Izo Teragaki

was a Vice Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy. During the Russo-Japanese War, he commanded the during the Battle of Tsushima as a Commander.

Family Teragaki was born as the eldest son of the Teragaki family who were a clan of the Kaga Domain. Teragaki's eldest son, Kōzō, was a naval Commander and his second son, Keizō, was a Rear Admiral of the Navy who died during the Pacific War. His eldest daughter married Kodama Takaaki and his second daughter married Tamura Hiroaki. He also adopted the daughter of Admiral Dewa Shigetō. Until then, the military school education had been strongly influenced by the Royal Dutch Navy since the end of the Edo period, but Douglas started his own style of education that emphasized practical discipline such as onboard training as well as mental preparation. Douglas' methods were sometimes opposed by Yamamoto Gonnohyōe and others, but his motto "Always be five minutes ahead of schedule" became one of the five pillars of the Imperial Japanese Navy mantra. This group of instructors led by Douglas laid the foundation for the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. Teragaki enrolled the academy in October 1873 as one of the 6th class of the academy. In addition to the Douglas group, Teragaki received the guidance of Kondō Makoto, Itō Toshiyoshi, Arai Yukan, Miura Isao and others. After undergoing on-the-job training with the IJN Kenkō, IJN Kongō and IJN Tsukuba, he became an ensign of the Navy in August 1979.

Naval career

After working as a ship crew and a Marine Auditor, Teragaki became a Naval War College student. The students of the college were equivalent to later class A students who were selected from Captain Nishite Guns, Water, Navigation, and Aircraft Departments and be recommended from the Teachers of Each Department, an Instructor of each department, and an Officer of the Departments of the Naval Forces for one year or more and the selected students would receive one year of education. Teragaki continued to complete the course with the Jingei to practice torpedo art and was awarded a certificate of eligibility for torpedo chief. Teragaki then became an officer specializing in torpedoes, and took up mainly torpedo-related duties from the captain to the major era. In March 1894, he traveled to England as a round trip committee member of the Tatsuta. When the First Sino-Japanese War broke out in July and the Tatsuta was detained in Aden by Britain, which was a neutral country. Teragaki returned to Japan in September and served as a sea instructor and commander of the Yokosuka torpedo laying corps, but when the delivery of Tatsuda to Japan was approved, he returned to Aden as a roundabout committee member and returned to Japan in March of the following year. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. This measure by Teragaki was based on the judgment that "if there are mines, there are no two in the same place. In addition, one sailor of the Shikishima was killed in action.

Battle of the Yalu River The First Squadron during the Battle of the Yellow Sea with the Shikishima, the Fuji, the Asahi and the Mikasa.

On August 10, the 1st Squadron, headed for the interception of the Lushun fleet led by Maj. Gen. Wilgelm Vitgeft, who set out in Lushun. The Japanese saw the Russians at 12:30, but decided that the Russian troops would return to Lushun and acted to cut off their retreat. However, the Russian destination was Vladivostok and the distance between the two units increased. The Japanese moved to chase and resumed firing at 17:30. The fleets of both countries continued to fire in parallel battles, but the sunset was approaching and there was not enough time left for the Japanese side to attack. However, at 18:37, a 12-inch shell from Mikasa hit the Russian flagship Tsesarevich and Vitgeft's officers were killed in action. The Russian Pacific Squadron fell into a state of turmoil, and its strength declined due to scuttling during the Battle of Korsakov and detention at a neutral port. Those who returned to Lushun lost their fighting ability due to the bombardment of the Third Fleet. The Navy Heavy Artillery Corps under the command of Lieutenant Colonel , and found the weaknesses of "Crossing the T" in the battle and the strategy was abandoned by the Battle of Tsushima.

In the battle, the Shikishima was hit by a bullet in the rear admiral's office, but there were no casualties. The number of bullets fired at Shikishima is as follows. + List of shells fired by the Shikishima

The list of crew of Shikishima killed in action by Captain Seita Hiroshi and 13 others with an additional 24 injured. The 1st Squadron didn't participate in the night battle of the day and headed for Ulleungdo.

The next day, he re-sorted and surrounded Russian troops led by Maj. Gen. Nikolai Nebogatov but Nebogatov surrendered and the Battle of Tsushima came to an end. Shikishima dispatched a captive under the command of Deputy Chief Yamada to the Imperator Nikolai I and Yamada et al. He made a round trip to Sasebo with the captive dispatched to Fuji.

Later service He was promoted to Rear Admiral in November 1908 while he was the chief of staff of the Yokosuka Naval District and served as commander of the fleet. He was engaged in security activities against the Chinese Nanyang Fleet and the Third Squadron was engaged in the protection of Japanese residents. His last office was the Takeshiki Guard District Commander. After being placed on the reserves list, Teragaki was involved in the establishment of the Navy Association and served as its director. He was also given a supporting role on January 28, 1917.

Court Ranks Junior Seventh Rank (September 16, 1885) Seventh Rank (November 1, 1890) Junior Sixth Rank (January 23, 1895) Sixth Rank (March 8, 1898) Junior Fourth Rank (December 10, 1909)

Awards Order of the Golden Kite, 3rd Class (April 1, 1906) Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon with Golden Rays (April 1, 1906) Memory of the Great Religion Medal