Tamon Yamaguchi
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Tamon Yamaguchi was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who served during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and in the Pacific War during World War II. Yamaguchi's carrier force was part of the a
Rear Admiral Yamaguchi (1940–42)
Last Moment of Admiral Yamaguchi, by Renzō Kita, 1943
"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
Tamon Yamaguchi
…Yamaguchi's carrier force was part of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He subsequently participated in the Battle of Midway, where he was killed in action, choosing to go down with the aircraft carrier Hiryū when she was scuttled after being crippled by aircraft from USS Enterprise and USS Yorktown. Yamaguchi was born in…
Captain Edward Smith held to the principle during the 1912 Titanic disaster.
U-459 sinking
Bounty sinking during Hurricane Sandy.