YAMATO (August 8th, 1940) MUSASHI (November 1st, 1940)

Displacement: 62,315 tons standard (about 69,990 tons full load) Complement: 2500 Length: (p.p) 800 1 feet, (o.a.) 840 feet. Beam: 121 feet Draught: 34 feet (mean) Guns: 9 - 18 inch, 45 cal 12 - 6 inch, 60 cal 12 - 5 inch, 40 cal DP 24 - 25 mm AA 4 - 13,2 mm AA Armour: 16" Belt 9" - 8" Deck 21 1/2" - 2" Barbettes 25 1/2" - 7 1/2" Turrets 19 3/4 - 11 3/4 Conning tower Aircraft: 7 Machinery: 4-shaft geared turbines, 12 boilers, 150,000 shp=27 knots. Oil, 6,300 tons. YAMATO sunk by US Navy aircraft April 7th, 1945 MUSASHI sunk by US Navy aircraft in the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, October 24th, 1944.

YAMATO YAMATO YAMATO 24/10/1944 in Sibuyan sea attacked by US bombers YAMATO End of Yamato April, 7 1945 YAMATO End of Yamato April, 7 1945