Kure Defense Hub: Nippon Steel Setouchi Works Conversion Planner

Land Allocation (130 ha) 130/130 ha

Deepwater Quay & Berthing25 ha

Ammunition & Weapon Bunkers32 ha

Drydocks & Ship Maintenance28 ha

Supply Warehousing & POL Fuel30 ha

Helo/VTOL Staging & Command15 ha

⚠️ ESQD Arc within civilian safety envelope (650m buffer secured).

Site specs: 1,200m quay frontage, 14.0m deep draft, direct rail spur & highway arterial access to Hiroshima/Kure.

Kure Coastal Industrial Footprint | Seto Inland Sea Protected Basin

Strategic Metrics & Reach

Simultaneous Escort Berths

4,500 t

Daily Cargo Staging

120k kL

Naval Fuel Reserve

3.5 hrs

Emergency Sortie Time

Transit Corridor Readiness (Kure Hub)

Strategic Corridor	Dist	Transit (24kt)
Sasebo Fleet Base	260 nm	10.8 hrs
Nansei / Okinawa Sector	480 nm	20.0 hrs
Yokosuka Naval Base	340 nm	14.2 hrs
Seto Inland Waterway	45 nm	1.9 hrs

Operational Doctrine: JMSDF Fleet Logistics & Maintenance Base. Provides dedicated sustainment for Escort Flotillas 1 & 4 with hardened inland ordnance reserves.