Japanese battleship Hyūga

Japanese battleship Hyūga

"Hyūga" (日向), named for Hyūga Province in Kyūshū, was an , USS|Randolph|CV-15|2, USS|Hancock|CV-19|2, USS|Bennington|CV-20|2, USS|Monterey|CVL-26|2 and USS|Bataan|CVL-29|2 at Nasake-jima, south of Kure, from 24 July 1945 through 28 July 1945 and her crew ran the ship aground in shallow waters. [Brehm, H. Paul. [http://www.wtj.com/articles/brehm/hyuga.htm "The Hyuga Strike Mission: An Eyewitness Account,"] "War Times Journal."]

She was removed from the Navy List on 20 November 1945. Between 2 July 1946 and 4 July 1947 she was raised and broken up by the Kure Dry-dock of Harima Zosen Yard.

Commanding Officers

* Chief Equipping Officer — Capt. Eitaro Shimodaira: 10 January 1917 – 1 December 1917
* Chief Equipping Officer — Capt. Shigeushi Nakagawa: 1 December 1917 – 30 April 1918
* Capt. Shigeushi Nakagawa: 30 April 1918 – 10 November 1918
* Capt. Kinsaburo Miura: 10 November 1918 – 20 November 1919
* Capt. Genjiro Katsuki: 20 November 1919 – 20 November 1920
* Capt. Hidesaburo Ishikawa: 20 November 1920 – 20 November 1921
* Capt. Genji Ide: 20 November 1921 – 10 November 1922
* Capt. Rekizo Miyamura: 10 November 1922 – 1 December 1923
* Capt. Yukichi Shima: 1 December 1923 – 1 December 1924
* Capt. Shinjiro Imamura: 1 December 1924 – 20 October 1925
* Capt. Chikateru Takasaki: 20 October 1925 – 1 December 1927
* Capt. Giichi Suzuki: 1 December 1927 – 10 December 1928
* Capt. Hiroshi Ono: 10 December 1928 – 30 November 1929
* Capt. Jiro Ban: 30 November 1929 – 1 December 1930
* Capt. Soemu Toyoda: 1 December 1930 – 1 December 1931
* Capt. Masaharu Ebino: 1 December 1931 – 1 December 1932
* Capt. Shinichiro Machida: 1 December 1932 – 15 November 1933
* Capt. Yorio Sawamoto: 15 November 1933 - 15 November 1934
* Capt. Hideo Takahashi: 15 November 1934 – 11 September 1935
* Capt. Rokuzo Sugiyama: 11 September 1935 – 16 November 1936
* Capt. Sanjiro Takasu: 16 November 1936 – 1 December 1936
* Capt. Minoru Tayui: 1 December 1936 – 1 December 1937
* Capt. Matome Ugaki: 1 December 1937 – 15 November 1938
* Capt. Shoji Nishimura: 15 November 1938 – 15 December 1938
* Capt. Kumeichi Hiraoka: 15 December 1938 – 2 February 1939
* Capt. Kiyoshi Shiroya: 2 February 1939 – 15 November 1939
* Capt. Seiichi Harada: 15 November 1939 – 1 November 1940
* Capt. Shintaro Hashimoto: 1 November 1940 – 1 September 1941
* Capt. Noboru Ishizaki: 1 September 1941 – 20 February 1942
* Capt. Chiaki Matsuda: 20 February 1942 – 10 December 1942
* Capt. / RADM Sueo Obayashi: 10 December 1942 – 1 July 1943 (Promoted to Rear Admiral on 1 May 1943.)
* Capt. Tsutau Araki: 1 July 1943 – 1 September 1943
* Capt. / RADM Ko Nakagawa: 1 September 1943 – 5 December 1943 (Promoted to Rear Admiral on 1 November 1943.)
* Capt. / RADM Tomekichi Nomura: 5 December 1943 – 1 March 1945 (Promoted to Rear Admiral on 15 October 1944.)
* RADM / VADM* Kiyoshi Kusagawa: 1 March 1945 – 24 July 1945 (KIA) (Posthumously promoted to Vice Admiral on 24 July 1945.)

Notes

External links

* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/japan/battleships/hyuga_page_1.htm Maritimequest.com: "Ise" photo gallery]
* [http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=29 IJN "Hyūga",] World War II Database.
* Hackett, Bob. [http://www.combinedfleet.com/Hyuga.html IJN "Hyūga",] Combined Fleet.
* Jones, Daniel H. [http://smmlonline.com/articles/ise/ise.html "IJN Ise/Hyuga BBCV,"] Ship Modeling Mailing List.
* Slade, Stuart. [http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-021.htm "The Japanese Ise and Hyuga Hybrid Battleship-Carriers."] January 27, 1999.
* [http://www.2iemeguerre.com/navires/isehyuga.htm <<"Ise" et "Hyūga" Cuirassé porte-avions,>>] 2iemeGuerre. fr icon


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