Aritomo Gotō (五藤 存知, Gotō Aritomo, 23 January 1888 – 12 October 1942) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Gotō was born in...

Aritomo (written: 有朋 or 存知) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Aritomo Gotō (五藤 存知, 1888–1942), Imperial Japanese...

Ariake, Yūgure, Shiratsuyu, Shigure 1 oiler: Tōhō Maru Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō in heavy cruiser Aoba Tulagi Invasion Group Rear Admiral Kiyohide Shima...

/Aoba-class heavy cruisers, and one destroyer, commanded by Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō. A separate Cover Force (sometimes referred to as the Support Group)...

heavy cruisers and two destroyers—under the command of Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō—were to bombard the Allied airfield on Guadalcanal (called Henderson...

Prince Yamagata Aritomo (山縣 有朋, 14 June 1838 – 1 February 1922) was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1889...

Satoshi Goto (born 1971), Japanese voice actor Tetsuo Gotō (1950–2018), Japanese voice actor Yūko Gotō (born 1975), Japanese voice actress Terumoto Gotō (born...

Admiral Norman Scott crossed the T of a cruiser–destroyer force under Aritomo Gotō. Gotō's force was approaching Guadalcanal on October 11, 1942 to bombard...

heavy cruisers and two destroyers under the command of Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō were to bombard Henderson Field with special explosive shells with the...

were again placed under CruDiv6. On 15 September 1941, Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō was placed in the command of CruDiv6 and selected Aoba as his flagship...

November 22, 2024 　 Kinji Fukasaku, movie director Mayumi Gojo, singer Aritomo Gotō, IJN admiral Saya Hiyama, news anchor Shin’ichirō Ikebe, musician Mika...

Mikawa 1 Takao-class heavy cruiser: Chōkai Cruiser Division 6 (Rear Adm. Aritomo Gotō) 2 Aoba-class heavy cruisers (6 × 8-in. main battery): Aoba, Kinugasa...

until he was relieved from 1 December 1936 to 12 July 1937 by Captain Aritomo Gotō. During this time, issues with their stability and seaworthiness due...

Furutaka, and Kako of Cruiser Division 6 under the command of Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō. They formed the Main Force of the operation. Due to aircraft shortages...

she returned to Sasebo the following day. On 15 November 1938, Captain Aritomo Gotō assumed command of the ship. Mutsu was placed in reserve from 15 December...

military hero of Polish descent (killed in action) (b. 1892) October 12 – Aritomo Gotō, Japanese admiral (killed in action) (b. 1888) October 13 – Hong Yi,...

American garrison on Guadalcanal; this unit, commanded by Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō, consisted of the heavy cruisers Aoba, Kinugasa, and Furutaka and the...

Carlos Quintanilla, 37th President of Bolivia (d. 1964) January 23 – Aritomo Gotō, Japanese admiral (d. 1942) January 24 Vicki Baum, Austrian writer (d...

2 × 7.7mm Torpedo tubes: 6 × 21-inch Cruiser Division 6 Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō in heavy cruiser Aoba 4 heavy cruisers 2 Furutaka-class: Furutaka, Kako...

Michitaro Totsuka, Takeo Kurita, Rokuzō Sugiyama, Gunichi Mikawa and Aritomo Gotō. After serving on the cruiser Kasuga and battleship Asahi, Kobayashi...

late 1941, Furutaka was assigned to Cruiser Division 6 Rear Admiral Aritomo Goto in the First Fleet with the cruisers Aoba, Kako and Kinugasa. At the...

these operations and intercepting any Allied interference, Rear Admiral Aritomo Goto commanded: Light carrier Shōhō Heavy cruisers Aoba, Kinugasa, Kako and...

Rabaul on 30 April and headed towards the Solomon Islands. Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō provided air cover for the Tulagi invasion with his Covering Group of...

violent incursions in China and Korea. Gotō was born in Isawa, Mutsu Province (present-day in Iwate Prefecture) to Gotō Sanetaka, a retainer of the Rusu clan...

Chōkai as its flagship, Cruiser Division 6 (CruDiv6) under Rear Admiral Aritomo Gotō with the entire Furutaka and Aoba classes of four older and somewhat...

4th Destroyer Flotilla Takeo Takagi: Commander of 5th Cruiser Division Aritomo Goto: Commander of 5th Cruiser Division Rear Admiral Marushige: Commander...

leaders Frank J. Fletcher John Crace Thomas C. Kinkaid Aubrey Fitch George Brett Shigeyoshi Inoue Takeo Takagi Kiyohide Shima Aritomo Gotō Chūichi Hara...

singer and model, in Shavei Tzion, Mandatory Palestine (d. 2017) Died: Aritomo Gotō, 54, Japanese admiral (died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Cape...

Aoba returned to CruDiv6. In 1941, Aoba was flagship of Rear Admiral Aritomo Goto as part of the First Fleet under overall command of Vice Admiral Takasu...

turrets. In late 1941, Kako was in Cruiser Division 6 under Rear Admiral Aritomo Goto in the First Fleet with Aoba, Furutaka and Kinugasa. At the time of the...