Yamato (Japanese: 大和, named after the ancient Yamato Province) was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II.

On 7th April, TF 58 (Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher) attacks Japanese First Diversion Attack Force, formed around battleship Yamato, moving through East China Sea toward Okinawa. damage destroyers Suzutsuki Hatsushimo, Yukikaze, and Fuyuzuki in East China Sea.

On August 1, 1985, a Japanese team using submersible Pisces II locate the shipwreck of Yamato broken into two pieces on the sea floor at a depth of 429.7m / 1,410'. Other sources list the depth as 340m / 1,200'.

2015年3月4日 · In the 1980s, shipwreck hunters found the Yamato 180 miles (290 kilometers) southwest of Kyushu, one of the main islands of Japan. The ship was split in two and was found resting at a depth...

2011年8月4日 · Nearly three weeks ago, on the night of March 10, 1945, American B-29 s dropped incendiary bombs on the city. Over 100,000 Japanese perished in the fires, which turned 16 square miles of Japan’s capital into charred rubble. The smoke and stench of the blazes still wafted through the Imperial Palace.

2024年1月14日 · But there is also at least one recorded instance of a suicide mission carried out by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN): Operation Ten-Go, which took place on April 7, 1945, and involved the...

At 1243, five Hornet Avengers came in from port, while 14 F4U Corsairs from Bunker Hill were strafing and hitting Yamato with rockets that caused little damage to the ship, but were deadly to the...

2024年3月3日 · Summary: The tragic fate of the battleship Yamato in 1945 embodies Japan’s ultimate sacrifice during World War II, aiming to defend Okinawa but ultimately failing to impact the Allied invasion.

Yamato fought Allied ships only once, in the Battle of Samar Gulf, where she sank one American escort carrier and one destroyer. For her final mission, the Imperial Navy swapped out some...

2021年7月22日 · On April 6, 1945, Yamato, the light cruiser Yahagi and eight destroyers – Yukikaze, Asashimo, Suzutsuki, Fuyutsuki, Kasumi, Hamakaze, Isokaze and Hatsushimo – set off for what would be the Imperial Japanese Navy’s last major effort in the Pacific.