The Yamato, the largest battleship ever built, was a massive symbol of Japan’s naval power—displacing 72,808 tons and stretching 263 meters (863 feet) in length. Armed with giant guns capable of ...
On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato. Escorted by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight ...