Hirose Takeo
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Hirose Takeo was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He commanded the cargo vessel Fukui Maru during the Battle of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War. The ship was hit by coastal artill
Hirose Takeo
Bronze statue of Lieutenant Colonel Hirose.
Commemorative print, "Commander Hirose's Great Achievement"
"The captain goes down with the ship" is the maritime tradition that a sea captain holds the ultimate responsibility for both the ship and everyone embarked on it, and in an emergency they will devote
Hirose Takeo
…Russo-Japanese War. The ship was hit by coastal artillery, and despite being wounded, he was killed while looking for other survivors of the sinking, going down with his ship. His selfless sacrifice elevated him to the status of a deified national hero. Born in what is now Taketa, Ōita, his father Hirose Shigetake was a…
Captain Edward Smith held to the principle during the 1912 Titanic disaster.
Japanese painting, "Last Moments of Admiral Yamaguchi"
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Bounty sinking during Hurricane Sandy.