Vice Admiral Akiyama Saneyuki

 

  Akiyama, Saneyuki served as a Staff Officer in the First Fleet on board the Battleship Mikasa. He was involved in the Port Arthur blockade along with The Battle of the Yellow Sea. He also was responsible for the planning of the naval Battle of Tsushima, which was a planned seven-stage battle in which the Russian Baltic fleet lost all but three ships. After the war Akiyama taught tactics and strategy. He also traveled to Europe to observe World War I. He retired with the rank of Vice Admiral in 1917.

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