The Sasebo Naval District was established at Sasebo, Nagasaki in , as the third of the naval districts responsible for the defense of the Japanese home islands. After the establishment of the navy base, a ship repair facility was established in with a dry dock.
With the addition of equipment and facilities for ship production by , the "Sasebo Shipyards" were officially established, and renamed the "Sasebo Naval Arsenal" in In , a ton crane was installed, and the shipbuilding facilities expanded to permit the construction of large warships. With the mothballing of the Maizuru Naval Arsenal due to restrictions by the Washington Naval Treaty , much of the design and prototype work for new classes of destroyers and torpedo boats formerly done at Maizuru was shifted to Sasebo.
The facilities at Sasebo were also used for the conversion of the Akagi and Kaga from battleships to aircraft carriers. The Imperial Japanese Navy employed some 50, people at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal at the peak of World War II , constructing and refitting destroyers, light cruisers , submarines and other various naval vessels. The facilities at Sasebo were used for repairs on the battleships Yamato and Musashi during the Pacific War. The remaining portion of the shipyards was given into civilian hands with the establishment of Sasebo Heavy Industries Co.
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