Complete Records - Haguro

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Here's what I have for her...TIA to anyone who can help fill in blanks!

HAGURO
Commanding Officers
(CEO) - CAPT HARA Keitaro (33) - 1 October 1928 - 25 April 1929
CAPT HARA Keitaro (33) - 25 April 1929 - 30 November 1929
CAPT UNO Sekizo (34) - 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1930
CAPT KOBAYASHI Sonosuke (35) - 1 December 1930 - 10 October 1931
CAPT NOMURA Naokuni (35) - 10 October 1931 - 14 February 1933
CAPT MORIMOTO Jo (35) - 14 February 1933 - 15 November 1933
CAPT YAMAGUCHI Minoru (36) - 15 November 1933 - 15 November 1934
CAPT NAKAYAMA Michimoto (37) - 15 November 1934 - 15 November 1935
CAPT Baron SAMEJIMA Tomoshige (37) - 15 November 1935 - 1 December 1936
CAPT AOYAGI Muneshige (37) - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
CAPT YAMAMOTO Masao (38) - 1 December 1937 - 20 April 1938
CAPT TOMONARI Saichiro (38) - 20 April 1938 - 27 December 1939
CAPT OGATA Masaki (41) - 27 December 1939 - 15 October 1940
CAPT HAMADA Kiyoshi (42) - 15 October 1940 - 25 July 1941
CAPT MORI Tomoichi (42) - 25 July 1941 - 20 October 1942
CAPT / RADM UOZUMI Jisaku (42) - 20 October 1942 - 1 December 1943 (RADM on 1 November 1943.)
CAPT / RADM / VADM* Sugiura Kaju (46) - 1 December 1943 - 16 May 1945 (KIA) (RADM on 1 May 1945.)

Executive Officers
(EO) - CDR TAKAHASHI Hideo (36) - 10 December 1928 - 25 April 1929
CDR TAKAHASHI Hideo (36) - 25 April 1929 - 30 November 1929
CDR Baron SAMEJIMA Tomoshige (37) - 30 November 1929 - 15 November 1930
CDR FUKUDA Ryozo (38) - 15 November 1930 - 2 November 1931
CDR UNOIKE Rokuzo (38) - 2 November 1931 - 1 December 1932
CDR HARADA Kame (38) - 1 December 1932 - 17 January 1933
??? - 17 January 1933 - 15 November 1939
CDR TAMURA Yasuo (45) - 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
CDR YASUKAWA Masaharu (47) - 15 October 1940 - ???
CDR / CAPT NISHIZAWA Seiji (48) - ??? - 10 November 1942 (CAPT on 1 November 1942.)
CDR / CAPT ISHIKI Takatomi (49) - 10 November 1942 - 6 November 1943 (CAPT on 1 May 1943.)
CDR / CAPT / RADM* ONO Itaru (50) - 6 November 1943 - 16 May 1945 (KIA) (CAPT on 1 May 1944.)

Operations Officers
??? - 25 April 1929 - 1 December 1931
LCDR MATSUDA Takatomo (45) - 1 December 1931 - 15 November 1932
LCDR SHIGEHISA Chikashi (47) - 1 December 1932 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1935
LCDR HANEDA Jiro (47) - 15 November 1935 - 1 December 1936
??? - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1943
LCDR ITSUKIDA Ushimatsu (??) - 1 December 1943 - ???
??? - ??? - 16 May 1945

Gunnery Officers
(EO) - LCDR NIPPA Teizo (39) - 1 December 1928 - 25 April 1929
LCDR NIPPA Teizo (39) - 25 April 1929 - 1 December 1930
LCDR KOGURE Gunji (41) - 1 December 1930 - 2 November 1931
LCDR KUROSHIMA Kameto (44) - 2 November 1931 - 15 November 1932
??? - 15 November 1932 - 1 November 1939
LCDR MAKIUCHI Tadao (50) - 1 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
LCDR NAKAJIMA Tadayuki (51) - 15 October 1940 - ???
??? - ??? - 13 July 1942
LCDR YONAI Shiro (??) - 13 July 1942 - 1 December 1943
??? - 1 December 1943 - 15 April 1945
CDR ASAI Akio (56) - ??? - ???
LCDR / CDR* SATO Hiroshi (59) - 15 April 1945 - 16 May 1945 (KIA)

Navigators
(EO) - LCDR JOJIMA Takatsugu (40) - 20 November 1928 - 25 April 1929
LCDR JOJIMA Takatsugu (40) - 25 April 1929 - 1 December 1930
LCDR IMAMURA Yukihiko (42) - 1 December 1930 - 15 May 1932
LCDR YOSHIKAWA Tadayoshi (46) - 15 May 1932 - 1 January 1933
LCDR IMAMURA Yukihiko (42) - 1 January 1933 - 1 January 1934
LCDR SHIGEHISA Chikashi (47) - 1 January 1934 - 1 April 1934
LCDR / CDR SHIMIZU Shousen (43) - 1 April 1934 - 1 December 1934 (CDR on 15 November 1934.)
LCDR TAHISA Takeo (49) - 1 December 1934 - 15 November 1935
LCDR FUJIMAKI Yoshiro (46) - 15 November 1935 - 16 November 1936
LCDR KONDO Issei (50) - 16 November 1936 - 15 December 1937
LCDR OKABE Miyoji (50) - 15 December 1937 - 1 March 1938
LCDR ARIMA Sumihiro (47) - 1 March 1938 - 1 December 1938
CDR UEDA Mitsuharu (45) - 1 December 1938 - 1 November 1939
LCDR KOTAKI Hisao (50) - 1 November 1939 - 25 September 1940
??? - 25 September 1940 - 10 March 1945
LCDR / CDR* OTA Kazumichi (59) - 10 March 1945 - 16 May 1945 (KIA)

Torpedo Officers
??? - 25 April 1929 - 31 October 1935
LCDR HIRATA Tsutomu (49) - 31 October 1935 - 1 December 1936
LCDR SUZUKI Yasuatsu (49) - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
LCDR OKABE Miyoji (50) - 1 December 1937 - 15 November 1938
LCDR KATSUKI Yaroku (??) - 15 November 1938 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 October 1940
LT / LCDR ARAKI Masaomi (56) - 15 October 1940 - 20 August 1941 (LCDR on 15 November 1940.)
LT / LCDR MORIMOTO Yoshihisa (60) - 20 August 1941 - ??? (LCDR on 1 May 1942.)
??? - ??? - 30 September 1942
LT UONO Yasuhiro (63) - 30 September 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 20 February 1945
LT KUSUMI Eiji (??) - 20 February 1945 - 16 May 1945

Chief Engineers
??? - 25 April 1929 - 1 December 1931
(E) CDR UEDA Giemon (Eng. 20) - 1 December 1931 - 20 May 1933
(E) CDR YAMANAKA Tomojiro (Eng. 21) - 20 May 1933 - 15 November 1933
(E) CDR NAKAGAKI Juzo (??) - 15 November 1933 - 15 November 1934
(E) CDR MIYASHITA Hiro (??) - 15 November 1934 - 15 November 1935
(E) CDR KIMURA Tatsuji (??) - 15 November 1935 - 20 April 1936
(E) CDR KUBOTA Yoshio (Eng. 25) - 20 April 1936 - 1 December 1936
(E) CDR IBUSUKI Fujio (Eng. 25) - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1937
??? - 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938
(E) CDR KANNO Seiji (??) - 15 December 1938 - ???
??? - ??? - 11 August 1941
(E) CDR HAMANO Gunichi (Eng. 29) - 11 August 1941 - 15 April 1942
(E) CDR / CDR HATA Kazuo (??) - 15 April 1942 - 15 November 1942 (CDR on 1 November 1942.)
CDR ICHIMURA Chuitsuro (??) - 15 November 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - November 1944
CDR / CAPT* SAKAIYA Tomotaro (Eng. 33) - November 1944 - 16 May 1945 (KIA)

Surgeons
??? - 25 April 1929 - 20 June 1930
(S) LCDR ODAJIMA Shokichi (1922) - 20 June 1930 - 1 December 1930
(S) LCDR YASUYAMA Kodo (1917) - 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1931
??? - 1 December 1931 - 20 May 1933
(S) LT HIROKAWA Wataru (1926) - 20 May 1933 - 1 November 1933
??? - 1 November 1933 - 15 November 1937
(S) CDR NAKAJIMA Kozo (??) - 15 November 1937 - 15 November 1938
(S) LT INOUE Chuta (??) - 15 November 1938 - 15 November 1939
(S) LT KANO Ichiro (??) - 15 November 1939 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 November 1942
(S) LCDR KAWASHIMA Teisaburo (??) - 1 November 1942 - ???
(S) CAPT / (S) RADM* MIYAZAKI ??? (??) - ??? - 16 May 1945 (KIA)

Paymasters
??? - 25 April 1929 - 30 November 1929
(P) LT OMATSUZAWA Bunpei (Pay. 4) - 30 November 1929 - 16 March 1931
(P) LT KUWABARA Hideo (Pay. 4) - 16 March 1931 - 14 November 1931
??? - 14 November 1931 - 1 December 1932
(P) LT FUJIWARA Kazuji (??) - 1 December 1932 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1934
(P) LT KAWAMURA Naoe (??) - 15 November 1934 - ???
??? - ??? - 15 November 1938
(P) LT SHIBA Naoaki (??) - 15 November 1938 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 November 1940
(P) LTJG SUDO Hiroshi (??) - 1 November 1940 - 20 September 1941
(P) LT ONO Takeo (??) - 20 September 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 3 November 1942
(P) LT KONDO Kaoru (??) - 3 November 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 16 May 1945

Communications Officers
(EO) - LCDR FUKUYOSHI Yasuo (42) - 25 October 1928 - 25 April 1929
LCDR FUKUYOSHI Yasuo (42) - 25 April 1929 - 30 November 1929
LCDR SHOJI Yoshikichi (41) - 30 November 1929 - 2 November 1931
??? - 2 November 1931 - 1 December 1937
LCDR TOMIOKA Jiro (51) - 1 December 1937 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 December 1939
LCDR TOMIOKA Jiro (51) - 1 December 1939 - 15 November 1940
LCDR HASEGAWA Toshiyuki (53) - 15 November 1940 - ???
LCDR / CDR MOTORA Isamu (58) - ??? - 16 May 1945 (CDR on 15 October 1944.)

Air Officers
??? - 25 April 1929 - 11 May 1942
LT YOSHIDA Yoshio (66) - 11 May 1942 - 20 November 1942
LCDR / CDR* SATO Sunao (59) - ??? - 16 May 1945 (KIA)
CPL, MS State Guard - SECOND TO NONE!

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

I can fill in some blanks.

Executive Officers
CDR / CAPT NISHIZAWA Seiji (48) - ??? - 10 November 1942 (CAPT on 1 November 1942.)

According to page 46 of JACAR C13072082100, LCDR NISHIZAWA Seiji was appointed on 20 September 1941.

Operations Officers
??? - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1943

According to page 8 of JACAR C13072077800, LCDR KITAMURA Kosaku was appointed on 5 March 1940.
According to page 10 of JACAR C13072080900, LCDR KIYAMA Shizue was appointed on 21 April 1941.

First Lieutenant
LCDR ITSUKIDA Ushimatsu (??) - 1 December 1943 - ???

Gunnery Officers
??? - 15 November 1932 - 1 November 1939

According to page 23 of JACAR C12070339100, LCDR UGAKI Ken was appointed on 15 November 1933.
According to page 25 of JACAR C12070345600, LCDR SHIGA Masashige was appointed on 15 November 1934.
According to page 47 of JACAR C13072072700, LCDR KOSHI Yuiichiro was appointed on 1 December 1937.

Navigators
LCDR SHIGEHISA Chikashi (47) - 1 January 1934 - 1 April 1934
??? - 25 September 1940 - 10 March 1945

According to page 26 of JACAR C12070345600, LCDR TAKU Shigeru was appointed on 15 November 1934.
According to page 28 of JACAR C13072087800, LCDR YAMAJI Kazuo was appointed on 1 November 1942.

Torpedo Officers
??? - 25 April 1929 - 31 October 1935
??? - ??? - 20 February 1945

According to page 28 of JACAR C12070329200, LCDR ISHIHARA Shigeru on 1 December 1930.
According to page 26 of JACAR C13072090900, LT KUNITANE Masanobu was appointed on 10 May 1943.

Chief Engineers
??? - 1 December 1937 - 15 December 1938
??? - ??? - November 1944

According to page 40 of JACAR C12070352500, CDR KIMURA Tatsuji was appointed on 15 November 1935.
According to page 28 of JACAR C13072072800, CDR FUJITA Seiichi was appointed on 1 December 1937.
According to page 5 of JACAR C13072094400, CDR ISHIDA Isoji was appointed on 10 November 1943.

Surgeons
??? - 1 December 1931 - 20 May 1933
??? - ??? - 1 November 1942

According to page 3 of JACAR C12070335000, LT HAYAKAWA Michio was appointed on 1 December 1932.
According to page 38 of JACAR C13072078000, LT KOBAYASHI Ichiro was appointed on 1 May 1940.
According to page 19 of JACAR C13072079700, LCDR NORIKURA Ken’ichi was appointed on 16 November 1940.
According to page 33 of JACAR C13072082200, LCDR KAWABATA Chiaki was appointed on 20 September 1941.

Paymasters
??? - ??? - 1 November 1940
??? - ??? - 16 May 1945

According to page 43 of JACAR C13072078000, LCDR YOSHIOKA Hideyuki was appointed on 1 May 1940.
According to page 42 of JACAR C13072094600, LT ESAKI Hisato was appointed on 30 November 1943.

Communications Officers

According to page 17 of JACAR C13072080500, LT IKEDA Tamimasa was appointed on 15 March 1941.

Air Officers
??? - 25 April 1929 - 11 May 1942

According to page 18 of JACAR C13072080500, LT UTSUNOMIYA Michio was appointed on 15 March 1941.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks! One discrepancy:

1) I have LCDR YAMAJI Kazuo (52) as posted Navigator of KUMANO on 1 November 1942.

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

I have mistaken in my previous post of the part IV of Kaigun Jirei Koho in 1942.
I have rechecked it and would like to correct it as follows.

Haguro
Navigation Officer
According to page 28 of JACAR C13072087800, LCDR YAMAJI Kazuo was appointed on 1 November 1942.

KUMANO
Gunnery Officer
According to page 28 of JACAR C13072087800, CDR ASANO Yorifumi was appointed on 1 November 1942.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Understood...thanks!

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

This is an additional post on HAGURO.

Navigators
??? - 25 September 1940 - 10 March 1945

According to page 11 of JACAR C13072079400, LCDR IKEDA Sadae was appointed on 12 November 1935.

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[ijnfleetadmiral]

Looks like we have another discrepancy, my friend.

I have LCDR TAHISA Takeo (49) as Navigator from 15 November 1934 - 15 November 1935, when he was relieved by LCDR FUJIMAKI Yoshiro (46), who was Navigator from 15 November 1935 - 16 November 1936.

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

Oh, I have posted incorrect date. The below is correct.

According to page 11 of JACAR C13072079400, LCDR IKEDA Sadae was appointed on 12 November 1940.


And another additions.

Executive Officers
??? - 17 January 1933 - 15 November 1939

According to page 1 of JACAR C13072074200, CDR FURUYA Keiji was appointed on 1 August 1938.

Operations Officer
??? - 1 December 1936 - 1 December 1943

According to page 5 of JACAR C13072074700, LCDR UEDA Matsutaro was appointed on 1 December 1938.

Surgeons
(S) CDR NAKAJIMA Kozo (??) - 15 November 1937 - 15 November 1938
(S) LT INOUE Chuta (??) - 15 November 1938 - 15 November 1939

According to page 47 of JACAR C13072074200, LCDR MATSUO Den was appointed on 27 August 1938.
I also confirmed LT INOUE Chuta was appointed on 15 November 1938.

Paymasters
??? - ??? - 15 November 1938

According to page 47 of JACAR C13072074200, LT WAKAMATSU Yoshimatsu was appointed on 27 August 1938.

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks!