Yamato suffering a near miss during the Op. Yamato, Yahagi and 8 destroyers were sent out on a suicide mission to stop the US advance across the Pacific, and if need be, beach herself on Okinawa as an unsinkable shore battery. Operation "Ten-Ichi-Go" or Heaven One, April 7, 1945. Yamato gets hit from a divebomber just front of her forward 46 cm turret. The Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, October 26, 1944. Yamato and Musashi at anchor at Bruneian Gulf on October 21, 1944. ![]() Two pair of B5N2 Type 97 "Kates" fly over one of the Yamato sisters. The Yamato sisters at anchor (Something they did a lot of *Cough* Hotel *Cough*), in 1943 at Truk Atoll. Of note is the early war configuration of the Yamatos which had 2 more 15.5 cm/60 caliber 3rd Year Type naval guns straddling the superstructure amidships. A nice shot of her at speed.Īnother shot of her, still on trials, 10 days later on October 30, 1941. ![]() Yamato is currently undergoing sea trials here on Octoat Sukumo. A fantastic shot, showing just how massive this ship really is. We start near the beginning for Yamato, she's fitting out at Kure Naval Yard on September 20, 1941. So the Yamato-class just beat out the Fusō-class so they will be later today.
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