Lt.Tamura Ryukichi 田村 劉吉

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Lt.Tamura Ryukichi 田村 劉吉

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Post by Steve E » 16 Feb 2021, 12:38

I have Lt.Tamura Ryukichi 田村 劉吉 [41] as CO of RO-29: 01/12/1930 to 01/12/1931 as well as CO of RO-30:01/04/1931 to 01/12/1931 as additional duty.
Tamura was also the CO of DD Okikaze from 20/11/1930 to 02/05/1932 which I think is correct.
Who was the CO of RO-29 and RO-30 on the above dates ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by Steve E » 16 Feb 2021, 14:24

Hi all,
I have found the CO in question, he is Tamura Reizo 田村礼三 [47] he was the CO of RO-29 and RO-30.
He is new to me, I did not have him in my database.
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Post by fontessa » 16 Feb 2021, 14:28

Hello Steve,

Please see the below:

RO-29
Commanding Officers
(ADD) LT / LT TERAOKA Masao 寺岡正雄 (46): 30 November 1929 - 1 April 1930 (1929.12.2.Frm13 / 1930.4.2.Frm5) [Regular post was CO of Ro-32]
(ADD) LT / LT MIZOHATA Sadaiti 溝畠定一 (46): 1 April 1930 - 1 December 1930 (1930.4.2.Frm5 / 1930.12.2.Frm12) [Regular post was CO of Ro-30]
LT / LCDR TASHIRO Reizo 田村礼三 (47): 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1931 (1930.12.2.Frm12 / 1931.12.2.Frm12)
LT / LT NISHINO Kozo 西野耕三 (48) 1 December 1931 - 6 September 1933 (1931.12.2.Frm13 / 1933.9.7.Frm10)

RO-30
Commanding Officers
LT / LT MIZOHATA Sadaiti 溝畠定一 (46): 10 November 1929 - 1 April 1931 (1929.11.2.Frm6 / 1931.4.2.Frm11)
(ADD) LT / LCDR TASHIRO Reizo 田村礼三 (47): 1 April 1931 - 1 December 1931 (1931.4.2.Frm11 / 1931.12.2.Frm12) [Regular post was CO of Ro-29]
LT / LCDR YAMADA Takashi 山田隆 (49): 1 December 1931 - 20 March 1934 (1931.12.2.Frm12 / 1934.3.22.Frm7)

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 16 Feb 2021, 15:11

What I have:

TAMURA Ryukichi
Naval Academy 41 (78/118)
MID - 19 December 1913
ENS - 01 December 1914
ASAHI Crewmember - 01 December 1914 - 13 December 1915
IZUMO Crewmember - 13 December 1915 - 01 August 1916
LTJG - 01 December 1916
Gunnery School Basic Course - 01 December 1917 - 20 May 1918
Torpedo School Basic Course - 20 May 1918 - 01 December 1918
LT - 01 December 1919
Torpedo School Advanced Course - 01 December 1919 - 01 December 1920
HARUNA Division Officer - 01 April 1923 - 01 December 1923
TAMA Torpedo Officer - 01 December 1926 - 10 December 1928
LCDR - 01 December 1927
OKIKAZE Commanding Officer - 20 November 1930 - 01 December 1932
KAMIKAZE Commanding Officer - 02 May 1932 - 01 April 1933
USUGUMO Commanding Officer - 04 April 1933 - 01 November 1934
CDR - 15 November 1933
Sasebo Naval District Adjutant - 01 November 1934 - 01 December 1936
ComMinesweepDiv 1 - 01 December 1936 - 15 December 1938
CAPT - 15 November 1938
ASAHI Commanding Officer - 13 September 1941 - 26 May 1942
83rd Guard Unit Commanding Officer - 29 September 1943 - 15 August 1945
(ADD) 14th Base Force Commanding Officer - 10 February 1944 - 15 August 1945
RADM - 01 May 1944
Executed for War Crimes - 16 March 1948 (Hanged)

TAMURA Raizo
Naval Academy 47 (78/115)
MID - 09 October 1919
ENS - 01 August 1920
LTJG - 01 December 1922
LT - 01 December 1925
RO-64 Torpedo Officer - 01 December 1927 - ???
I-59 Torpedo Officer - 01 November 1929 - 01 December 1930
LCDR - 01 December 1931
SUSUKI (PB-34) Commanding Officer - 15 November 1934 - 15 November 1935
CDR - 01 December 1937
SENDAI Executive Officer - 15 December 1938 - 15 November 1939
HIEI Executive Officer - 25 September 1941 - 13 November 1942
CAPT - 01 November 1942
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Post by Steve E » 17 Feb 2021, 12:22

Thank you fontessa and Matt for your info.
Matt, I have for Tamura Ryukichi in addition :
21/08/1914-01/12/1914=Crew: Mishima;
01/12/1918-01/12/1919=Member: Sub.Div.12;
EO:RO-20=01/12/1920-10/06/1921;
Crew:RO-20=10/06/1921-01/12/1922;
(A)CO:RO-2=01/12/1922-08/01/1923;
and for TAMURA Raizo :
Crew:I-51= / / -01/12/1925;
Crew:RO-64=01/12/1927-01/11/1929:;
CO:RO-29=01/12/1930-01/12/1931;
(+)CO:RO-30=01/04/1931-01/12/931;

fontessa, is it not
Tashiro 田代
Tamura 田村
with kind regards
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Post by fontessa » 17 Feb 2021, 14:30

Hello Steve,

He was 田村礼三 TAMURA Reizo.
The below is the related part of 官報 Official Gazette (1931.4.2.Frm11 = 2 April 1931 Frame11).
田村禮三 TAMURA Reizo, 禮 is the old style Kanji of 礼.
呂号第29潜水艦艦長: Commanding Officer of Ro-29 Submarine
兼補呂号第30 潜水艦艦長: (ADD) Commanding Officer of Ro-30 Submarine

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 17 Feb 2021, 21:53

Thank for the info, guys!
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Post by Steve E » 18 Feb 2021, 12:27

Thank you Gentlemen.
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