Kataoka Shichirō

Baron

Kataoka Shichirō
Baron; Kataoka Shichirō
	Japanese Admiral Kataoka Shichirō
Native name	片岡七郎
Born	12 January 1854; Kagoshima, Satsuma, Japan
Died	11 January 1920 (aged 65); Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1871–1918
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Kongō; Naniwa; IJN Third Fleet; IJN First Fleet;
Battles/wars	First Sino-Japanese War Conquest of Taiwan; Russo-Japanese War Battle of the Yellow Sea Battle of Tsushima Invasion of Sakhalin;
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun Order of the Sacred Treasure Order of the Golden Kite

Baron Kataoka Shichirō (片岡七郎, 12 January 1854 – 11 January 1920) was an early admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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