YAMATO CLASS BATTLESHIP
(YAH-MAH-TOE)
| NAME | BUILDER | LAUNCHED | COMPLETED | LENGTH (feet/inch) |
BEAM (feet/inch) |
DRAFT (feet/inch) |
|
YAMATO MUSASHI |
Kure DY Mitsubishi Nagasaki |
8 August 1940 1 November 1940 |
16 December 1941 5 August 1942 |
862 10 oa 839 10 wl 800 06 pp |
121 01 | 32 11 |
| DISPLACEMENT | ARMAMENT | COMPLEMENT | SHAFT HORSEPOWER |
SPEED (knots) |
FUEL (tons) |
RANGE (NM) |
| 71659 F 67123 N 64000 S |
YAMATO 9 x 18.1in 45-cal 6 x 6.1in 55-cal 6 x 5-in AA 152 x 25mm AA 4 x 13mm MGs 7 float planes 2 catapults MUSASHI 12 x 5-in AA 130 x 25mm AA |
2500/ 2800 |
150,000 | 27 | 6300 oil |
7200 @ 16 knots |
| NOTES | ||||||
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YAMATO was sunk 7 April 1945, 130nm WSW of Kagoshima by aircraft of US TF 58. MUSASHI was sunk 24 October 1944, in the Sibuyan Sea by aircraft of US TF 38 while enroute to the Battle Off Samar. |
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