Talk:Mochitsura Hashimoto

# of torpedos
This article says 2 struck USS ind.

Kaiten article (while not a kaiten) says 3/6 type 93 unmanned struck.

What's the truth of the number of strikes? :) If it's unknown it should say "At least 2"

6 were launched.

70.160.12.49 (talk) 04:47, 12 September 2016 (UTC)


 * In research of a related topic, I happened to run across information in several places suggesting that of the 6 torpedoes fired, for sure 2 torpedoes and possibly 3 were reported to have struck the ship. This was the best record available, apparently even in the official information on the event from both sides, including survivor testimony and reports from the attacking submarine. There was some speculation on whether a possible 3rd torpedo impact might have been merely a secondary explosion. 69.73.82.52 (talk) 03:32, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Regarding family - article is confusing
The article said said he has a wife and four children in the Early Life section. Then later stated in the Sinking of Indianapolis section that his "entire family had been killed" in the Hiroshima bombing. How could he have had a daughter in 1947 if his "entire family," including his wife, has been killed in Aug. 1945? Internet research seem to indicate most of the comments regarding his family were propagated from one or more articles which described the Indianapolis sinking and survivor reunions, and provided some minor details on Hashimoto's 1990 attendance to a reunion and a secondarily-reported quote that Hashimoto himself said something to the effect of, "my whole family was killed," in reference to Hiroshima. There may be some room for interpretation on how literal this was intended, and whether the intent of his actual wording and/or the translation into English was accurate (it was reported he was speaking through a translator). Much of the current information regarding his family's fate appears to stem from this quote, and may have since been conveyed or reworded in a way to further confuse the issue (such as being transformed into assumed factual statements like, "his entire family was killed.") There is a reasonably high likelihood he was referencing his own close blood-relatives (parents/siblings/etc.). Available reporting also indicates attendance to later survivor's reunions by his daughter (Sonoe) and granddaughter, proving that at least his wife had to have survived the war. 69.73.82.52 (talk) 03:06, 9 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Interestingly, the Japanese Wikipedia mentions his son Yoshihiro Hashimoto and his grandson Yoshimitsu who both attend/attended (?) memorial services at the Kaiten Memorial Museum every year in March. This website even shows a photo of his son (3rd pic from below): https://gokoku.exblog.jp/17329523 Gunsou (talk) 01:43, 3 March 2024 (UTC)