Baron Tōgō Masamichi (東郷正路, 19 April 1852 – 4 January 1906) was an admiral in the early Imperial Japanese Navy.

He served in his early career on the corvette Tsukuba, gunboat Kenko and the ironclads Ryūjō and Fuso.

[2] In 1897, Tōgō was appointed chief of staff of Kure Naval District and in 1899 oversaw the completion of the new armored cruiser Yakumo at AG Vulcan Stettin in Germany and her first voyage to Japan.

[1] Immediately before the start of the Russo-Japanese War, Tōgō was appointed commander of the 6th Battle Division of the IJN 3rd Fleet, which consisted of four cruisers led by his flagship, Suma.

[1] In November 1905, after the end of the war, he was promoted to vice admiral and commander of the IJN 4th Fleet; however, he died only two months later.