Kaju Sugiura
| Kaju Sugiura | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 5, 1896 Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | May 16, 1945 (aged 49) Strait of Malacca |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
|
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
|
| Years of service | 1918–1945 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral (posthumously) |
| Commands held |
Tade, Uzuki Destroyer Group 5 Destroyer Group 17 Destroyer Group 4 Haguro |
| Battles/wars |
World War II * Battle of Vella Gulf * Battle of the Malacca Strait |
Kaju Sugiura (杉浦 嘉十 Sugiura Kaju?, May 5, 1896 – May 16, 1945), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
A native of Aichi Prefecture, Sugiura graduated from the 46th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1918. He was ranked 81st out of 124 cadets. He served his midshipman duty aboard the cruiser Azuma, and after commissioned as an ensign he was assigned to the battleship Fusō and cruiser Tone.
Sugiura returned to school, and became a torpedo and naval artillery expert. As a sub-lieutenant, he served on the Mutsu and the destroyer Kuri, and as lieutenant, he was executive officer and chief navigator on the destroyer Yūnagi. After graduation from the Naval War College (Japan) in 1930, he was promoted to lieutenant commander. He was his first command: the destroyer Tade, on December 1, 1930. He subsequently captained the Uzuki in 1931. He held a number of staff positions through the 1930s, including that of instructor at a number of the naval ordnance schools and was commander of Destroyer Group 5 in 1939.
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