Dewa Shigetō

Baron

Dewa Shigetō
出羽重遠
Baron; Dewa Shigetō ; 出羽重遠
	Portrait of Admiral Baron Dewa Shigetō from National Diet Library, Tokyo,
Born	10 December 1856; Aizu domain, Japan
Died	27 January 1930 (aged 73); Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1878–1925
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Tokiwa; 3rd Squadron of IJN 1st Fleet; IJN 3rd Fleet, Director of the Naval Education Bureau, IJN 2nd Fleet, Sasebo Naval District, IJN 1st Fleet.
Battles/wars	Boshin War Battle of Aizu; First Sino-Japanese War; Russo-Japanese War Battle of Port Arthur; Battle of the Yellow Sea; Battle of Tsushima;
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class

Baron Dewa Shigetō (出羽重遠, 10 December 1856 – 27 January 1930) was a Japanese admiral in the early days of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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