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is a bay on the southern coast of Okinawa Island on the Pacific Ocean in Japan. The bay covers and ranges between to deep.〔 The bay is surrounded by the municipalities of Uruma, Kitanakagusuku, Nakagusuku, Nishihara, Yonabaru, Nanjō, all in Okinawa Prefecture. In 1852, while visiting the Ryukyu Kingdom, Commodore Matthew Perry mapped Okinawa and labeled Nakagusuku Bay as "Perry's Bay". During the final months of World War II, the bay became a U.S. Navy forward base, and was nicknamed "Buckner Bay". ==Buckner Bay== In June 1945, American forces secured Okinawa. Nakagusuku Bay became an important U.S. anchorage. U. S. Army troops referred to it as "Buckner Bay", in memory of Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., commander of U.S. land forces in the campaign, who was killed on 18 June. Naval Base Buckner Bay was set up in the bay. It consisted of the anchorage, repair and depot ships, and various onshore facilities. The Base provided support to USN ships operating off Japan, and was also used to land supplies for forces on Okinawa. It was attacked several times during the remaining weeks of the war; USS ''Pennsylvania'' was torpedoed there by a Japanese aircraft. The base continued operations into the immediate postwar period. In October 1945, Typhoon ''Louise'' struck Buckner Bay, inflicting heavy damage. Fifteen merchant ships were driven ashore, some damaged beyond recovery. Three USN destroyers were also wrecked. Over 200 other US military vessels, including six LCTs, various special purpose boats, patrol boats, and landing craft were grounded, severely damaged, or destroyed altogether. Eighty percent of the buildings in the bay were completely wiped out while over 60 aircraft then present at local airstrips were damaged. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nakagusuku Bay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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