Chiaki Matsuda

Matsuda Chiaki
Matsuda Chiaki as a captain (1937-43)
Native name
松田千秋
Born(1896-09-29)29 September 1896
Kamoto, Kamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Died6 November 1995(1995-11-06) (aged 99)
Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1916–1945
Rank Rear Admiral
CommandsKamoi, Settsu, Hyūga, Yamato, 4th Carrier Division, Yokosuka Naval Air Group
Battles/warsWorld War I
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
AwardsOrder of the Golden Kite, Order of the Rising Sun
Other workInventor, businessman

Rear Admiral Matsuda Chiaki (Japanese: 松田千秋) (29 September 1896 – 6 November 1995) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the third captain of the Yamato.