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〔Lacroix, ''Japanese Cruisers'', p. 308.〕 was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. == Early career == Gotō was born in Ibaraki prefecture in 1888. He graduated from the 38th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1910, ranked 30th out of a class of 149 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruiser and battleship . On being commissioned as ensign in 1911, he was assigned to , followed by the submarine tender ''Toyohashi''. After his promotion to sub-lieutenant in 1913, Gotō served on the destroyer ''Murakumo''. During World War I, he was sent to the South Pacific to man a radio outpost, and later as a crewman on the cruiser . After his promotion to lieutenant in 1917, he served on the battleship , the destroyer ''Tanikaze'' and the cruiser . As a lieutenant commander from 1923, Gotō captained the destroyers , ''Urakaze'', , , and . After his promotion to commander in 1928, he commanded the , , Destroyer Group 27, and Destroyer Group 5. Gotō was promoted to captain on 15 November 1933. He was assigned as commander of Destroyer Group 10, followed by captain of the cruisers , , , and battleships and . Gotō became a rear admiral on 15 November 1939 and was made commander of Cruiser Division 2. On 10 September 1941 he was placed in command of Cruiser Division 6 (CruDiv6), consisting of the four heavy cruisers (Gotō's flagship), , and .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aritomo Gotō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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