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JS Bungo
JS ''Bungo'' (MST-464) is the second ship of ''Uraga''-class mine countermeasure vessel. Construction and career ''Bungo'' was laid down at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Tamano Shipyard on 4 July 1996 and launched on 24 April 1997. She was commissioned on 23 March 1998. She was transferred to the Yokosuka District Force. Her and multiple other ships departed Kobe Port for Alexandria, Egypt on September 23 with the transport ship JS Ōsumi and the supply ship JS Tokiwa to transport temporary housing as an aid to the damage caused by the northwestern Turkey earthquake that occurred on August 17, 1999. At an average speed of 18 kt (about 33 km / h), she made the first long-distance continuous voyage in the history of the Maritime Self-Defense Force for 23 consecutive days without calling, and entered the port of Haydarpasa in Istanbul on October 19. She was scheduled to arrive at Wu on November 22, but she was in a top-heavy condition due to the empty freshwate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungo Province
was a province of Japan in eastern Kyūshū in the area of Ōita Prefecture. It was sometimes called , with Buzen Province. Bungo bordered Buzen, Hyūga, Higo, Chikugo, and Chikuzen Provinces. History At the end of the 7th century, Toyo Province was split into ''Buzen'' (literally, "the front of ''Toyo''") and ''Bungo'' ("the back of ''Toyo''"). Until the Heian period, Bungo was read as ''Toyokuni no Michi no Shiri''. It is believed that the capital of Bungo was located in ''Furugō'' (古国府), literally "old capital," section of the city of Ōita, but as of 2016 no archaeological evidence has been found. The honor of the holiest Shinto shrine of Bungo Province (豊前一宮, ''Buzen ichinomiya'') was given to Usa Shrine known as Usa Hachimangu or Usa Jingu in Usa district (today Usa, Ōita). Usa shrine had not only religious authority but also political influence to local governance, but their influence was reduced until the Sengoku period. During the Sengoku pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
