Talk:Takakazu Kinashi

Use of English
I don't know why but the authors of this page have left out the definite article ("the") when speaking of submarines. For instance:" Kinashi was given his first command, Ro-59, from 1938-1940. In 1940, he was reassigned to the Submarine Warfare School, but returned to sea six months later as captain of I-3 from July-November, and of Ro-34 from November 1940 to July 1941."

In my opinion it would be better if the definite article was added. It runs then as follows:" Kinashi was given his first command of the Ro-59, from 1938-1940. In 1940, he was reassigned to the Submarine Warfare School, but returned to sea six months later as captain of the I-3 from July-November, and of the Ro-34 from November 1940 to July 1941."

Wereldburger758 (talk) 08:35, 19 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Refer to Naming conventions (ships). The definate article "the" is not neccessary when referring to ships, and in most articles on ships is not used. --MChew (talk) 14:23, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Striking of OB and NC by I-19 torpedoes
Based on the account of the I-19's action aganist the O'Brien(OB) and the North Carolina(NC), there is a significant inconsistency about the torpedo strikes reported. The stated distance between the I-19 and the task force that included the OB and the NC was 12 nautical miles. The maximum range of the Type 95 torpedo the I-19 very likely used is just under 7 nautical miles, making a torpedo hit from this range impossible. There is another account that places the NC closer to the I-19 - Wasp action here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1946/july/loss-wasp Rodgeryoung1877 (talk) 04:23, 23 June 2024 (UTC)