Destroyer Squadron 1, 1927

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Destroyer Squadron 1, 1927

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Post by jerryasher » 20 Mar 2020, 22:51

Is anybody able to round this out? The Squadron for the 1927 year was announced in December 1926 and included Destroyer Divisions, 25, 26, 27 and 28. Div 27 was Hishi, Sumire, Warabi and Ashi: Div 28 was Tade, Hasu, Yamogi and Wakatake. Have no information as to composition of Div's 25 and 26. Any sharing, names, deployment, dates, would be much appreciated. The cruiser Tatsuta was flag for the year. Thank you.

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Re: Destroyer Squadron 1, 1927

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 21 Mar 2020, 00:14

Here's what I have for this period:

DesRon 1
Commander: RADM TAKAHASHI Jutaro (28)
Senior Staff Officer: CDR OZAWA Jisaburo (37)
Chief Engineer: VACANT
Staff Officer (Gunnery): LCDR SAKONJO Naomasa (40)
Staff Officer (Engineering): LT (Eng.) WATANABE Mizuhiko (Eng. 24)
Staff Officer (Communications): LT SAKIYAMA Shakao (42)

TATSUTA (flagship)
Commanding Officer: CAPT IWAMURA Kanekoto (31)
Executive Officer: CDR SUZUKI Kiyoshi (35)
Gunnery Officer: LCDR UCHIDA Ichitaro (40)
Navigator: LT NOMOTO Tameki (44)
Torpedo Officer: LT MATSUBARA Hiroshi (45)
Chief Engineer: LCDR (Eng.) NODA Sakichi (Eng. 18)
Surgeon: LT (Med.) DOBETA Sugizo (1918)
Paymaster: LT (Sup.) SAITO Kamon (Pay. 9)
Communications Officer: LT YASUKAWA Masaharu (47)

DesDiv 25
Commander: CDR MORITA Shigefusa (33)
Chief Engineer: LCDR (Eng.) NAKAYAMA Hiroshi (Eng. 21)
Surgeon: LTJG (Med.) ENDO Haruo (1925)
Paymaster: LTJG (Sup.) HASHIMOTO Tomizo (Pay. 11)

DesDiv 26
Commander: CDR SAITO Naohiko (34)
Chief Engineer: LCDR (Eng.) AWANO Sadashiro (Eng. 21)
Surgeon: LT (Med.) MIYAHARA Kunio (1922)
Paymaster: LTJG (Sup.) IMAZATO Noboru (Pay. 11)

DesDiv 27
Commander: CDR KURATA Shichiro (34)
Chief Engineer: LCDR (Eng.) FUKUDA Hidenori (Eng. 22)
Surgeon: LTJG (Med.) FUKUYAMA Kunihiro (1923)
Paymaster: LTJG (Sup.) TOKUNAGA Haruo (Pay. 12)

DesDiv 28
Commander: CDR CHIYA Sadae (34)
Chief Engineer: LCDR (Eng.) YAMAMORI Rokusaburo (Eng. 21)
Surgeon: LT (Med.) MIMURA Rokuro (1922)
Paymaster: LTJG (Sup.) DEMOTO Shikanosuke (Pay. 11)
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Re: Destroyer Squadron 1, 1927

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Post by jerryasher » 21 Mar 2020, 00:40

Thank you ijnfleetadmiral. Are any of the ships of div's 25 and 26 named? But, again thank you.

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Re: Destroyer Squadron 1, 1927

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Post by fontessa » 21 Mar 2020, 02:34

Hello jerryasher,

On 1 December 1927:
1st Destroyer Squadron: RADM Takahashi Jutaro 高橋寿太郎 (28) / RADM Okamoto Ikuo 岡本郁男 (30)*
TATSUTA 龍田: CAPT Iwata Kanekoto 岩村兼言 (31) / CAPT Yamamoto Matsushi 山本松四 (33)
25st Destroyer Division: CDR Morita Shigefusa 森田重房 (33) / CDR Shiraishi Kunio 白石邦夫 (35):
- MOMI 樅: LCDR Nishioka Shigeyasu 西岡茂泰 (40)
- KAYA 榧: LCDR Hisamune Yonejiro 久宗米次郎 (41)
- NASHI 梨: LCDR Hashimoto Shintaro 橋本信太郎 (41) / LCDR Sugimoto Michio 杉本道雄 (41)
- TAKE 竹: LCDR Higuchi Michisato 樋口通達 (38) / LCDR Fukuzawa Tsunekichi: 福沢常吉 (41)
26st Destroyer Division: CDR Kamiyama Tadashi 神山忠 (34)
- KURI 栗: LCDR Yasutomi Hosuke 安富芳介 (38) / LCDR Isaki Shunji 伊崎俊二 (42)
- NIRE 楡: LCDR Sato Keizo 佐藤慶蔵 (38)
- TSUGA 栂: LCDR Hara Chuichi 原忠一 (39) / LCDR Ofuji Masanao 大藤正直 (39)
- KAKI 柿: LCDR Yamaguchi Jihei 山口次平 (41)/ LCDR Matsunaga Sadaichi 松永貞市 (41)
27st Destroyer Division: CDR ICHINOSE Eita 一ノ瀬英太 (35)
- SUMIRE 菫: LCDR Tsuda Gensuke 津田源助 (38)
- WARABI 蕨: LCDR Naotsuka Hachiro 直塚八郎 (38)
- HISHI 菱: LCDR Kawahara Kinnosuke 河原金之助 (39)
28st Destroyer Division: CDR Chiya Sadae 干谷定衛 (34) / CDR Suzuki Kiyoshi 鈴木清 (35)
- TADA 蓼: LCDR Hatakeyama Koichiro 畠山耕一郎 (39) / LCDR Kumabe Isamu 隈部 勇 (42)
- HASU 蓮: LCDR Ihara Mikio 井原美岐雄 (40)
- YOMOGI 蓬: LCDR Ofuji Masanao 大藤正直 (39) / LCDR Furuki Momozo 古木百蔵 (41)

*高橋寿太郎 was relieved on 1 December 1927 / 岡本郁男 was appointed on 1 December 1927 (The others are same)

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Re: Destroyer Squadron 1, 1927

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Post by jerryasher » 21 Mar 2020, 04:15

Thank you Fontessa and ijinfleetadmiral

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