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Shibuya was captain of carrier Junyo at the Battle of the Phillipine Sea. Promoted to rear admiral, he commanded 3 Special Attack Squadron in
the
final months of the war. This was a squadron of Shinyo suicide boats and a handful of midget submarines based around Sasebo.
| 1895-9-27 | born | |
| 1917-11-24 |
Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 33rd in a class of 89. Assigned to CL Iwate |
| 1918-7-11 | CL Tone |
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| 1918-8-1 | Ensign | |
| 1918-12-1 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1919-5-23 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1919-12-1 | DD Shiranui | |
| 1920-3-25 | DD Kasumi |
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| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
BB Fuso |
| 1921-12-1 | DD Tsuta |
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| 1922-12-1 | Naval College Navigator Course | |
| 1923-10-15 | DD Sawakaze |
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| 1923-12-1 | Lieutenant | |
| 1924-9-12 | DD Okikaze | |
| 1925-1-6 | DD-17shiyuba |
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| 1925-11-10 | Icebreaker Odomari |
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| 1926-6-1 | PG Ataka |
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| 1927-12-1 | AO Tsurumi | |
| 1928-12-10 | AS Jingei |
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| 1929-11-1 | CL Sendai |
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| 1929-11-30 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1931-12-1 | CL Yura |
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| 1932-11-15 | CA Aoba |
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| 1933-9-19 | CL Iwate | |
| 1934-11-15 | Instructor, Navigator School | |
| 1935-11-15 | Commander | |
| 1935-11-16 | BB Mutsu |
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| 1937-12-1 | Instructor, Navigator School | |
| 1939-11-15 | Executive officer, CA Atago |
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| 1940-10-15 | Commander, AO Sata | |
| 1940-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1941-9-20 | Commander, CL Kuma | |
| 1942-11-14 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1943-1-15 | Chief, S3, B2, Naval Hydrography Command |
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| 1944-1-10 | Chief Instructor, Navigator School |
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| 1944-2-21 | Commander, CV Junyo |
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| 1944-12-20 | Commander, BB Nagato | |
| 1945-5-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1945-5-20 | Commander, 3 Special Attack Squadron | |
| 1945-11-5 | Retires |
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| 1985-2-20 | Dies |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2009-5-7)
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