Rear Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)

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flag officer rank naval rank

Rear Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) was a senior flag officer rank in the Imperial Japanese Navy, typically commanding major warships or formations and ranking above captain but below vice admiral.

Aliases (1)

Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps ×1

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag officer rank → naval rank →
abolished	1945 →
abolishedWith	dissolution of Imperial Japanese Navy →
category	Imperial Japanese Navy admirals → Military ranks of Japan →
country	Empire of Japan →
equivalentRank	Generalmajor (Imperial Japanese Army) (approximate) → Rear Admiral (Royal Navy) → Rear Admiral (United States Navy) →
era	Meiji period → Showa period → Taisho period →
higherRank	Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) →
historical	true →
introduced	late 19th century →
language	Japanese →
lowerRank	Captain (Imperial Japanese Navy) →
militaryBranch	navy →
partOf	Imperial Japanese Navy rank structure →
promotionFrom	Captain (Imperial Japanese Navy) →
promotionTo	Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) →
rankClass	two-star rank (approximate NATO OF-7 equivalent) →
rankGroup	flag officer →
responsibility	command of multiple ships → planning and execution of naval operations →
role	fleet staff leadership → senior operational command →
serviceBranch	Imperial Japanese Navy →
typicalCommand	major warship → naval squadron → naval task force →
usedDuringConflict	First World War → Russo-Japanese War → Second Sino-Japanese War → Second World War →
wore	flag officer insignia →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy →	higherRankThan
Chūichi Hara ("Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps") →	partOf
Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) →	precededByRank
Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) →	promotionFrom