| Baron Dewa Shigetō | |
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| 10 December 1855 - 27 January 1930[1] | |
 Portrait of Admiral Dewa Shigetō from National Diet Library, Tokyo, |
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| Place of birth | Aizu domain, Japan |
| Place of death | Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1872 - 1925 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Tokiwa 3rd Squadron of IJN 1st Fleet IJN 3rd Fleet, Director of the Naval Education Bureau, IJN 2nd Fleet, Sasebo Naval District, IJN 1st Fleet. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy the is the only National library in Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. is an area comprising the westernmost third of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Background The Tokiwa was one of six Armored cruisers ordered to overseas shipyards after the First Sino-Japanese War as part of the "Six-Six |
| Battles/wars | Boshin War oBattle of Aizu First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War oBattle of Port Arthur oBattle of the Yellow Sea oBattle of Tsushima |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Dewa. The was a Civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the The Battle of Aizu (Japanese会津戦争 lit "War of Aizu" was fought in northern Japan in autumn 1868 and was part of the Boshin War. The First Sino-Japanese War ( 日清戦争 Romaji: Nisshin Sensō ( 1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a war fought between The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September The Battle of Port Arthur (Japanese 旅順港閉塞作戦 Ryojunkō Heisoku Sakusen, February 8-9 1904 was the starting battle of the Russo-Japanese War The Battle of the Yellow Sea (黄海海戦 Kōkai kaisen Бой в Жёлтом море a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, was The Battle of Tsushima ( Japanese: 対馬海戦 tsushima-kaisen, Цусимское сражение Tsusimskoye srazheniye) commonly known as the The Order of the Rising Sun (旭日章 Kyokujitsu shō ? in modern times usually consist of a Family name ( Surname) followed by a Given name. A family name or last name is a type of Surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs
Baron Dewa Shigetō (出羽重遠? 10 December 1855 – 27 January 1930) was an admiral in the early Imperial Japanese Navy. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article
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Biography
Dewa was born as the son of a samurai of the Aizu domain (present day Fukushima prefecture). is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. is an area comprising the westernmost third of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of As a youth, he enlisted in the Byakkotai, a reserve unit of the Aizu domain's official military. The was a group of around 305 young teenage Samurai of the Aizu domain who fought in the Boshin War. The Byakkotai was called into action[2], and Dewa served at the Battle of Aizu in the Boshin War. The Battle of Aizu (Japanese会津戦争 lit "War of Aizu" was fought in northern Japan in autumn 1868 and was part of the Boshin War. The was a Civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the
Dewa attended the 5th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, graduating 6th out of 43 cadets. was a school established to train officers for the Imperial Japanese Navy. He served as a junior officer on several vessels of the early Japanese Navy, including the corvette Tsukuba, ironclad warship Fuso, gunboat Hosho, ironclad warship Ryūjō, gunboat Amagi, corvette Asama, and cruisers Asama, Naniwa and Takachiho. Source Scottish Samurai The Life of Thomas Blake Glover by Alexander McKay (Canongate Books 1993 ISBN 0-86241-455-5 Background The Asama was one of six Armored cruisers ordered to overseas shipyards after the First Sino-Japanese War as part of the "Six-Six Program" Background The Japanese naval architect General Sasō Sachū (佐双左仲 1852-1907 based on the design on the best features of several contemporary cruisers Background The Naniwa and the Takachiho were the first protected cruisers designed in Japan and built overseas specifically for the Japanese navy From 1886-1890, he was executive officer on the cruiser Takao. While executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an Organization, the exact meaning of the role is variable From 1893-1893, he was captain of the gunboats Akagi, and Tatsuta and was promoted in rank to captain in 1894. [3]
During First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95), Dewa served as a staff officer of "Western Seas Fleet", a defensive force patrolling home waters. The First Sino-Japanese War ( 日清戦争 Romaji: Nisshin Sensō ( 1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a war fought between In 1893, he became Director of the Personnel Section in the Navy Ministry. The was the Cabinet -level ministry from 1872-1945 in charge with administration of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN He later captained the cruiser Tokiwa in 1898. Background The Tokiwa was one of six Armored cruisers ordered to overseas shipyards after the First Sino-Japanese War as part of the "Six-Six
Promoted to rear admiral on 20 May 1900, and vice admiral on 6 June 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War he was a commander of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron of the IJN 1st Fleet and took part in the naval Battle of Port Arthur, Battle of the Yellow Sea, (where he commanded from the cruiser Yakumo), and he led the Third Squadron during the decisive Battle of Tsushima from his flagship, the cruiser Kasagi. Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September The Battle of Port Arthur (Japanese 旅順港閉塞作戦 Ryojunkō Heisoku Sakusen, February 8-9 1904 was the starting battle of the Russo-Japanese War The Battle of the Yellow Sea (黄海海戦 Kōkai kaisen Бой в Жёлтом море a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, was Background The Yakumo was one of six Armored cruisers ordered for construction by overseas shipyards after the First Sino-Japanese War as part of the The Battle of Tsushima ( Japanese: 対馬海戦 tsushima-kaisen, Цусимское сражение Tsusimskoye srazheniye) commonly known as the flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well Background The Kasagi was designed and built in Philadelphia, in the United States by William Cramp and Sons (who had also built the Russian
In December 1905, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the IJN 3rd Fleet, and from November 1906 was Director of the Naval Education Bureau. A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which was created on six separate occasions
On 3 December 1907, Dewa was elevated to the peerage with the title of danshaku (baron) under the kazoku system. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nobility is a government-privileged title which may be either hereditary (see Hereditary titles) or for a lifetime Baron is a specific Title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin (liber The was the hereditary Peerage of the Empire of Japan that existed between 1869 and 1947
Later, he was successively Commander-in-Chief of the IJN 2nd Fleet, Sasebo Naval District, and the IJN 1st Fleet. The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. History First established on 28 December 1903, the IJN 2nd Fleet was created by the Imperial General
On 9 July 1912, he was promoted to full admiral. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Dewa Shigeto was the first non-Satsuma person (and the first Aizu person) to attain the rank of admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The next person of Aizu background to attain the rank of admiral was Matsudaira Morio, the son of the former Aizu lord Matsudaira Katamori. Viscount was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Biography Matsudaira Morio was the son of Matsudaira Katamori, the former Daimyō Matsudaira Katamori (松平容保 February 15, 1836 − December 5, 1893) was a Samurai that lived in the last days of the
On the occasion of the Siemens-Vickers Navy Armament Scandal, as Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry he concentrated his efforts on the cleanup of corruption from the Navy. of January 1914 was one of several spectacular Political scandals of late Meiji and Taishō period Japanese politics. This eventually led to the fall of Admiral Yamamoto Gonnohyoe's cabinet in March 1914. ( 26 November 1852 – 8 December 1933) also called Gonnohyōe, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the 16th ( 20 Dewa retired from active service in 1925.
In his later years, Dewa was involved with the construction of memorials to the casualties of the Battle of Aizu. The Battle of Aizu (Japanese会津戦争 lit "War of Aizu" was fought in northern Japan in autumn 1868 and was part of the Boshin War. [4] His grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo.
References
Books
- Andidora, Ronald (2000). Iron Admirals: Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-31266-4.
- Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-85043-569-3.
- Schencking, J. Charles (2005). Making Waves: Politics, Propaganda, And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4977-9.
- Warner, Denis; Warner, Peggy (1974). The Tide at Sunrise: A History of the Russo-Japanese War', 1904-1905. AISN B000OLLNGA: Charterhouse.
- Yamakawa, Kenjirō (1933). Aizu Boshin Senshi. Tokyo: Aizu Boshin Senshi Hensankai.
- Yamakawa, Kenjirō; Munekawa Toraji (1926). Hoshū Aizu Byakkotai jūkyūshi-den. Wakamatsu: Aizu Chōrei Gikai.
External links
- Nishida, Hiroshi. People of the IJN: Dewa, Shigeto. Imperial Japanese Navy.
Notes
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