Yamato

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Yamato was a World War II-era Japanese battleship, famed as one of the largest and most heavily armed battleships ever constructed.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf battleship
capital ship
warship
armament anti-aircraft guns
armorBeltThickness up to about 410 mm
battle Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Philippine Sea
beam approximately 38.9 meters
builder Kure Naval Arsenal
causeOfSinking air attack by U.S. carrier-based aircraft
commissioned 1941
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Japan
crewComplement over 2,000 officers and men
deckArmorThickness up to about 200 mm
displacement about 72,000 tons full load
draft approximately 11 meters
era World War II era
fate sunk in combat
finalMission suicide surface attack on Allied forces at Okinawa
flagshipPeriod 1942–1943
laidDown 1937
launched 1940
length approximately 263 meters
locationOfWreck East China Sea
mainArmament 9 × 46 cm (18.1 in) guns
mainBatteryConfiguration 3 triple turrets
maximumSpeed about 27 knots
namedAfter Yamato Province
nationality Japanese
notableFor being one of the largest battleships ever built
being one of the most heavily armed battleships ever constructed
operation Operation Ten-Go
operator Imperial Japanese Navy
partOf Yamato-class battleship
placeBuilt Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
propulsion 4 propeller shafts
steam turbines
role fleet flagship
secondaryArmament 127 mm dual-purpose guns
155 mm guns
servedAsFlagshipOf Combined Fleet
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
shipType battleship
sisterShip Musashi
standardDisplacement about 65,000 tons
sunkDuring Operation Ten-Go
sunkOn 7 April 1945
yearOfConstruction late 1930s


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