Baron Shimamura Hayao
21 September 1858– 8 January 1923
Portrait of Admiral Shimamura Hayao from National Diet Library, Tokyo,
Place of birth	Kochi, Tosa Province, Japan
Place of death	Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Years of service	1874-–1920
Rank	Fleet Admiral (posthumous)
Unit	First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War World War I
Commands	Imperial Japanese Navy IJN Suma, IJN 1st Fleet, IJN 2nd Fleet
Battles/wars	Battle of the Yalu, Battle of Tsushima
Awards	Title of Danshaku (Baron)

Hayao Shimamura (島村速雄, Shimamura Hayao^?) (21 September 1858– 8 January 1923) 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. September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the Diet of Japan/National Diet of Japan (国会: Kokkai) in researching matters of public policy, the National Diet Library (国立国会図書館; Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan) is the only national library in Japan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Obiyamachi in downtown Kochi Kōchi (高知市 Kōchi-shi) is the capital city of Kochi Prefecture on the Shikoku island of Japan. ... The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Anthem: Kimi ga Yo Imperial Reign Slogan: Fukoku Kyohei Enrich the Country, Strengthen the Military (a. ... Fleet Admiral ) was the highest rank in the prewar Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Combatants Qing Empire (China) Empire of Japan Commanders Li Hongzhang Yamagata Aritomo Strength 630,000 men Beiyang Army, Beiyang Fleet 240,000 men Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy Casualties 35,000 dead or wounded 13,823 dead, 3,973 wounded The First Sino–Japanese War (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Japanese... Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Commanders N/A N/A Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 134,817+ KIA/POW, 170,000 MIA etc. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍   or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of Empire of Greater Japan, also known as the Japanese Navy or Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force... Combatants China Empire of Japan Commanders Ting Ju chang† Sukeyuki Ito Strength 14 ships 12 ships Casualties 5 vessels sunk, 3 damaged, 850 KIA, 500 WIA 4 ships damaged, 90 KIA, 200 WIA The Battle of the Yalu River (黃海海戰, lit. ... Combatants Japan Russia Commanders Heihachiro Togo Zinovi Rozhdestvenski Nikolai Nebogatov Strength 4 battleships, 27 cruisers, in addition to destroyers and auxiliary vessels 8 battleships, 3 coastal battleships, 8 cruisers Casualties 117 dead, 583 injured, 3 torpedo boats sunk 4380 dead, 5917 injured 21 ships sunk, 7 captured, 6 disarmed The... The kazoku (華族, lit. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... Combatants Qing Empire (China) Empire of Japan Commanders Li Hongzhang Yamagata Aritomo Strength 630,000 men Beiyang Army, Beiyang Fleet 240,000 men Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy Casualties 35,000 dead or wounded 13,823 dead, 3,973 wounded The First Sino–Japanese War (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Japanese... Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Commanders N/A N/A Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 134,817+ KIA/POW, 170,000 MIA etc. ... The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍   or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of Empire of Greater Japan, also known as the Japanese Navy or Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force...

Born in Tosa Province (present day Kochi Prefecture), Shimamura entered the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy following the Boshin War. Graduating in 1880, he was selected for staff work and 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. The article incorporates text from OpenHistory. ... Kōchi Prefecture ) is located on the south coast of Shikoku, Japan. ... The Imperial Japanese Naval Academy ) was a school established to train officers for the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... The Boshin War (戊辰戦争 Boshin Sensō, literally War of the Year of the Dragon) was fought in 1868-1869 between the Tokugawa Shogunate and the pro-Imperial forces in Japan. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...

During the First Sino-Japanese War, Shimamura was assigned as a staff officer of the IJN Standing Fleet from August 1894 to April 1895 and involved in planning the column formations of the battle. He was later wounded while onboard the cruiser IJN Masushima during the Battle of the Yalu on 17 September 1894. Combatants Qing Empire (China) Empire of Japan Commanders Li Hongzhang Yamagata Aritomo Strength 630,000 men Beiyang Army, Beiyang Fleet 240,000 men Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy Casualties 35,000 dead or wounded 13,823 dead, 3,973 wounded The First Sino–Japanese War (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Japanese... USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser (really an uprated guided missile destroyer), launched in 1992. ... The French-built Matsushima, flagship of the Japanese Navy up to the Sino-Japanese conflict. ... Combatants China Empire of Japan Commanders Ting Ju chang† Sukeyuki Ito Strength 14 ships 12 ships Casualties 5 vessels sunk, 3 damaged, 850 KIA, 500 WIA 4 ships damaged, 90 KIA, 200 WIA The Battle of the Yalu River (黃海海戰, lit. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

After serving in various staff positions after the war, Shimamura commanded the cruiser IJN Suma and marines during the Japanese occupation of Tientsin (Tianjin) during the Boxer Rebellion. Tianjin (Chinese: 天津; pinyin: tiān jīn; Postal System Pinyin: Tientsin) is a harbour municipality in China on the Hai He River (from Beijing) and Bohai Gulf of the Yellow Sea (Pacific Ocean). ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: TiānjÄ«n; Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is one of the four municipalities of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Combatants Eight-Nation Alliance (ordered by contribution): Japan Russia United Kingdom France United States Germany Italy Austria-Hungary Righteous Harmony Society Qing China Commanders Edward Seymour Alfred Graf von Waldersee Ci Xi Strength 20,000 initially 49,000 total Over 100,000 Casualties 230 foreigners, thousands of civilians Unknown The...

Promoted to rear admiral on 6 June 1904, shortly before the Russo-Japanese War, Shimamura was made Chief of Staff of the IJN 1st Fleet. In command of the IJN 2nd Fleet's Second Battle Division, Shimamura was aboard the cruiser IJN Iwate during the Battle of Tsushima on 26 May 1905. Following the war, Shimamura became president of the Naval Staff College from 1908 to 1909. Promoted to full admiral in 1915, and ennobled as a danshaku (Baron) in 1916, Shimamura served as chief of the Navy General Staff during World War I from 1914 until 1920 and, following his death two years later, Shimamura was posthumously promoted to the rank of fleet admiral. The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Imperial Russia Empire of Japan Commanders N/A N/A Strength 500,000 Soldiers 400,000 Soldiers Casualties 134,817+ KIA/POW, 170,000 MIA etc. ... The Iwate (岩手) was an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Combatants Japan Russia Commanders Heihachiro Togo Zinovi Rozhdestvenski Nikolai Nebogatov Strength 4 battleships, 27 cruisers, in addition to destroyers and auxiliary vessels 8 battleships, 3 coastal battleships, 8 cruisers Casualties 117 dead, 583 injured, 3 torpedo boats sunk 4380 dead, 5917 injured 21 ships sunk, 7 captured, 6 disarmed The... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... The kazoku (華族, lit. ... The Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff or Gunreibo Socho, was in charge of Imperial Japanese Navy planning and operations. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... Fleet Admiral ) was the highest rank in the prewar Imperial Japanese Navy. ...

References

• Dupuy, Trevor N. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 1992. ISBN 0-7858-0437-4
• Jansen, Marius B. The Making of Modern Japan. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2000.