USSBS Report 83, Reports of Ships Bombardment Survey Party, Hakodate Area

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Anothllr rem, onltn-d In "pi'll 1S1&.wueornpltt(d Rnd d(' llv~li!d in (ktolx! r 1916, . De -11\'\'1")'hod been ex~ted ... lthln til,,", and one -h.lt months. but ahortl\g 'es ot mllierials andskilled m o o r ine!"ealled buUdlng time to ai ~m on thll, If ordeJ'li (o r lie femes ha d beenp l : l l . c E d Imm cd l8 ll 'b ' B i le r Illt8.tU: an d it wa rhilld conti nuC ' d , dclh'c),)' could not have beene.''tpeiild bdol'Q ;'1111)"191G--.len mon ths afterth caltl'lek.' A5l5llIn.ingreplB,eemellUrcould M\:ebeen ob'-l!1cd by Ma), lei's. .srupping lo~ re-5u l t ll l l l' f rom the ~arr iE :r t r ikes I ! R l l i l l . 5 t rnilWl!~'-opcl1l.l,cd v~~ wol.l.ld ha\' tomlled 1. .000metric: tolll! of c : a r x o . Adu:illy. lossesundeubt-edlr would ha ve boon g-n-aIU.. fo r it i!;unlikelytiln. t 611 lile' tenies cou ld h a \ ' e b t< en rrepiaeoo.furthWIDO~1 to the e:d.( 'l lt that lh~' Wel\lrepllWlilotiler ~hjpt.uildlng or other buildingprograms I n vo l vi n g t l\ .e URi of IteeJ , , " 'WId hav~hru: ! 10 be CUI'WJed.

D.a~ge 10 l~ !lUll!! at Hakoda~ and atA.omor i . hi'ld n o . i g n lf le 3 nt ef !' ec tupon rem ' ser-"itt. No meMurnble tmllk d tL1ys 1 ' eS ' l! 1 tec1.Fi l l lU le in l . less i n, \' O lv td I n v es se l ~b alId

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C o n I Shipmrnl~ from Hllkkll.ldo to il()Mhu.JII",!IlI')~ 1 ! J. 1 I - Mot UIIS,wilh I . o :s . se roSutTered f rom AnU.shipplngCamp.,lgn in Gcncml: !J Il l N I I\ 'l Il , A ir trilte!! o f J uly -A u!'( uo 31 1C8l'1rO June 1 9 3 0 2.493.01 ~3 ro.s S( ICargo ~hlr. H189' 2. 7 ;.'11 01 4 N,;; :U IC3r.RO S!!pl-.. 19,12 2.,903.37 ~!4 1 - 1 . ; ; s oCarRO )f.r.lIHI 2.802.09 I~ 1 2 . < > IIIClIlRO J\I!l~' 19~,~ 2,&')0 .99 , 1 ; 1 tu, U JCarlrO Oct. HHI 2.81iO.99 . 1 '1 l2"q. 1 , 1 1C ' I I I C ! l O June 19'15 2.$0(1.99 I~ 12.5 1\1Carl lQ &. i>n~{'Ilger SeIlI.1927 3,391.13 1;L" 30

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PI' f.NDlX 2D,UIA(~t: TO '!AROB TE- OMORI~'F:RIUESOF ] . 1 , 1 1 > JLY MO'D 10 G~T . 191"

IlIPEI:lAL GO\'ERXllENT RAIL\\'t\\' APPORO OWl. rON,MARITIME FF IT t ECTIO No. of No. r At of Tim Ink inSfN of Time RemarkF"'m' HIt: r D.mallll~I' t c: k Olinu !

(1) (e) (:n (1) (;;) () (7)ho lhuu :! Ale of funn I 1 5 1 0 : } O11JulyHiran l It! 6 0 nknewn N" O 1014 Jul) '

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=2 kan If nI :1 10n: d k (I) O~l! 65aft of port: 11JulyIunn I: (2) 1430boiler 1'OOll1 IJ July=3 ~ilwl ~I ru 1 Q iarboltrd 0603 27('l'orptdo) , d I,' July, m i d . $ h I J) . < .= I Selklln~[arll I Alt of U.f 0!'j , .11 14I deck; snlolL; JIJul) '(Torpedo)' brid8l":;! ikan ){aru 2 Amid$hif' jlS; J3~ - 1 . 0 Rllnbridg' )'JJuh' IIJf1'Ound. n d b um e d=7 ibn lam rd k ' 1-10 Mod r:\tcly1 < 1 July damaged~ ik.1I )1. ru 2 rd II; 0: >12 Mod mt I)'

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AP l'EN DIX I: ,\ I) A C IT I P. $ . AND ( 'I \P ARU . .I T IB S O F IMKODATE O llO R I FERRIESPLi\. f :OIN BRVI . R ~FTER ATIA KSntPERIALGO\,"ERNM ENT QA1L\\' Avs, SAPPORODlVlSlO~,: 'o I A RI 1 'IME A FFA IR S SECTION

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C O ~ F = I O E N I I I A I .

['0 11 11 N o, I : 1 10 mb 1 I1 .n ic k n h lh ir ll!: rucr(!I'll:I'th t il l behind mlW;rnry reWn.il llf " '! lI1.~) .Cm.tA!r ," 'bout hll l' f of which 'I'M und~r "'l'Itu,appeared to h,."1l btcm thil'Q'-:l1x Ieet in oil,,meter , Th lrty.81x lel ll of Ul wall . (IlIIUDnry,t"'O fet'l thIek, unecmtMe!I) bad been dmwljshoo, Bomb 41 .' 1 0 dCI Il l'O l IOO ' 1 . ,30 0 sq!!!!.!'\! Ccetof wood frame' wllrhou'-O immoolstely ru:I,jllQent1;0 t h e e r at ee ,

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C1ZlNFlOENJIAl ' ~o ;Io .u f t l DJ -P .r :I VI t. ,p o d 0 1 S k ip " 8omb"cr",.~ISurv.. , . .P.dy CONFIOENJIAL

PART l'-BPFBc:r OF StrUKMON TR""'! POnTATION A.NDOMMUNICATJON FA 'll llTIRS.r DLi e -ITILITIE' .IOR,~Ut

lTYEffect of tho carrier st rike on shi Pllins: iYldd o ck r " ei ll ll l1 3 ha . s boen dieu"cd in Part Ill,Section. Two,D.;"rrmge to trnnsportlllion. le!Cfphon.e. "''I Itl)r.,

dectrieOO"'l'r" and other CI.clUtll1~in Fllk.ooat(!WI\8 n e g : l igi b J e .CholUM. morale' WM Slated 10 ha"~ beennp-proo:i3b!)' affected by the bombing.' As in othueilil'll 3t:tn~ked. Utll tailu M o f dc:femllng JalW!, 'nese planes to . l Ippear wa s Celt lileenlY.3nd someof Ihe dtluW! were saidloha:"Cl begun to ae-knoviJedgeto them5eI"eI! that an eatl.)'end totheWllT wou ld 00 welwme'. A partial eeueter-b al an ce 1 0 t h br : feeling mllY be f ou nd I n II grow.ing ruenlment .agrons!the enemy, ar 'i . ll rng f romg.md unlit a ee um u ln ti r ig persona I 1 0$ 51 13!IS the

W3r eon .t i! lu e d l \n d Me e le l" 3 te d b y v i~ l bl e d f ee t: 5of tbe bombing'.,. S~tesof eh~m!!.n mor'3le, how.~",el", wl:lld M1Ircel~' hM'Cb!l $1~IRmnt inIClID50t i n er cM ! o r d c cl 'eM e de o !l lr ib u ti o "~to th~J3p. .' l,nll3e war error t, s ince lher wero noIstg ."'lIrPlan~ inll8koon.w!lnd th e chi cf ln -dus.iry,l ishi ng, .WI!.S alfe&d;y bIIdb' balld.ieapped

by It (uel ~ho rbge . the dll lkutty of II. piliII ' ves-S(llJ in r e : p a l r . th e di.~'e:mono( fI. !Iherm~ll \0 min .1 ' , , 1 1 ' , etc.I'n Hl!kodBl .e itself IhirWth~ pe!60!l5 " 'erereported Jd ll td ud Iwent) '-e iJ; :ht inum bybo rnblllg.' Kno " ' '' e .Mu :ai t ie3 IIo8. rd a u n i l . i J o dgroundl'll tenir:s loto:lfd Corty.two killl'll. slxt),one Injured, "nd 2S8 miMing: ! IbMI 'd ds:htttno th er s te el ~h lp !; ~ un k o r d ..lMgcd, l....~nt}'-onokilled and for iy-one InJured; ' IIbo,'\!"d motor..Mile"". UlIknowll .T he M taek had IIttJelndiRlCt effe


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