Watanabe Saburo

Rear Admiral (post.) Watanabe Saburo 渡邊三郎 (15 Sept 1883 - 21 Jan 1945) was a Japanese naval officer.

History

date	rank	title	job
15 Sept 1883			born
28 Nov 1905	Midshipman		Crew, Hashidate
30 Aug 1906			Crew, Naniwa
26 Oct 1906			Crew, Kasuga
20 Dec 1906	Sublieutenant		Crew, Tokiwa
28 Sept 1907			Crew, Yugure
30 Mar 1908			Crew, Naniwa
23 Jun 1908			Crew, Fuji
25 Sept 1908	Lieutenant JG
20 Jan 1909			Student, Basic course, Naval Gunnery School
30 Apr 1909			Student, Basic course, Naval Torpedo School
5 Aug 1909			Member, Kure Seaman Corps
1 Dec 1909			Crew, Chiyoda
15 Dec 1910			Crew, Yodo
22 May 1911			Student, B-course, Naval College
1 Dec 1911	Lieutenant		Student, Specific course, Naval College
22 May 1912			Division commander, Chiyoda
1 Apr 1913			Chief Navigator, Chiyoda
1 Dec 1913			Chief Navigator, Wakamiya-maru
1 Feb 1915			Chief Navigator, Tsugaru
13 Dec 1915			Attendant, Naval General Staff
2 Jun 1916			acting Chief Navigator, Kasuga
1 Dec 1917	Lt Commander		Member, Kure Naval Yard
3 Jun 1918			Inspector, Sasebo Naval Yard
11 Jun 1918			Inspector, Sasebo Naval Yard / Staff, Ordnance Division, Sasebo Naval Yard
1 Dec 1922	Commander		Staff, Research Division, Naval Ordnance Factory
1 Apr 1923			Staff, Naval Technological Research / Supervisor, Ordnance
5 Jul 1923			Staff, Naval Technological Research / Supervisor, Ordnance / Instructor, Naval College
18 Mar 1925			Staff, Naval Technological Research / Supervisor, Ordnance / Instructor, Naval College / Staff, Ordnance Division, Yokosuka Naval Yard
15 May 1925			Staff, Naval Technological Research / Supervisor, Ordnance / Instructor, Naval College
20 Nov 1926			Auxiliary Commanding officer, Yamato
1 Dec 1927	Captain		Member, Yokosuka Naval District
15 Dec 1927			Wait for appointment
25 Dec 1927	reserved
13 Sept 1937	deactivated
1 Apr 1941	reserved
20 Aug 1941	mobilized
10 Sept 1941			Member, Yokosuka Naval District
20 Sept 1941			Gunboat Commanding officer, Chitose-maru
1 Aug 1943			Member, Yokosuka Naval District
10 Sept 1943			Member, Tsingtao Area Standing Base Force
22 Sept 1943			Commanding officer, Shuri-maru
21 Jan 1945	Rear Admiral		killed in action (61)

Imperial Japanese Navy servicemen, civilians
Deck	Direct commissioned officers 1st class of Naval Academy 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th Specialized officers Warrant officers Petty officers
Engineer	Direct commissioned officers 1882 class of Naval Engineer Academy 1883 class 1885 class 1887 class 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th Specialized officers Warrant officers Petty officers
Specific Service	Paymaster Surgeon Apothecary Dentist Shipbuilder Ordnance Engine-Builder Hydrography Technology Justice Band
Navy Reserve	Deck Engineer
Civilians	Secretary Clerk Coordinator Judge Teacher Interpreter Editor Jail Master Engineer Attorney

33rd class of Naval Academy
Admiral	Toyoda Soemu, Toyoda Teijiro
Vice Admiral	Anno Kiyoshi, Arichi Jugoro, Arima Yutaka, Hamada Kichijiro, Hara Keitaro, Idemitsu Mambei, Inoue Choji, Nakamura Kamezaburo, Ono Yaichi, Sakano Tsuneyoshi, Sugisaka Teijiro, Yamashita Kanemitsu
Rear Admiral	Akiyama Toraroku, Ara Tadasu, Arima Seiho, Asai Kenji, Ban Jiro, Hani Rokuro, Hattori Masakazu, Ichikawa Daijiro, Ishikawa Tetsushiro, Kawagoe Tadamitsu, Kawamura Shigemoto, Kitagawa Kiyoshi, Ko Yasuo, Komaki Wasuke, Kuragano Akira, Kurata Tadashi, Mounai Isao, Tachibana Hajime, Tajiri Toshiro, Teramoto Takeji, Uematsu Toma, Watanabe Saburo, Yamada Chuji
Captain	Watanabe Migiwa