Kataoka Shichirō

Baron

Kataoka Shichirō
Baron; Kataoka Shichirō
	Japanese Admiral Kataoka Shichirō
Native name	片岡七郎
Born	12 January 1854; Kagoshima, Satsuma, Japan
Died	11 January 1920 (aged 65); Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1871–1918
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Kongō; Naniwa; IJN Third Fleet; IJN First Fleet;
Battles / wars	First Sino-Japanese War Conquest of Taiwan; ; Russo-Japanese War Battle of the Yellow Sea; Battle of Tsushima; Invasion of Sakhalin; ;
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun; Order of the Sacred Treasure; Order of the Golden Kite

Baron Kataoka Shichirō (片岡七郎; 12 January 1854 – 11 January 1920) was an early admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy.