After graduating from the 24th class of Naval Staff College in 1924 and his promotion to lieutenant commander, Hashimoto was assigned to the staff of the Kure Naval District. He was promoted to commander in 1930. Hashimoto served as commander of various destroyer task forces through the 1930s, winning promotion to captain in 1935. He was Chief of Staff of the Ryojun Guard District from 1937 to 1939, and assumed command of the cruiser Chikuma from 1939 to 1940 and battleship Hyūga from 1940 to 1941. He was promoted to rear admiral on 15 October 1941.[1]
From March to October 1943, Hashimoto received a shore assignment and became Commandant of the Torpedo School. Assigned to command the 5th Cruiser Division in November 1943, he was promoted to vice admiral on 15 October 1944.[1]
From his flagship, the cruiser Haguro, he commanded the 5th Cruiser Division, which was defeated by Royal Navy warships during the Battle of the Malacca Strait on 16 May 1945. Haguro and the destroyer Kamikaze were in the Bay of Bengal off the northern tip of Sumatra attempting to transport food and supplies to the Japanese garrison in the Andaman Islands when they were ambushed by five British destroyers. During the battle, Haguro was hit repeatedly by torpedoes and gunfire. She sank, and Admiral Hashimoto was killed.
^L, Klemen (1999–2000). "Rear-Admiral Shintaro Hashimoto". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942.
Referencesedit
L, Klemen (1999–2000). "Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942".
Nishida, Hiroshi (2002). "Hashimoto, Shintaro". Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
Further readingedit
Booksedit
Fuller, Richard (1992). Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN1-85409-151-4.
Lacroix, Eric; Linton Wells (1997). Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-311-3.
Winton, John (1969). The Forgotten Fleet. Michael Joseph Ltd. ISBN0-7181-0643-1.
Winton, John (1981). Sink the Haguro. Saunders of Toronto Ltd. ISBN0-85422-152-2.
Webedit
Chen, Peter (2004–2007). "Haguro". World War II Database. Retrieved 2007-02-22.
Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp (1997–2006). "IJN Haguro: Tabular Record of Movement". (Combinedfleet.com). Retrieved 2007-02-22.
Hough, Stan (1998). . Stan Hough. Archived from the original on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2007-02-22.- Firsthand account of the battle by a member of HMS Vigilant's crew.
Kemble, Mike (2003). "The Sinking of the Haguro". World War Two. Retrieved 2007-02-22.- Fairly detailed account of the battle
Muir, Dan. "Order of Battle, Battle off Penang (Loss of IJN Haguro)". (navweaps.com). Retrieved 2007-02-22.
Nevitt, Allyn D. (1998). "IJN Kamikaze: Tabular Record of Movement". (Combinedfleet.com). Retrieved 2007-02-22.
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shintarō, hashimoto, 橋本, 信太郎, hashimoto, shintarō, 1892, 1945, admiral, imperial, japanese, navy, during, world, native, name橋本, 信太郎bornmay, 1892wakayama, prefecture, japandiedmay, 1945, 1945, aged, strait, malacca, near, penangallegiance, empire, japanservice. Shintarō Hashimoto 橋本 信太郎 Hashimoto Shintarō 11 May 1892 16 May 1945 was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II Shintarō HashimotoNative name橋本 信太郎BornMay 11 1892Wakayama Prefecture JapanDiedMay 16 1945 1945 05 16 aged 53 1 Strait of Malacca near PenangAllegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese NavyYears of service1913 1945RankVice AdmiralCommands heldYudachi Nashi 21st Torpedo Division 5th Destroyer Division 20th Destroyer Division 7th Destroyer Division Chikuma Hyuga 3rd Destroyer Squadron Naval Torpedo School 5th SquadronBattles warsWorld War II Kota Bahru Tokyo Express Operation Ke Battle of the Malacca Strait Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 Further reading 4 1 Books 4 2 WebBiography editHashimoto was born in Wakayama prefecture He graduated from the 41st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1913 He was ranked 43rd in a class of 118 cadets As a midshipman he was assigned to the cruisers Asama and Chikuma On receiving his commission as ensign he was assigned back to Chikuma then to Yahagi After attending torpedo school and naval artillery school Hashimoto served on the destroyer Kamikaze He was promoted to lieutenant in 1919 and served on the destroyer Kaede as executive officer on destroyer Hasu chief torpedo officer on destroyer Okikaze and in 1923 captain of the destroyer Nashi 1 After graduating from the 24th class of Naval Staff College in 1924 and his promotion to lieutenant commander Hashimoto was assigned to the staff of the Kure Naval District He was promoted to commander in 1930 Hashimoto served as commander of various destroyer task forces through the 1930s winning promotion to captain in 1935 He was Chief of Staff of the Ryojun Guard District from 1937 to 1939 and assumed command of the cruiser Chikuma from 1939 to 1940 and battleship Hyuga from 1940 to 1941 He was promoted to rear admiral on 15 October 1941 1 At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor Hashimoto was in command of the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla 1 covering landings of Japanese forces in Malaya 2 From August until late November 1942 he commanded Tokyo Express missions during the Guadalcanal Campaign In January 1943 Hashimoto s destroyers participated in Operation Ke and successfully evacuated 11 700 surviving Japanese troops from Guadalcanal From March to October 1943 Hashimoto received a shore assignment and became Commandant of the Torpedo School Assigned to command the 5th Cruiser Division in November 1943 he was promoted to vice admiral on 15 October 1944 1 From his flagship the cruiser Haguro he commanded the 5th Cruiser Division which was defeated by Royal Navy warships during the Battle of the Malacca Strait on 16 May 1945 Haguro and the destroyer Kamikaze were in the Bay of Bengal off the northern tip of Sumatra attempting to transport food and supplies to the Japanese garrison in the Andaman Islands when they were ambushed by five British destroyers During the battle Haguro was hit repeatedly by torpedoes and gunfire She sank and Admiral Hashimoto was killed Notes edit a b c d e Nishida Imperial Japanese Navy L Klemen 1999 2000 Rear Admiral Shintaro Hashimoto Forgotten Campaign The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941 1942 References editL Klemen 1999 2000 Forgotten Campaign The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941 1942 Nishida Hiroshi 2002 Hashimoto Shintaro Imperial Japanese Navy Archived from the original on 2013 01 29 Retrieved 2007 02 25 Further reading editBooks edit Fuller Richard 1992 Shokan Hirohito s Samurai London Arms and Armour Press ISBN 1 85409 151 4 Lacroix Eric Linton Wells 1997 Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 311 3 Winton John 1969 The Forgotten Fleet Michael Joseph Ltd ISBN 0 7181 0643 1 Winton John 1981 Sink the Haguro Saunders of Toronto Ltd ISBN 0 85422 152 2 Web edit Chen Peter 2004 2007 Haguro World War II Database Retrieved 2007 02 22 Hackett Bob Sander Kingsepp 1997 2006 IJN Haguro Tabular Record of Movement Combinedfleet com Retrieved 2007 02 22 Hough Stan 1998 H M S VIGILANT 1945 Stan Hough Archived from the original on 2007 07 10 Retrieved 2007 02 22 Firsthand account of the battle by a member of HMS Vigilant s crew Kemble Mike 2003 The Sinking of the Haguro World War Two Retrieved 2007 02 22 Fairly detailed account of the battle Muir Dan Order of Battle Battle off Penang Loss of IJN Haguro navweaps com Retrieved 2007 02 22 Nevitt Allyn D 1998 IJN Kamikaze Tabular Record of Movement Combinedfleet com Retrieved 2007 02 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shintarō Hashimoto amp oldid 1178589886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
