Anatomy of Yamato. In the mid-1930s, when battleships were the ultimate weapons in naval warfare, the Imperial Japanese Navy commissioned an extraordinary ship called Yamato.It was intended to be ...

What You Need to Know: Japan's Yamato, the largest battleship ever constructed, embarked on a one-way mission during the final stages of World War II. In April 1945, with just enough fuel for a ...

On April 6, 1945, the massive Japanese battleship Yamato, the largest and most heavily armed warship ever built, departed from Yamaguchi Prefecture on a desperate, one-way mission to Okinawa. As ...

The ship’s keel was laid down on Nov. 4, 1937. The Yamato launched on Aug. 8, 1940, and was commissioned on Dec. 16, 1941.Fully-laden displacement was a massive 72,000 tons, hull length was 862 ...

KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe used to precision shape the main gun barrels of Japan’s mighty World War II battleship Yamato is now on public display at the Kure Maritime Museum here.

The U.S. forces were determined to sink Yamato, and from the first attack at 12:37 to the final crippling explosion at 14:23, the battleship was hit by at least 11 torpedoes and 6 bombs.

MUNAKATA, Fukuoka Prefecture—Intricate decorative patterns were found on an iron spear tip from the late sixth century to early seventh century, underscoring the importance of Yamato Dynasty ...