 Last additions - JMSDF Kure Museum 海上自衛隊呉史料館 |
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Looks very complicated.Jan 20, 2013
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Periscopes made by Nikon?Jan 20, 2013
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We could look through the periscopes.Jan 20, 2013
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Two periscopes.Jan 20, 2013
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Pilot seats.Jan 20, 2013
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The bridge.Jan 20, 2013
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Captain's quarters. Outfitted with some communications gear at his bedside.Jan 20, 2013
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Captain's quarters. Still pretty cramped.Jan 20, 2013
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Bunk beds are short and narrow. Two men share one bunk bed as they sleep in turns.Jan 20, 2013
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Conference room.Jan 20, 2013
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Conference room.Jan 20, 2013
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Sleeping quarters on the Akishio submarine.Jan 20, 2013
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Shower and toilet sink on the Akishio.Jan 20, 2013
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Toilet on the Akishio submarine.Jan 20, 2013
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From the main building, we can cross over to the Akishio submarine.Jan 20, 2013
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Periscope replica.Jan 20, 2013
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Replica of submarine sleeping quarters.Jan 20, 2013
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Model of the SS Kuroshio sub.Jan 20, 2013
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Japanese submarine classes.Jan 20, 2013
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Flag of the Japanese navy.Jan 20, 2013
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The museum's main building has exhibits explaining about Japanese submarines.Jan 20, 2013
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Looks sturdy enough so the sub won't roll away in a large earthquake.Jan 20, 2013
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JMSDF Kure Museum is open 9 am to 5 pm (enter by 4:30 pm). Closed Tue. (open if a national holiday and closed on the Wed. instead). Free admission. Rudder and propeller of the Akishio submarine.Jan 20, 2013
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The JMSDF Kure Museum is JMSDF's submarine and minesweeping museum. It also has a surface ship museum in Sasebo, Nagasaki and an aircraft museum in Kanoya, Kagoshima.Jan 20, 2013
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The Akishio submarine was commissioned in March 1986 and decommissioned in March 2004. It was brought here in 2006. The sub is 76.2 meters long. Top speed was 20 knots underwater.Jan 20, 2013
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The museum has one normal building and this decommissioned submarine accessible from the main museum building. The submarine is largely intact on the inside.Jan 20, 2013
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The former Akishio submarine just stands out and can be seen from boats approaching Kure Port. Very impressive to be seen on land amid small cars passing by. The museum is a short walk from JR Kure Station.Jan 20, 2013
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The JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) Kure Museum is mainly a submarine museum whose main attraction is the decommissioned Japanese sub called Akishio. The museum is conveniently right across the street from the Yamato Museum.Jan 20, 2013
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