Sunday 25 September 2022

「雪風」に乗った少年 〔十五歳で出征した「海軍特別年少兵」〕 by 西崎 信夫 (著), 小川 万海子 (その他)

 https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%8C%E9%9B%AA%E9%A2%A8%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AB%E4%B9%97%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4-%E3%80%94%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%94%E6%AD%B3%E3%81%A7%E5%87%BA%E5%BE%81%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%80%8C%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E7%89%B9%E5%88%A5%E5%B9%B4%E5%B0%91%E5%85%B5%E3%80%8D%E3%80%95-%E8%A5%BF%E5%B4%8E-%E4%BF%A1%E5%A4%AB/dp/4865782095

As seen on Japanese TV interviews and on YouTube.

「必ず生きて帰ってこい」――
その母の言葉を胸に、知られざる「海特兵」として15歳で出征、「武蔵」「信濃」そして「大和」の沈没を間近に目撃した少年の“生き抜く力”の物語。
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 編者はしがき(小川万海子)

第一章 西崎信夫氏の生い立ち
 一 戦争の時代に生を受ける
 二 日常を侵食する戦争
 三 「海軍特別年少兵」に志願

第二章 「海軍特別年少兵」制度とは
 一 幻の存在となった「昭和の白虎隊」
 二 制度の概要

  〈海軍基礎知識 1〉海軍の教育機関――海軍三校と海軍術科学校

第三章 大竹海兵団でのスパルタ教育
 一 出征の朝
 二 大竹海兵団での猛訓練と罰直の日々
 三 卒業間近の忘れえぬ出来事
 四 厳しい訓練を支えた郷愁

  コラム・西崎氏ゆかりの地を訪ねて 1 大竹市の変遷
  コラム・西崎氏ゆかりの地を訪ねて 2 槙垣は優し
  〈海軍基礎知識 2〉艦艇の主な種類
  〈海軍基礎知識 3〉軍艦ができるまで

第四章 駆逐艦「雪風」とともに
 一 稀代の幸運艦「雪風」に、いざ乗艦
 二 十七歳の初陣
 三 マリアナ沖海戦(あ号作戦)
 四 樽島丸船員の救助
 五 レイテ沖海戦(捷一号作戦)
 六 幻の空母「信濃」の最期
 七 サイパン島の記憶
 八 人間魚雷「回天」の試験発射訓練

  〈海軍基礎知識 4〉艦艇の名前の付け方
  コラム・西崎氏ゆかりの地を訪ねて 3 「回天」の島・大津島

第五章 沖縄水上特攻
 一 出撃前夜
 二 出 撃
 三 負 傷
 四 戦 闘
 五 戦艦「大和」の最期
 六 生存者の救助
 七 佐世保へ

  コラム・西崎氏ゆかりの地を訪ねて 4 呉海軍墓地

第六章 丹後の「雪風」
 一 落下傘機雷の恐怖
 二 宮津決戦
 三 伊根で終戦を迎える

  コラム・西崎氏ゆかりの地を訪ねて 5 宮津市民の目から見た宮津空襲
  コラム・西崎氏ゆかりの地を訪ねて 6 「雪風」が終戦を迎えた伊根を歩く

第七章 別れと始まり
 一 「雪風」は「復員輸送船」に
 二 「雪風」との別れ――戦時賠償艦として中華民国へ引き渡す
 三 復 員
 四 新たな人生が動き出す

  コラム・西崎氏ゆかりの地を訪ねて 7 「雪風」の主錨は江田島に

終章 私の願い


 編者あとがき
 参考文献
 著者および「雪風」関連年表(1926-51)

Tuesday 17 October 2017

勇夫 渡邉 8/15/15



私の、父は雪風の乗組員だったと聞いております。
名前は、益井 博 機銃を担当していた様に聞いています
ただ、本人は終戦後特に雪風会などには出席した事
もなく連絡は全く取らなかったといっていました
乗組員名簿も呉の海上自衛隊にも残ってなくいろいろ
聞きましたが、わかりません。何かわかれば幸いです
本人は平成22年11月18日に83歳にて亡くなりました
生前、御国に為に戦争に行って戻ってきても何もいいこと
もなく時間だけがたったと嘆いておりました。

Tuesday 14 October 2014

駆逐艦雪風の主錨 Japanese Destroyer Yukikaze's Anchor (フルHD Full HD)




My camera and video camera are both able to take AVCHD Videos.



But of course, it is AVCHD Progressive, which is a trademark of Sony and Panasonic.

Most videos on Youtube nowadays are at least 1080p.


We can also take 3D photos and videos. Then play them on the TV. In this case, Bravia.


My camera and video camera has this symbol on it.


-The Editor



First Video Up!


This is my first video. It is the Yukikaze's anchor. Enjoy!

Choose 1080p and you should be able to see a bit more clearly. This is probably the first video of this anchor. There has been so many pictures but not many videos! I will take another one in 20 years time. 2034! I wonder if we will be able to smell and feel the air and wind? Right now though, the best on youtube is 4K. Mine is still 1080p. There is also an 8K and others. 4K video? Does that exist? Well Sony has this video camera http://www.sony.jp/handycam/products/FDR-AX100/
and camera http://www.sony.jp/ichigan/products/ILCE-7S/

And Youtube Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQtexbbdOcg&list=UUzBDv4ihHM0y2CXulM_n93w

Nowadays you should be able to make it to 1440p. 4K is a bit too hard for most computers.
Anyway, I will, I promise you, go back to this place and take a 4K version of this in under 20 years time. I will upload it onto Youtube.







Wednesday 8 October 2014

Where is Yukikaze's Anchor?

It is in Eta-jima. The anchor lies beneath the trees and looks quite good.
Pictures:













The steering wheel and clock cannot be taken as a photo, however, the screw is in Taiwan and looks like this:





Another Picture of the screw.

This looks a bit older doesn't it?
This is the not so known bell of the Yang Destroyer.


The steering wheel does have a photo though, although it is really old and is not shown like it anymore. Right now, it is behind glass. This version is just put on the table.

Monday 6 October 2014

New Author

Hello Readers,

I am a new author on this blog. My name is Leo Graf and I will post all sorts of interesting news and information.

Thankyou.

Saturday 4 October 2014

What was Operation Ten-Ichi-Go? ~All about the 天一号作戦



Ships that participated in the Ten-Ichi-Go:










The outcome:

The 2nd Mine squadron of the 2nd Fleet protected Battleship Yamato.

Of the 9 ships that went, 5 of them sank, and 981 people died. The other 4 ships rescued survivors and returned to Sasebo.

How they were layed out:
photos courtesy of 大和ミュージアム。。。

The famous destroyer Fuyuzuki rescued survivors from Kasumi and returned to Sasebo. Fuyuzuki was half wrecked. Kasumi couldn't move anymore.

Notes on the pictures of ships... 帰還 means it returned
             沈没 means it sank...

More information can be seen on Wikipedia, if you search a little.
Anyway, it was basically a fight between ships and aircraft. The aircraft won, and we now know that ships are no match for aircraft. This fight is known in Japan as 坊ノ岬沖海戦.

The main power used to be the Battleship, and then the importance of aeroplanes moved it to aircraft carriers. Now, the most important ships are nuclear powered submarines. To fight it, one must have other submarines or destroyers.

Cruisers and gunboats don't mean much nowadays.




Saturday 27 September 2014

The Difference Between Humans and Animals

I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain'd,
I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,
Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things,
Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago,
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth.

Walt Whitman

Life is but a Dream

A boat, beneath a sunny sky
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear

Long has paled that sunny sky;
Echoes fade and memories die;
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die;

Ever drifting down the stream
Lingering in the golden gleam
Life, what is it but a dream?

Author Notes

This is an acrostic poem that spells out Alice's full name. Alice Pleasance Liddell
- See more at: http://allpoetry.com/Life-is-but-a-Dream#sthash.TMQBPMuY.dpuf