Satō Tetsutarō
| Satō Tetsutarō | |
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Japanese Admiral Satō Tetsutarō
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| Born | August 22, 1866 Tsuruoka, Dewa province, Japan |
| Died | March 4, 1942 (aged 75) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1887 - 1931 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Other work | House of Peers |
Satō Tetsutarō (佐藤 鉄太郎?, 22 August 1866 – 4 March 1942) was a Japanese military theorist and an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Born in the Tsuruoka domain, Dewa Province (present day Tsuruoka city, Yamagata prefecture), Satō graduated from the 14th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1887, ranked 5th of 45 cadets. He served as midshipman on the corvette Tsukuba, cruiser Naniwa and corvette Yamato. On being commissioned an ensign, he was assigned to the gunboat Chōkai, becoming chief navigator by 1890. After his promotion to lieutenant in 1892, he served as chief navigator aboard the gunboat Akagi.
At the time of the First Sino-Japanese War, Sato was still assigned to Akagi. He took command of the vessel when its captain was killed during the Battle of the Yalu on 17 September 1894. Satō himself was wounded in the battle. Afterwards, he served as chief navigator on Naniwa.
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