Musashi Photographs | World War II Database

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Musashi's conning tower and main turret, date unknown	View of Musashi from her bow, circa 1942	View of Musashi's fantail from her funnel, 1942	Musashi and her crew on forward deck, Jun 1942

Battleship Musashi's superstructure during its trials between Tokuyama and Kure, Japan, Jun-Jul 1942	Battleships Musashi (foreground) and Yamato (background) at Truk, Caroline Islands, May 1943	The ashes of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto arriving at Kisarazu, Japan aboard battleship Musashi, 23 May 1943	Emperor Showa (Hirohito; front center) and Nagano (front, 6th from Left) aboard the Musashi, 24 Jun 1943

Musashi, Yamato, a cruiser, and Nagato at Brunei, Borneo, Oct 1944	Musashi, Yamato, a cruiser, and Nagato at Brunei, Borneo, Oct 1944; cropped photograph	Japanese Center Force departing Brunei Bay, Borneo for Philippine Islands, 22 Oct 1944	Musashi underway off Brunei, Borneo, 22 Oct 1944

A water plume from a torpedo striking against the bow of super-battleship Musashi rises high in the air during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944	Battleship Yamato or Musashi and two heavy cruisers maneuvering while under attack by US Navy aircraft, Battle of Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944	Musashi and a destroyer under attack, Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2	Musashi and a destroyer under attack, Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944, photo 2 of 2

Musashi down by the bow after being hit by US Navy carrier aircraft during the Battle of Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944	Musashi hit by a bomb from US Navy carrier aircraft, Battle of Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944	Strike photo taken from planes flying from USS Wasp (Essex-class) showing bombs strikes and near misses on the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea, Philippine Islands, 24 Oct 1944	46-cm high explosive shell manufactured for use with Yamato-class battleships, Yushukan Museum on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 6 Aug 2005