HYUGA serves as flagship of the puppet Emperor of Manchukuo, Henry Pu-Yi, during a State Visit to Japan. 16 July 1940: Training ship. 1 November 1940: Captain (later Vice Admiral) Hashimoto Shintaro (41)(former CO of CHIKUMA) is appointed CO. 24 February 1941: Departs Sasebo with ...
Returns to Yokosuka for overhaul and overpainting (ostensibly preparing for an inspection tour by Yokosuka Navy Yard officials). 24 June 1943: Imperial Visit ("Gyoko"):Yokosuka. Between 1103 and 1425, MUSASHI is visited by the Emperor and other officials. It is a top-secret event, ...
Departs Yokosuka to become the Emperor's ship during the visit to the Kumamoto prefecture. 1 December 1931: Captain (later Vice Admiral) Sumiyama Tokutaro (34)(former ADC to Crown Prince (later Emperor) Hirohito) is appointed the CO. ...
Yokohama. HRH Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), makes a state visit to Japan on battlecruiser HMS RENOWN. The Prince is accompanied by his second cousin, Lt (later Fleet Admiral) Lord (later Earl Mountbatten of Burma) Louis Mountbatten. While at Yokohama, the Prince's party...