Japanese battleship Yamato
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Yamato was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy shortly before World War II. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed bat
Yamato undertaking sea trials in the Bungo Channel, 20 October 1941
Yamato near the end of her fitting out, 20 September 1941
Yamato during sea trials, October 1941
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (fourth from left) and his staff posing with the Yamato's 46 cm (18.1 in) gun turret 3 on 20 December 1941
Nowaki was a KagerÅ-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy commissioned in April 1941. She saw an extremely successful career during her service in WW2, either helping to sink or capture 15 shi
Nowaki on sea trials off Maizuru, 19 April 1941
Nowaki maneuvering with the aircraft carrier Akagi during the battle of Midway, 6 June 1942
Nowaki docked in Yokosuka during the final stages of repairs to bomb near miss damage, August of 1943
Nowaki after finishing repairs in Yokosuka, August of 1943