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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Museum (Iron Whale Museum)

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Japanese name: 海上自衛隊呉史料館(てつのくじら館)

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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Museum (Iron Whale Museum)
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WHAT TO DOJapan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kure Museum (Iron Whale Museum)

A museum in Kure, displaying the actual submarine Akishio on land.

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A museum in Kure, displaying the actual submarine Akishio on land.

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The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Kure Museum (海上自衛隊呉史料館 (Kaijō Jieitai Kure Shiryōkan)) is a Japanese military museum located in Kure, Hiroshima. It is also known as the "Iron Whale Museum" (鉄のくじら館 (Tetsu no Kujira Kan)) after its main exhibit, JMSDF's diesel-electric submarine Akishio (decommissioned in 2004). The museum is to hold exhibits related to minesweeping and submarine operations. The JMSDF also has museums related to aircraft at Kanoya, Kagoshima and related to surface vessels at Sasebo, Nagasaki. It displays a number of torpedoes. It is located next to the Yamato Museum.

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