related to aircraft at Kanoya, Kagoshima and related to surface vessels at Sasebo, Nagasaki.[1] It displays a number of torpedoes.

It is located next to the Yamato Museum.

Gallery

  • Akishio photographs
  • Side exterior
    Side exterior
  • Passage-way
    Passage-way
  • A sea mine
    A sea mine
  • 20 mm Gatling gun
    20 mm Gatling gun
  • Controlling room
    Controlling room

References

  1. ^ JMSDF Kure Museum - Purpose Retrieved September 26, 2016
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External list

  • Official website
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