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« on: August 19, 2016, 07:29:36 PM »
« edited: August 19, 2016, 07:40:42 PM by v0031 »

Numerous distinguished ships were present at the surrender. USS South Dakota had perhaps the most illustrious record among the battleships, having served in the Pacific theater since 1942. USS West Virginia had survived Pearl Harbor. HMS Duke of York and HMS King George V each had a German battleship to their credit (Scharnhorst and Bismarck, respectively) and had each lost a sister to the Japanese, in HMS Prince of Wales. HIJMS Nagato and a few Japanese ships were also present.
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« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2016, 07:41:53 PM »

It is correct in that sentence. Theater can mean the area in which something happens (Oxford English Dictionary). It is frequently used in that context in military affairs. The OED gives the example "a new theater of war has been opened up. Theater of war is particularly used when the areas of conflict are not close to each other. In WWII it is common to talk about the Pacific and European theaters.
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