20 Nov 1919
Japan
Japan
- Tenryu was commissioned into service and was assigned to Kure Naval District in Japan. Commander Teijiro Murase was named her first commanding officer. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
- Captain Tetsutaro Imaizumi was named the commanding officer of Settsu. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]

20 Nov 1919 Interactive Map
Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis
Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you. Please help us spread the word: Stay updated with WW2DB: |
Change View
Desktop ViewSearch WW2DB
News
- » WW2DB's 20th Anniversary (29 Dec 2024)
- » Wreck of USS Edsall Found (14 Nov 2024)
- » Autumn 2024 Fundraiser (7 Nov 2024)
- » Nobel Peace Prize for the Atomic Bomb Survivors Organization (11 Oct 2024)
- » See all news
Random Photograph
Rhee Syngman, Kim Gu, Terenty Fomych Shtykov, and Anh Jaehong during the First Session of the Soviet-American Joint Commission, Seoul, Korea, Mar-May 1946Current Site Statistics
- » 1,150 biographies
- » 337 events
- » 44,162 timeline entries
- » 1,243 ships
- » 350 aircraft models
- » 207 vehicle models
- » 376 weapon models
- » 123 historical documents
- » 260 facilities
- » 470 book reviews
- » 28,657 photos
- » 431 maps
Famous WW2 Quote
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us... they can't get away this time."Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, at Guadalcanal