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Battleship Yamato fitting out, Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, Sep 1941; light carrier Hosho at extreme rightYamato on trials, 30 Oct 1941, photo 1 of 4Yamato on trials, 30 Oct 1941, photo 2 of 4Yamato on trials, 30 Oct 1941, photo 3 of 4
Battleship Yamato fitting out, Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan, Sep 1941; light carrier Hosho at extreme rightYamato on trials, 30 Oct 1941, photo 1 of 4Yamato on trials, 30 Oct 1941, photo 2 of 4Yamato on trials, 30 Oct 1941, photo 3 of 4
Yamato on trials, 30 Oct 1941, photo 4 of 4Battleship Yamato underway, circa late 1941, photo 1 of 2Battleship Yamato underway, circa late 1941, photo 2 of 2Officers aboard the Yamato in 1942, with Admiral Yamamoto 6th in front row
Yamato on trials, 30 Oct 1941, photo 4 of 4Battleship Yamato underway, circa late 1941, photo 1 of 2Battleship Yamato underway, circa late 1941, photo 2 of 2Officers aboard the Yamato in 1942, with Admiral Yamamoto 6th in front row
Stern of Yamato, 1940sJapanese heavy cruiser Chokai at Truk, Caroline Islands, 20 Nov 1942; note battleship Yamato in backgroundYamato resting at anchor in Truk, Caroline Islands, 1943Battleships Musashi (foreground) and Yamato (background) at Truk, Caroline Islands, May 1943
Stern of Yamato, 1940sJapanese heavy cruiser Chokai at Truk, Caroline Islands, 20 Nov 1942; note battleship Yamato in backgroundYamato resting at anchor in Truk, Caroline Islands, 1943Battleships Musashi (foreground) and Yamato (background) at Truk, Caroline Islands, May 1943
Yamato turning at 27 knots, date unknownMusashi, Yamato, a cruiser, and Nagato at Brunei, Borneo, Oct 1944Musashi, Yamato, a cruiser, and Nagato at Brunei, Borneo, Oct 1944; cropped photographJapanese Center Force departing Brunei Bay, Borneo for Philippine Islands, 22 Oct 1944
Yamato turning at 27 knots, date unknownMusashi, Yamato, a cruiser, and Nagato at Brunei, Borneo, Oct 1944Musashi, Yamato, a cruiser, and Nagato at Brunei, Borneo, Oct 1944; cropped photographJapanese Center Force departing Brunei Bay, Borneo for Philippine Islands, 22 Oct 1944
Battleship Yamato or Musashi and two heavy cruisers maneuvering while under attack by US Navy aircraft, Battle of Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944Battleship Yamato under attack during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944Yamato hit by a bomb in Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944Yamato in action in the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2
Battleship Yamato or Musashi and two heavy cruisers maneuvering while under attack by US Navy aircraft, Battle of Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944Battleship Yamato under attack during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944Yamato hit by a bomb in Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944Yamato in action in the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2

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