On the morning of April 7, 1945, the Japanese battleship Yamato, behemoth of naval engineering and pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy, sortied on what was essentially a suicidal mission. Operation ...

Join us as we delve into the dramatic story of Yamato's demise, shedding light on the final moments of this colossal battleship. Witness the unparalleled destruction of this naval giant during its ...

Prior to the days of Tomahawk missiles and aircraft carriers, battleships were the way a nation would flex its muscles at sea. In 1941, as the Imperial Japanese Navy was in the midst of its dash ...

What You Need to Know: Japan’s Yamato, the largest battleship ever constructed, embarked on a one-way mission during the final stages of World War II. In April 1945, with just enough fuel for a single ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: Following Japan’s withdrawal from the Washington Naval Treaty in 1934, it began constructing the Yamato-class battleships to counter the U.S. Navy’s numerical ...