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21-582: The P1Y was designed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal to Navy specification 15- Shi , calling for a fast bomber with speed matching the Zero , range matching the G4M, a 907 kg (2,000 lb) bombload, and the ability to dive-bomb as well as carry torpedoes . As the result, the construction suffered from excess complexity, difficulty of manufacture, and poor serviceability. Problems with

42-642: Is a district of Chūō, Tokyo , Japan. Literally meaning "reclaimed land", it lies near the Sumida River on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the 18th century during the Edo period . The eponymous Tsukiji fish market opened in 1935 and closed in 2018 when its operations were moved to the new Toyosu Market . There are also districts named Tsukiji in Kobe and Amagasaki , cities in Hyōgo Prefecture , although neither

63-731: Is as well known as the district in Tokyo. Tsukiji is built on reclaimed land out of what were once lowland marshes along the Sumida River delta. Throughout the Tokugawa period , earth from the shogunate 's extensive moat and canal excavations was systematically used to fill in the marshes along the river, creating new commercial districts and waterfront housing. The land was then named Tsukiji (築地), meaning "constructed land" or "reclaimed land". The Great Fire of Meireki of 1657 destroyed over two-thirds of Edo's buildings, including Hongan-ji temple in Asakusa,

84-530: The American School in Japan and St. Luke's International Hospital were all to be found in this district. The Hoterukan (also known as Tsukiji Hotel or Edo Hotel), the first foreign -style hotel in Tokyo was a popular subject for woodblock prints after it opened in 1870, but it burned down after only four years.It was never very popular with foreigners, who gravitated to other parts of the city or Yokohama. Moreover,

105-556: The Hiro Naval Arsenal ( Hiro Kaigun Kōshō , which is often abbreviated as Hirosho) . Aircraft designed by the arsenal are usually designated by the manufacturer's letter "Y" for "Yokosuka". An example of the above is the Yokosuka D4Y1 which was mainly produced by Aichi. The D4Y1 and later models were also produced by the 11th Naval Arsenal ( Dai-Jūichi Kaigun Kōkū-shō ) at Hiro . Tsukiji Tsukiji (築地)

126-578: The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) established a naval arsenal at Yokosuka, about 13 miles south of Yokohama on Tokyo Bay . The arsenal provided ship building, repair and replenishment to the Japanese Navy. It was also a storage depot where munitions and other assorted supplies were brought as they were purchased. When a number of foreign aircraft were purchased for evaluation, the Navy brought them to

147-694: The Okinawa Campaign in Operation Tan No. 2 . A night fighter version, the P1Y2-S Kyokko (極光, "Aurora"), with Mitsubishi Kasei engines, was equipped with radar and Schräge Musik -style upward-firing as well as forward-firing 20 mm cannon . A total of 96 were produced by Kawanishi , but due to inadequate high-altitude performance against the B-29 Superfortress , many were converted back to Ginga bombers. A P1Y1 survives at

168-916: The Smithsonian's Paul Garber Facility of its National Air and Space Museum . While only the fuselage has been photographed several times and can be found on the internet, the wings and engines are confirmed to exist. This was one of three P1Ys that were brought back to the United States after World War II for evaluation. Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War General characteristics Performance Armament Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal ( 海軍航空技術廠 , Kaigun Kōkū Gijutsu-shō , lit. Naval Air Technical Arsenal) had many names, each depending on

189-576: The Akibashi bridge then became home, until 1923, of the Naval War College , a post-graduate staff college for senior naval officers. After it was closed as a treaty port, it became an industrial area. The Great Kantō earthquake on September 1, 1923, and the resultant fires which raged in its aftermath, caused severe damage throughout central Tokyo. A significant portion of the Tsukiji district burned to

210-526: The arsenal for processing. The arsenal assembled the aircraft from their shipping boxes, and when assembled, they were flown by the pilots who had been sent abroad for flying lessons and evaluate the aircraft flown. Modifications to these aircraft were done as weaknesses were found, or when an improvement was incorporated. To facilitate this work, the IJN established the Aeroplane Factory, Ordnance Department at

231-461: The arsenal was moved to Tsukiji with several other Naval support units. The entire Tsukiji facility was destroyed in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake . Several names were used when the navy began establishment of the arsenal. Research was started again in 1924 when several aircraft were evaluated. Under the command of the newly formed Naval Air Headquarters, the Kaigun Kokusho (Naval Air Arsenal)

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252-499: The arsenal's torpedo factory in May 1913. The next year, the first acronym was used was Yokosho, a contraction of Yokosuka Kaigun Kōshō (Yokosuka Naval Arsenal) . The arsenal was renamed Kaigun Kōkū Shiken-sho (Naval Establishment for Aeronautical Research) in December 1919. The name Kaigun Gijutsu Kenkyūsho (Naval Technical Research Institute) was assigned by April, 1923, when

273-657: The availability of enough reliable Nakajima Homare engines led to their replacement by the Mitsubishi Kasei in the P1Y2-S night-fighter version. The streamlined design of the Ginga is attributed to Miki Tadanao , an engineer who after World War II went on to create a similar aerodynamic design for Japan's earliest bullet trains ( Shinkansen ), while working with the Japan National Railways (JNR) . The first flight

294-483: The enormous Kantō headquarters of the Jōdo Shinshū sect. As a result, the temple site was relocated to Tsukiji, where many of the residents of nearby Tsukudajima were instrumental in its reconstruction. A number of other temples were also erected on what is now the outer marketplace. In addition, many private residences for samurai and feudal lords were constructed along the southern edge of Tsukiji. In 1869, Tsukiji

315-672: The ground, and the old Nihonbashi fish market was razed. In the citywide restructuring following the quake, the Nihonbashi fish market was relocated to the Tsukiji district, and after the construction of a modern market facility, reopened in 1935. It was a major source of fish for the region. In his book on Tsukiji, Theodore Bestor called it "the market at the center of the world." Foreign companies with offices: Public elementary and junior high schools are operated by Chuo City Board of Education. Tsukiji 1-6 chome are zoned to Kyōbashi Tsukiji Elementary School ( 中央区立京橋築地小学校 ), while Tsukiji 7-chome

336-638: The longest serving American chief of mission to serve in Japan. A total of ten other legations also established quarters there. Tsukiji was also the location from 1869 of the Imperial Japanese Navy technical training facilities, renamed in 1876 as the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy . In 1888, the Naval Academy was relocated from Tsukiji to new, larger facilities at Etajima in Hiroshima Prefecture . The Tsukiji naval buildings next to

357-502: The period of its existence, and the circumstances at that time. Many of the names were acronyms that were derived from its military name or designation, which changed from time to time. The arsenal was sometimes known as "Kūgi-shō" (空技廠, a contraction of "Kō kū Gi jutsu- shō " 航空技術廠). The name Yokosuka prevailed however, even though it referred to the Arsenal's location at Yokosuka , Japan . The air arsenal's roots go back to 1869 when

378-513: The roadstead was distant because the harbor was shallow. After twenty years (1889), it was reincorporated into the city of Tokyo. The United States legation occupied a site in Tsukiji from 1875 to 1890 on the site that is now occupied by the St. Luke's Garden complex. The American legation had been moved from an old temple in Azabu, by Minister John Bingham, prominent Reconstruction era Ohio congressman and

399-562: Was designated as an approved residential area for foreigners and treaty port. However, as the Yokohama foreign settlement, opened in 1859, had already become a center for commercial activities and international trade it never flourished, Like Yokohama, it was separated from the city by a canal.Tsukiji grew more as a focus for education, healthcare and Christian mission work. Early classroom and study facilities for Keio University , Rikkyo University , Aoyama Gakkuin, St. Margaret's Junior College ,

420-599: Was formed at Yokosuka on 1 April 1932. A large amount of draftsmen and Designers were transferred from the Hiro Naval Arsenal , ending aircraft production there. During World War II , the arsenal was responsible for the design of several IJN aircraft, although the arsenal itself did not manufacture more than a few prototypes of the aircraft it designed. Its designs were mass-produced by companies such as Aichi Kokuki , Watanabe Tekkōjo steel foundry, (renamed in 1943 to Kyūshū Hikōki Kabushiki-kaisha ( 九州飛行機株式会社 , Kyushu Aircraft Company Ltd , a.k.a. Kyushu Armaments) ), and

441-780: Was in August 1943. Nakajima manufactured 1,002 examples, which were operated by five Kōkūtai (Air Groups), and acted as land-based medium and torpedo bombers from airfields in China , Taiwan , the Mariana Islands , the Philippines , the Ryukyu Islands , Shikoku , and Kyūshū . During the last stages of the war the P1Y was used as a kamikaze aircraft against the United States Navy during

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