Attacks on Kure and the Seto Inland Sea

July 28, 1945 · Port of Kure

Result Allied victory

US Navy and British carrier aircraft repeatedly struck the naval base at Kure and nearby ports on Japan's Inland Sea. The raids sank most of the Imperial Japanese Navy's remaining large warships.

United States and allies

Japan

Strength and losses

Killed
102
Aircraft lost
c. 133