Noboru Ishizaki Explained

, 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 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 Department.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tucker, Spencer C.. World War II at Sea: An Encyclopedia. 2012. ABC-CLIO. 9781598844573. en.
  2. Web site: IJN Submarine RO-44: Tabular Record of Movement . Bob . Hackett . Sander . Kingsepp . combinedfleet.com . 2020. 23 September 2020.