Yamato-class battleship
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The Yamato-class battleships were two battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, Yamato and Musashi. Their keels were laid down in 1937 and 1938, and they were commissioned as designed in 1941 and 194
Yamato undergoing trials in 1941
Musashi, August 1942, taken from the bow
The bridge of Musashi
Yamato and Musashi anchored in the waters off of the Truk Islands in 1943
Shinano was an aircraft carrier built by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, the largest such built up to that time. Laid down in May 1940 as the third of the Yamato-class battleships, Shi
Yamato-class battleship
…down in 1937 and 1938, and they were commissioned as designed in 1941 and 1942. A third hull, laid down in 1940, was converted to the aircraft carrier Shinano during construction. Two further ships were planned but never constructed. Displacing nearly 72,000 long tons (73,000 t) at full load, the completed…
Shinano underway during her sea trials in Tokyo Bay, 11 November 1944, taken from a civilian tugboat
Drawing of the Shinano as she appeared on 19 November 1944
A test photo of Shinano (pointed to by arrow) drydocked in Yokosuka to view her camouflage, October 1944. Several false buildings are seen on her flight deck. This is the only known image of the ship taken by the Japanese military.
Toshio Abe