Updated:June 7, 2023

The Imperial Japanese Navy Sasebo Naval Station Weapon Warehouse Section Cartridge Warehous

 

 

This building was completed in November 1888 during the first phase of the Sasebo Naval Station construction. A cartridge is a type of pre-assembled firearm ammunition. It packages a bullet and a propellant substance used for rifles, autocannons, and small-caliber guns.

There used to be another building of the same style on the west side and they were collectively called cartridge warehouse. Though it is a one-story building, the attic was able to be used as storage space by adopting a queen-post truss to support the roof. The existing wood blocks are remnants of the inside wall that was covered with wood. The excavation research found some building ruins and site preparation works, so this is an important place to trace the history of Sasebo Naval Station.