Selected for staff work, Shimamura served as a junior officer for several years during the mid-1880s. Studying abroad in Great Britain, he served as a foreign naval observer with the Royal Navy from 1888 to 1891. After his return to Japan, he was assigned as chief gunnery officer on the Takao. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1894.
During the First Sino-Japanese War, Shimamura was assigned as a staff officer of the Standing Fleet from August 1894 to April 1895 and involved in planning the column formations of the battle. He was later wounded while on board the cruiserMatsushima during the Battle of the Yalu on September 17, 1894.[2]
After serving in various staff positions after the war, (including naval attaché to Italy in 1894) Shimamura was promoted to captain in 1899 and commanded the cruiser Suma and marines during the Battle of Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.[2] From 1902 to 1903, he was captain of the battleshipHatsuse.
After the war, he was assigned command of the Training Fleet and became Commandant of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy from 1906 to 1908. He became Commandant of the Naval War College (Japan) from 1908 to 1909. He was subsequently Commander in Chief of the 2nd Fleet from 1909 to 1911, Commander in Chief of the Sasebo Naval District from 1911 to 1914, and Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff during World War I from 1914 to 1920. Shimamura was initially opposed to the deployment of the Imperial Japanese Navy to the Mediterranean under the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, as he felt that this would weaken Japan's defenses against the "true threat" of the United States.[3]
Promoted to full admiral on August 28, 1915, Shimamura was ennobled as a danshaku (baron) under the kazoku peerage system in 1916.
Following his death in 1923, Shimamura was posthumously promoted to the rank of Marshal Admiral. His grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo.
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Marshal Admiral Baron Shimamura Hayao 島村 速雄 September 21 1858 January 8 1923 1 was a Japanese admiral during the First Sino Japanese and Russo Japanese Wars as well as one of the first prominent staff officers and naval strategists of the early Imperial Japanese Navy BaronShimamura HayaoPortrait of Admiral Shimamura Hayao from National Diet Library TokyoNative name島村速雄BornSeptember 21 1858Kochi Tosa Province JapanDiedJanuary 8 1923 1923 01 09 aged 64 1 Tokyo JapanAllegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese NavyYears of service1874 1920RankMarshal Admiral posthumous Commands heldSuma Hatsuse 1st Fleet 2nd Fleet Imperial Japanese Naval Academy Naval War College Japan Sasebo Naval DistrictBattles warsFirst Sino Japanese WarBattle of the YaluBoxer RebellionRusso Japanese WarBattle of TsushimaWorld War IIn this Japanese name the surname is Shimamura Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBorn in Kōchi city Tosa Province present day Kōchi Prefecture Shimamura entered the 7th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy following the Boshin War Graduating at the top of his class of 30 cadets in 1880 he served as midshipman on the corvette Tsukuba as ensign on the ironclad warship Fusō and as a sub lieutenant and lieutenant on the corvette Asama Selected for staff work Shimamura served as a junior officer for several years during the mid 1880s Studying abroad in Great Britain he served as a foreign naval observer with the Royal Navy from 1888 to 1891 After his return to Japan he was assigned as chief gunnery officer on the Takao He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1894 During the First Sino Japanese War Shimamura was assigned as a staff officer of the Standing Fleet from August 1894 to April 1895 and involved in planning the column formations of the battle He was later wounded while on board the cruiser Matsushima during the Battle of the Yalu on September 17 1894 2 After serving in various staff positions after the war including naval attache to Italy in 1894 Shimamura was promoted to captain in 1899 and commanded the cruiser Suma and marines during the Battle of Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion 2 From 1902 to 1903 he was captain of the battleship Hatsuse Promoted to rear admiral on June 6 1904 shortly before the Russo Japanese War Shimamura was made Chief of Staff of the 1st Fleet In command of the 2nd Fleet s Second Battle Division Shimamura was aboard his flagship the cruiser Iwate during the Battle of Tsushima on May 26 1905 2 After the war he was assigned command of the Training Fleet and became Commandant of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy from 1906 to 1908 He became Commandant of the Naval War College Japan from 1908 to 1909 He was subsequently Commander in Chief of the 2nd Fleet from 1909 to 1911 Commander in Chief of the Sasebo Naval District from 1911 to 1914 and Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff during World War I from 1914 to 1920 Shimamura was initially opposed to the deployment of the Imperial Japanese Navy to the Mediterranean under the Anglo Japanese Alliance as he felt that this would weaken Japan s defenses against the true threat of the United States 3 Promoted to full admiral on August 28 1915 Shimamura was ennobled as a danshaku baron under the kazoku peerage system in 1916 Following his death in 1923 Shimamura was posthumously promoted to the rank of Marshal Admiral His grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo Notes Edit a b Nishida Imperial Japanese Navy a b c Kowner Historical Dictionary of the Russo Japanese War p 352 Rising Sun in the MediterraneanReferences EditDupuy Trevor N 1992 Encyclopedia of Military Biography I B Tauris amp Co Ltd ISBN 978 1 85043 569 3 Kowner Rotem 2006 Historical Dictionary of the Russo Japanese War The Scarecrow Press ISBN 0 8108 4927 5 Jansen Marius B 2001 The Making of Modern Japan Harvard University Press ISBN 9780674003347 OCLC 44090600 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shimamura Hayao Nishida Hiroshi Imperial Japanese Navy Archived from the original on January 30 2013 Retrieved August 25 2007 Rising Sun in the Mediterranean Second Special Squadron 1914 1916 in Italian Ufficio Storico della Marina Militare 1998 permanent dead link Military officesFleet recreated post last held byKamimura Hikonojō Combined Fleet amp 1st FleetChief of staff28 December 1903 12 January 1905 Succeeded byKatō TomosaburōPreceded bySakamoto Toshiatsu Naval War CollegeHeadmaster28 August 1908 1 December 1909 Succeeded byKawashima ReijirōPreceded byDewa Shigetō 2nd FleetCommander in chief1 December 1909 1 December 1911 Succeeded byYoshimatsu ShigetarōPreceded byDewa Shigetō Sasebo Naval DistrictCommander in chief1 December 1911 25 March 1914 Succeeded byFujii KōichiPreceded byIjuin Gorō Navy General StaffChairman22 April 1914 1 December 1920 Succeeded byYamashita Gentarō Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shimamura Hayao amp oldid 1124718083, 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