What real life officer/s would you like to see made into a playable commander/s

[kriegerfaust]

Isaac . Kidd (U.S.A Destroyer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_C._Kidd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidd-class_destroyer

Isaac Campbell Kidd (March 26, 1884 – December 7, 1941) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was the father of Admiral Isaac C. Kidd Jr. Kidd was killed on the bridge of USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The highest ranking casualty at Pearl Harbor, he became the first U.S. Navy flag officer killed in action in World War II as well as the first killed in action against any foreign enemy.

He was a posthumous recipient of his nation's highest military honor—the Medal of Honor. A Fletcher-class destroyer, Kidd (DD-661), was commissioned in his honor on April 23, 1943. The second ship named after him, Kidd (DDG-993), lead ship of four Kidd-class destroyers, was commissioned on March 27, 1981. An Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, Kidd (DDG-100), was the third ship named after him and was commissioned on June 9, 2007.^[1]

Edited April 5, 2024 by kriegerfaust

[Navalpride33]

I think for celebrating women and women empowerment...
 

• Capt Kate Mccue, Captain of the Celebrity Beyond cruise ship. 

Any sailor/passenger who sails under her watch, knows there's nothing to worry about. See has everything under wraps.

Best Female Captain out there on the seas atm IMO.

[Kruzenstern]

Tōgō Heihachirō

I mean, we have Mikasa. So we should also have Togo!

[Wulf_Ace]

would like to see more real time captains then admirals from that time

[CaptainEleven]

Ernest Evans

Willis "Ching" Lee

Raymond Spruance

[Verblonde]

How about Philip Vian (unless he's in already, and I missed it): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Vian

In charge during the last - so far - occasion where RN folk used cutlasses (although I gather this may be apocryphal)...

Edited April 5, 2024 by Verblonde

[Unlooky]

Excluding already named figures:

Jellicoe, Scheer, and Hipper

Gunichi Mikawa, Takeo Kurita, and Arleigh Burke. 

For the hell of it, Admirals Nelson and Yi Sun-Sin

I think you could make all of these figures interesting captains with unique talents and skills.   

[Wolfswetpaws]

On 4/5/2024 at 2:35 AM, kriegerfaust said:

What real life officer/s would you like to see made into a playable commander/s

 

 

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Ryoko Azuma

Rear Admiral   Ryoko Azuma
Ryoko Azuma
Native name	東良子
Born	December 10, 1973
Allegiance	Japan
Service/branch	Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	1st Escort Division

Rear Admiral Ryoko Azuma (東 良子) (born December 10, 1973) is the first woman to become the chief of a warship unit in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She was also a member of the first female class at the National Defense Academy of Japan.

Career[edit]

After graduating from high school, Azuma entered the National Defense Academy of Japan in 1992, where she was one of the first women to enter the academy.^[1] In March 1996, she entered the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. She became the vice captain of JDS Kashima, and in March 2013 she became the captain of JS Setoyuki.^[2] Alongside Miho Otani, she was the first woman to become the captain of a training ship.^[3] In 2014 Azuma became the first female captain to conduct a deep sea navigation training.^[4] On January 1, 2015, she was official promoted to the rank of rear admiral. On March 23, 2016, she transferred to the Maritime Staff Office.

On March 6, 2018, she became the commander of Escort Flotilla 1 [ja], and was the first woman to command a warship squadron for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.^[5][6] The squadron is made up of four warships and the helicopter carrier JS Izumo.^[7] On August 5, 2018, she took command of a mission to deal with the pirates in the Gulf of Aden in Somalia.^[2]

See also[edit]

• Misa Matsushima – First woman in the Japanese Self-Defense Force to become a fighter pilot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryoko_Azuma

[Unlooky]

17 hours ago, Wolfswetpaws said:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryoko_Azuma

I'm pretty sure there are significant legal issues with adding people who are either alive or have direct surviving family. She's still active duty. Not to mention, she's also completely out of the scope of the game's era.  

[Wolfswetpaws]

3 hours ago, Unlooky said:

I'm pretty sure there are significant legal issues with adding people who are either alive or have direct surviving family. She's still active duty. Not to mention, she's also completely out of the scope of the game's era.  

Well the topic title wasn't time-period specific.  🙂 

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What real life officer/s would you like to see made into a playable commander/s

I will concede that the difficulty involves getting her permission and the likely legal issues which surround her current active duty obligations.
That said, I think she'd make a fine in-game Commander.  🙂 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryoko_Azuma

[Admiral_Karasu]

@Verblonde Ah... you mean the Altmark incident. We touched on that briefly in our club house talks.

[Admiral_Karasu]

Well.. there's no shortage of historical captains or admirals.

In another thread I already named one, Tamon Yamaguchi (played by Susumu Fujita in Tora! Tora! Tora!).

[Ensign Cthulhu]

On 4/6/2024 at 6:09 AM, Unlooky said:

Gunichi Mikawa, Takeo Kurita, and Arleigh Burke. 

For the hell of it, Admirals Nelson and Yi Sun-Sin

We already have Arleigh Burke and Yi Sun-Sin. 

   

 

[Unlooky]

6 hours ago, Ensign Cthulhu said:

We already have Arleigh Burke and Yi Sun-Sin. 

   

 

The thread was for ones with improved skills/talents. We also have Kurita by this standard, but all it does is change the image and name of the captain.