Yamato is a Japanese battleship laid down in 1937, launched in August 1940 and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy in December 1941. The total length of the ship was 263 meters, the width was 38.9 meters, and the total displacement was 65,000 tons. The maximum speed of the Yamato battleship was about 27-28 knots. The main armament at the time of launch consisted of 9,460-mm guns in three turrets, three guns in each, and the auxiliary - mainly 12,152-mm guns. "Yamato" was the first battleship of the same type, that is, "Yamato". The genesis of this type of battleship dates back to the early 1930s, when the command of the Japanese Navy, hoping for a quick expiration of the Washington Treaty (since 1922) and preparing for the war in the Pacific Ocean, decided to create the most powerful and best battleship in history, which could outperform their counterparts in the US Navy or the Royal Navy, and would keep their design completely secret. As a result, when it entered service in 1941, the Yamato was the most powerful battleship (the 460 mm gun had a range of 42,000 meters!) and was the best armored ship of its type in the world! So the assumptions of the Imperial Navy have come true! Yamato became the flagship of the entire Japanese fleet in 1942. It was from his deck that Isoroku Yamamoto commanded the defeat of Japan in the Battle of Midway (June 1942). Yamato spent 1943-1944 in Japanese mainland waters, taking limited part in battles in the Pacific Ocean. In June 1944, he participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, but his role in it was minor. He also participated in the Battle of Leyte in October 1944. Yamato's last combat mission was her suicide cruise against American forces landing on Okinawa (Operation Ten-Go) - after being hit by at least 11 torpedoes and 8 bombs, this largest battleship in the world History sank on April 7, 1945 year
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