Sasō Sachū

Sasō Sachū (佐双左仲, June 2, 1852 – November 9, 1905) was a Japanese engineer and naval architect of the Meiji period and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

In this Japanese name, the family name is Sasō.

Biography

Sasō was born in Kanazawa Domain (present day Kanazawa, Ishikawa) as the fourth son of Horio Jirobei, a samurai in the service of the Maeda clan, and was adopted at an early age by the Sasō family. In 1869, he entered the predecessor to the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, and from 1871–1878 was sent to England for further studies. After his return to Japan in January 1879, he was made deputy general manager of the Shipbuilding Division within the Ministry of the Navy. He subsequently travelled to Europe to visit shipyards, and was eventually promoted to commandant of the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and other posts within the Navy Ministry, rising to the position of Vice Admiral. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of engineering in 1899.

Reference and further reading
  • Cobbing, Andrew (2013). The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain. London: Routledge. ISBN 1-873410-81-6.
  • Evans, David C.; Peattie, Mark R. (1997). Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-192-7.
  • O'Brien, Phillips Payson (2013). Technology and Naval Combat in the Twentieth Century and Beyond. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-5125-7.



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