5/13/2023 0 Comments Hamakaze ship constructionPostwar naval treaties, Japan did little to establish a naval base there. When the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) occupied Micronesia in World War I, and during the League of Nations mandated administration that followed, the IJN was well aware of Truk’s importance. The islands also provided enough room for several airstrips. It provided not just sufficient anchorageįor a whole Japanese fleet during that era, but also enough area to allow several vessels to maneuver for training. Inside the lagoon are many islands, not coral reefs, of which more than eight are more than one square mile in size. Truk Lagoon forms a rough triangle more than 30 miles on each side. (Battleships YAMATO and MUSASHI at Truk in 1943) IJN Overseas No.4 Naval Construction and Repair Department Tokusetsu-Kosakubu
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