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At least 23 designs were prepared between 1934, when plans for a new class of “super battleships” were first made, and 1937 when the...
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At least 23 designs were prepared between 1934, when plans for a new class of “super battleships” were first made, and 1937 when the...
The Yamatos were the zenith of the Japanese battleship aesthetic, with a beautiful swept-back pagoda mast that managed to convey speed, grace and power.
Operation Ten Go, the final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to affect the outcome of the Pacific War, is well known for featuring...
The age of the battleship is over. And yet, history is filled with countless examples of how they lived, fought, and died. The TBF...
How Battleship Yamato Was Born and Died: Japan withdrew from the London Naval Treaty in 1936. The chief Japanese negotiator, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, feared that concessions...
The Yamato and Iowa-class battleships were the most powerful battleships ever. However, could something even bigger have been built?
A-150: Did Japan Really Consider Building a Warship Larger Than Yamato? – Today, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has become the largest naval...
Japan’s Yamato battleship was assigned a one-way trip to death in World War Two. Indeed, Yamato’s suicide mission is one of the saddest stories...
When considering the role of suicide missions in Imperial Japan’s military machine, kamikaze pilots and banzai charges are what comes to mind. Taking their...
The Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato, along with her sister ship Musashi, were the largest battleships ever constructed. Her nine 46cm (18.1-inch) Type 94 main guns employed were the largest...