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Takakazu Kinashi

Japanese submariner and admiral

Died when: 42 years 141 days (508 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Takakazu Kinashi

Takakazu Kinashi (?? ??, Kinashi Takakazu, 7 March 1902 – 26 July 1944), was a submarine commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.He is noted for the sinking of the American aircraft carrier USS Wasp and destroyer USS O'Brien and severely damaging the battleship USS North Carolina with a single spread of six torpedoes as captain of I-19 in 1942.

His name is sometimes transliterated as "Takaichi Kinatsu"

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