Complete Records - Tsugaru

[ijnfleetadmiral]

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

TSUGARU
Commanding Officers
(CEO) - CAPT INAGAKI Yoshiaki (40) - 22 June 1940 - 22 October 1941
CAPT INAGAKI Yoshiaki (40) - 22 October 1941 - 30 November 1942
CAPT TAKAHASHI Ichimatsu (40) - 30 November 1942 - 20 September 1943
CAPT / RADM* NAKATSU Seiki (44) - 20 September 1943 - 30 June 1944 (KIA)

Executive Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 30 June 1944

Operations Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 30 June 1944

Gunnery Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 25 March 1942
LT SONOHARA Yuzo (65) - 25 March 1942 - 6 June 1942
LTJG HINATA Akira (??) - 6 June 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 25 May 1944
LTJG MORIYA Naoyuki (71) - 25 May 1944 - 30 June 1944

Navigators
(EO) - LT OCHI Takeo (59) - 20 August 1941 - 22 October 1941
LT OCHI Takeo (59) - 22 October 1941 - ???
??? - ??? - 21 September 1942
LT HORIE Takehisa (Res.) - 21 September 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 30 June 1944

Torpedo Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 10 September 1941
Post renamed Mine Officer - 10 September 1941

Mine Officers
Post renamed from Torpedo Officer - 10 September 1941
??? - 10 September 1941 - 7 April 1942
LCDR TSUKADA Shigeo (57) - 7 April 1942 - ???
LT SHIMODA Takeo (63) - ??? - ???
??? - ??? - 30 June 1944

Chief Engineers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 10 April 1942
(E) LCDR IIDA Sakurao (??) - 10 April 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 1 March 1944
LCDR TANAKA Totsui (??) - 1 March 1944 - ???
??? - ??? - 30 June 1944

Surgeons
??? - 20 August 1941 - 13 October 1942
(S) LT IMAMURA Yoshio (??) - 13 October 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 30 June 1944

Paymasters
??? - 20 August 1941 - 15 September 1942
(P) LTJG TAKAHASHI Tomishiro (??) - 15 September 1942 - ???
??? - ??? - 30 June 1944

Communications Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 30 June 1944

Air Officers (might be Hikotaicho; whoever commanded the floatplanes aboard)
??? - 20 August 1941 - 30 June 1944

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

TSUGARU
Commanding Officers
(CEO) - CAPT INAGAKI Yoshiaki (40) - 22 June 1940 - 22 October 1941
CAPT INAGAKI Yoshiaki (40) - 22 October 1941 - 30 November 1942

(CEO) According to page 49 of C13072081400, CAPT INAGAKI Yoshiaki was appointed on 20 June 1941.
According to page 21 of C13072082000, CAPT INAGAKI Yoshiaki was appointed on 10 September 1941.
I know that the commissioned date of TSUGARU was 22 October 1961, but main officers of her were appointed on 10 September 1941.

Executive Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 30 June 1944

This post was vacant on 10 September 1941.

Operations Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 30 June 1944

TSUGARU didn’t have the post of Unyocho.

Gunnery Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 25 March 1942

(EO) According to page 31 of C13072082000, LT MATSUO Tomihiro was appointed on 20 August 1941.
According to page 16 of C13072081800, LT MATSUO Tomihiro was appointed on 10 September 1941.

Navigators
(EO) - LT OCHI Takeo (59) - 20 August 1941 - 22 October 1941
LT OCHI Takeo (59) - 22 October 1941 - ???

According to page 28 of JACAR C13072082000, LT OCHI Takeo was appointed on 10 September 1941.

Torpedo Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 10 September 1941
Post renamed Mine Officer - 10 September 1941

(EO) According to page 49 of C13072081400, LCDR TAKAHASHI Jinshiro was appointed on 20 June 1941.
No one was appointed on 20 August 1941.

Mine Officers
Post renamed from Torpedo Officer - 10 September 1941
??? - 10 September 1941 - 7 April 1942

According to page 28 of JACAR C13072082000, LCDR TAKAHASHI Jinshiro was appointed on 10 September 1941.

Chief Engineers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 10 April 1942

(EO) According to page 49 of C13072081400, CDR SAKURAI Shunzo was appointed on 20 June 1941.
According to page 34 of C13072082000, LCDR GAKU Hisanao was appointed on 10 September 1941. He was not EO.

Surgeons
??? - 20 August 1941 - 13 October 1942

(EO) Probably EO was not appointed.
According to page 31 of C13072082000, LT SHIRAI Haruo was appointed on 10 September 1941. He was not EO.

Paymasters
??? - 20 August 1941 - 15 September 1942

This post was vacant on 10 September 1941.

Communications Officers
??? - 20 August 1941 - 30 June 1944

TSUGARU didn’t have the post of Communications Officer.

Air Officers (might be Hikotaicho; whoever commanded the floatplanes aboard)
??? - 20 August 1941 - 30 June 1944

TSUGARU didn’t have the post of Air Officer.
Probably she had the post of Buntaicho (Division Officer).

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Awesome...thanks! A few questions:

1) Is this correct for Gunnery Officers?
LT MATSUO Tomihiro (64) - 10 September 1941 - 25 March 1942

2) Is this correct for Navigators?
LT OCHI Takeo (59) - 10 September 1941 - 21 September 1942

3) Is this correct for Mine Officers?
LCDR TAKAHASHI Jinshiro (52) - 10 September 1941 - 7 April 1942

4) Is this correct for Chief Engineers?
(E) LCDR GAKU Hisanao (??) - 10 September 1941 - 10 April 1942

5) Is this correct for Surgeons?
(S) LT SHIRAI Haruo (??) - 10 September 1941 - 13 October 1942

[fontessa]

Hello ijnfleetadmiral,

1) Is this correct for Gunnery Officers?
LT MATSUO Tomihiro (64) - 10 September 1941 - 25 March 1942

Yes the above is correct.

2) Is this correct for Navigators?
LT OCHI Takeo (59) - 10 September 1941 - 21 September 1942

LT OCHI Takeo was relieved before 21 September 1942.

3) Is this correct for Mine Officers?
LCDR TAKAHASHI Jinshiro (52) - 10 September 1941 - 7 April 1942

LCDR TAKAHASHI Jinshiro was relieved before 6 April 1942.

I would like to correct as follows.
According to page 7 of JACAR C13072085100, LCDR TSUKADA Shigeo was appointed on 6 April 1942.

4) Is this correct for Chief Engineers?
(E) LCDR GAKU Hisanao (??) - 10 September 1941 - 10 April 1942

The above is correct.

5) Is this correct for Surgeons?
(S) LT SHIRAI Haruo (??) - 10 September 1941 - 13 October 1942

For LT SHIRAI Haruo:
Medical Officer of TSUGARU: 10 September 1941 - ???
Medical Officer of ITSUKUSHIMA: ??? - 13 October 1942

For Medical Officer of TSUGARU:
LT SHIRAI Haruo: 10 September 1941 -???
LT MUTO Akira: ??? - 13 October 1942

fontessa

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Thanks for clarifying!