Yamato in action off Samar, 25 Oct 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Yamato in action off Samar, 25 Oct 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Philippine Sea, Pacific Ocean
Date 25 Oct 1944
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   80-G-378525
 
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Photos on Same Day 25 Oct 1944
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 740 x 597 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
13 Dec 2007 09:32:49 PM

is there any surviving blueprint of IJN YAMATO?? Ireally like this battleship
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
12 Jun 2016 07:16:41 PM

OOPS:

Made a mistake US losses were (10) aircraft and (12) aircrew out of the attacking force. I was looking at to many different notes. Keep telling myself, Bill you gotta proof read...
Photograph shows Yamato with Cruiser Yahagi.

MONSTERS OF THE SEA: SUPER YAMATO

Did you know that the Imperial Navy had plans for a "Super Yamato Class Battleship" at over 83,000 tons armed with 20 inch (508mm) main guns. However, no 20 inch guns were ever found at wars end, and no further effort was carried out, due to the changing war situation.

One can only guess the caliber of the secondary armament and added numbers of anti-aircraft weapons. Information about Hull numbers 798 and 799 are limited, both hulls were abandoned in 1942. Maybe another reason was that the Empire was running out of resources to support such huge ships...

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