
Caption | Explosion aboard the Yamato as she was sunk on 7 Apr 1945 ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-413914 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 7 Apr 1945 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | East China Sea, Pacific Ocean | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 7 Sep 2006 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Anonymous says:
27 Jul 2010 01:35:30 PM
This is her magazine going off, a tremedous explosion. I was said you could see the mushroom cloud 100 miles away.
27 Jul 2010 01:35:30 PM
This is her magazine going off, a tremedous explosion. I was said you could see the mushroom cloud 100 miles away.
3.
David Stubblebine says:
23 Mar 2016 12:16:24 AM
Note the destroyer Suzutsuki steaming backwards due to a damaged bow just left of the center of the frame.

23 Mar 2016 12:16:24 AM
Note the destroyer Suzutsuki steaming backwards due to a damaged bow just left of the center of the frame.
4.
Bill says:
12 Jun 2016 06:31:56 PM
DEATH OF YAMATO:
Explosion of the Yamato resulted in a mushroom cloud 6km / 3.7 miles high, and could be seen
from the Island of Kyuhu 160km away about 100 miles. Yamato took (7) torpedoes and (6) bomb hits, bombs could have been 1,000 pounders some sources list (2) additional torpedoes and bomb hits not confirmed.
SHIPS LOST, CREW LOSSES & DAMAGED
The Cruiser Yahagi was lost along with the destroyers Asashimo, Hamakaze, Kasumi and Isokaze.
Yamato 2,496, Cruiser Yahagi 446 and 721 from the destroyers.
Destroyers Fuyuzuki, Suzutsuki, Yukikaze and Hatsushimo damaged.
ATTACKING FORCE:
386 attacking aircraft, losses were (12) aircraft (4) SB2C Dive Bombers, (3) TBM Torpedo Bombers and (3) F6F Hellcat Fighters along with (12) crewmen.

12 Jun 2016 06:31:56 PM
DEATH OF YAMATO:
Explosion of the Yamato resulted in a mushroom cloud 6km / 3.7 miles high, and could be seen
from the Island of Kyuhu 160km away about 100 miles. Yamato took (7) torpedoes and (6) bomb hits, bombs could have been 1,000 pounders some sources list (2) additional torpedoes and bomb hits not confirmed.
SHIPS LOST, CREW LOSSES & DAMAGED
The Cruiser Yahagi was lost along with the destroyers Asashimo, Hamakaze, Kasumi and Isokaze.
Yamato 2,496, Cruiser Yahagi 446 and 721 from the destroyers.
Destroyers Fuyuzuki, Suzutsuki, Yukikaze and Hatsushimo damaged.
ATTACKING FORCE:
386 attacking aircraft, losses were (12) aircraft (4) SB2C Dive Bombers, (3) TBM Torpedo Bombers and (3) F6F Hellcat Fighters along with (12) crewmen.
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