Noboru Ishizaki

Summary

Noboru Ishizaki (石崎昇, October 20, 1893 – August 9, 1959), was a Japanese rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Ishizaki commanded the 8th Submarine Squadron during the Battle of Madagascar in 1942.[1]

Ishizaki was serving as the commander of Submarine Squadron 11 when he arranged for the new submarine Ro-44 to test an experimental air-search radar borrowed from Kure Naval Air Station while she was conducting work-ups in the Iyo-nada in the Seto Inland Sea on 13 and 14 November 1943.[2] After he reported the results of the tests, he was rebuffed because he conducted them without the approval of the Navy Technical Departmment.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2012). World War II at Sea: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598844573.
  2. ^ a b Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2020). "IJN Submarine RO-44: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.