Also known as the Super Yamato-class, the Design A-150 battleship program began in late 1938.As conceived by its designers, the warship was to be armed with at least six 510mm (20-inch) guns as ...

But the “Super Yamato-class” never came to fruition despite Japan’s grand ambitions. In fact, let me describe this warship in one word: doomed. A-150 Battleship: Uber Large and Fast ...

The first class to emerge were the 18.1-inch-gun-carrying Yamatos, the largest battleships ever constructed. However, the Yamatos were by no means the end of Japanese ambitions.

The Yamato was the largest battleship ever built. Its sinking marked the end of gunboat diplomacy and the emergence of the aircraft carrier as the primary weapon at sea. From national symbol to ...

Yamato was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy shortly before World War II. ... BATTLESHIP YAMATO - In 1934 the Japanese begin designing The Yamato, ...