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• Hiroaki Abe became the commanding officer of Japanese Navy Destroyer Division 23. ww2dbase [Hiroaki Abe | CPC]
• Chuichi Nagumo was named the commanding officer of heavy cruiser Takao. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
• Nobutake Kondo was promoted to the rank of rear admiral and was named the chief instructor of the Japanese Naval War College. ww2dbase [Nobutake Kondo | CPC]
• Chiaki Matsuda was promoted to the rank of commander. ww2dbase [Chiaki Matsuda | CPC]

• The keel of Montcalm was laid down by Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée at La Seyne-sur-Mer, France. ww2dbase [Montcalm | La Seyne-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | CPC]

• Naka received a new commanding officer. ww2dbase [Naka | CPC]
• Masafumi Arima was promoted to the rank of commander. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | CPC]
• Kichisaburo Nomura was made a Naval Councilor on the Supreme War Council. ww2dbase [Kichisaburo Nomura | CPC]

• Vice Admiral Yoshiyuki Niyama was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]

15 Nov 1933 Interactive Map