But the advent of aircraft carriers ensured that no such battle would ever occur. Launched in 1940 and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), the battleship Yamato stands as the ...

Unfortunately for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), the Allies ... action against Yamato, instead it was decided to strike the Japanese warship with carrier-based aircraft. The first aircraft ...

a thought process that found itself manifested in so called super battleships such as the IJN Yamato, which one Japanese commentator ranked alongside the pyramids and the great wall of China as ...

Naval strategy is vital for winning a war and protecting your country. Here's everything you need to know about the deadliest ...

Fought in June 1942, the clash saw US aircraft carriers ambush their Japanese foes and sink all four opposing Imperial Navy (IJN) flattops thanks partly to intelligence gained through intercepted ...