Classe: Yamato


Category: BattleShip

Nation: Japan
Statistics: Displacement: 71 659 tons
Length: 263 meters
Speed: 27 knots
6 planes
9 x 18'' guns


All ships of this class are described in this page
Musashi


DateIncidentBattlePlace
March 29, 1938Laid down-Japan
November 1, 1940LaunchedJapan, battleship, christened Musashi. Japan
August 5, 1942Commissioned-Japan
May 17, 1943-Attlu: planned Japanese counter-attack. Japan
June 19, 1944-Battle of the Philippine Sea: first day. Mariannas
June 19, 1944-Battle of the Philippines Sea: the pursuit. Mariannas
October 23, 1944-Palawan Passage. Philippines
October 24, 1944SunkBattle of the Sea of Sibuyan (Leyte). Philippines
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N°111


DateIncidentBattlePlace
November 7, 1940Laid downJapan, battleship, christened N111. Japan
December 1940Cancelled-Japan

Yamato


DateIncidentBattlePlace
November 4, 1937Laid down-Japan
August 8, 1940LaunchedJapan, battleship, christened Yamato. Japan
December 16, 1941Commissioned-Japan
May 29, 1942-Other groups engaged in the operation for Midway. Hawaii
August 24, 1942-Battle of the Eastern Salomons: all groups. Salomon Islands
December 25, 1943Damagedsunk by the Skate. Carolina archipelago
June 19, 1944-Battle of the Philippine Sea: first day. Mariannas
June 19, 1944-Battle of the Philippines Sea: the pursuit. Mariannas
October 23, 1944-Palawan Passage. Philippines
October 24, 1944DamagedBattle of the Sea of Sibuyan (Leyte). Philippines
October 25, 1944-Battle of Samar. Philippines
April 7, 1945Sunk-Okinawa, Ryu Kyu
Additional information on the web :
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