Kutsumi Tsuneo

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kutsumi.

Kutsumi Tsuneo (九津見雅雄, Kutsumi Tsuneo, December 22, 1866 – July 25, 1943) was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese navy. He commanded the Destroyer Ariake and participated in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.

Kutsumi Tsuneo 九津見雅雄
Born	(1866-12-22)December 22, 1866 Maniwa, Katsuyama Domain, Tokugawa
Died	July 25, 1943(1943-07-25) (aged 76) Location Unknown
Allegiance	Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1889 – 1927
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Unit	1st Fleet
Commands	Ariake
Battles / wars	First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War Battle of Tsushima
Alma mater	Imperial Japanese Naval Academy

Biography

Kutsumi was born on December 22, 1866, at Maniwa, Katsuyama Domain. He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy as part of its 15th class and served on the Kongō as an ensign. In April 1894, he was a navigator at the Chōkai and participated in the First Sino-Japanese War. Afterwards, he served at the Sasebo Naval District and as the captain of the Yoshino and the Akebono. During the Russo-Japanese War, he participated at the Battle of Tsushima as part of the 1st Fleet while commanding the Ariake. He managed to sink the Russian destroyer Bezuprechny with assistance from the Chitose. He was promoted to captain and given command of the corvette Katsuragi in 1910. He was promoted to rear admiral in December 1918 and retired in 1927.

Court Titles

• Senior Eighth Rank (December 14, 1891)
• Junior Seventh Rank (March 8, 1898)

References

Bibliography

• Toyama, Misao, Army and Navy General Personnel Overview, Navy Edition, Fuyo Shobo Publishing Co., Ltd., 1981.
• Fukukawa, Hideki Japanese Navy General Dictionary, Fuyo Shobo Publishing Co., Ltd., 2000.
• History of the Japanese Navy edited by the Navy History Preservation Society, Volume 10, released: Daiichi Hoki Shuppan, 1995.