On April 6, 1945, the massive Japanese battleship Yamato, the largest and most heavily armed warship ever built, departed ...

Space Battleship Yamato inspired Anno’s career, and now he’s giving back with an exhibition and a brand new anime.

-The Yamato's fate was sealed during Operation Ten-Go, a suicide mission in which the ship was sunk by American carrier-based aircraft on April 7, 1945, marking the end of the battleship era. The ...

In the lead-up to World War II, Japan sought dominance in the Pacific and secretly constructed the Yamato-class battleship ...

Designers of the Yamato intended for this monster battleship to defeat any counterpart from the United States Navy.But the advent of aircraft carriers ensured that no such battle would ever occur ...

The largest battleship ever constructed was the Japanese battleship Yamato. Known for her enormous size and powerful weapons, she was the flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. With a hull ...

On April 6, 1945, the battleship Yamato, the heaviest and most powerful ever built, set sail from Japan on a one-way mission to Okinawa. With the U.S. forces landing on the island and Japan's ...

The Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato – along with her sister ship Musashi – was the largest battleship ever constructed. her nine 46cm (18.1-inch) Type 94 main guns employed were the largest ...

Built during the twilight of the battleship era, the Yamato embodied the IJN’s ambition to dominate the Pacific through pure naval power. With its unprecedented size, armament, and astounding ...