1 Dec 1930
- Koichi Shiozawa stepped down as the chief of staff of the Japanese 1st Fleet. ww2dbase [Koichi Shiozawa | CPC]
- Chuichi Nagumo was named the commanding officer of the 11th Destroyer Division. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
- Commander Shinpei Sugiura was made the commanding officer of Kamoi. ww2dbase [Kamoi | CPC]
- Emden departed Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Emden | Wilhelmshaven | CPC]
- Naka received a new commanding officer. ww2dbase [Naka | CPC]
- Captain Kensuke Madareme was named the commanding officer of Tenryu. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
- Settsu received a new commanding officer. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]
- Captain Noboru Hirata was named the commanding officer of Nachi. ww2dbase [Nachi | CPC]
- Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea. ww2dbase [Chinkai Guard District | Mitsumasa Yonai | Chinkai, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Shusei Yuchi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
- The keel of RMS Queen Mary was laid down by the John Brown and Company at Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Queen Mary | Clydebank, Scotland | CPC]
- USS S-26 departed San Diego, California, United States. ww2dbase [S-26 | San Diego, California | CPC]
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