Samejima Kazunori
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Admiral Samejima Kazunori
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| Native name | 鮫島員規 |
| Born |
14 June 1845 Satsuma Domain, Japan |
| Died | 14 October 1910 (aged 65) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese NavyImperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1871 - 1907 |
| Rank | Admiral |
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Baron Samejima Kazunori (鮫島員規?, 14 June 1845 – 14 October 1910) was an admiral in the early Imperial Japanese Navy.
Samejima was born to a samurai family of Satsuma Domain (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) and served as a Satsuma samurai in the Boshin War of the Meiji restoration. He entered the fledgling Imperial Japanese Navy in 1871, serving on the corvette Ryūjō and fought against his fellow ex-samurai in the suppression of the Saga Rebellion and the Satsuma Rebellion. Samejima was promoted to lieutenant in 1877, lieutenant commander in 1882, commander in 1886, and captain later that year. He served as executive officer on the corvette Hiei from 1878 through 1884.
Samejima later served as captain of the corvettes Kongō in 1889 and Fusō in 1890. Sent to France in 1891, he oversaw the completion of the cruiser Matsushima and its maiden voyage from France to Japan and remained her captain until 1893.
In May 1893, Samejima was chief-of-staff of Yokosuka Naval District and from June 1894 was chief-of-staff of the Readiness Fleet and of the Combined Fleet from July 1894. During the First Sino-Japanese War, he fought in the Battle of the Yellow Sea. In December 1894, he was promoted to rear admiral.
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