Akiyama Saneyuki

Akiyama Saneyuki
Japanese Admiral Akiyama Saneyuki
BornApril 12, 1868
Matsuyama, Iyo Province, Japan
DiedFebruary 4, 1918(1918-02-04) (aged 49)[1]
Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1890–1917
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held2nd Fleet
Akitsushima
Otowa
Hashidate
Izumo
Ibuki
Battles/warsFirst Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War

Akiyama Saneyuki (秋山 真之, April 12, 1868 – February 4, 1918)[2] was a Meiji-period career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was famous as a planner of Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War. The Japanese general Akiyama Yoshifuru was his elder brother[3] and the Japanese politician Hisako Ōishi was his granddaughter.[4]

  1. ^ Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy.
  2. ^ "AKIYAMA Saneyuki". Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures. National Diet Library, Japan. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Dupuy, Encyclopedia of Military Biography
  4. ^ 秋山眞之と大石尚子 (in Japanese). oishihisako.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2011.

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