IJN · BB
Yamato
Photos and infoYamato-class battleship. Kurita flew his flag in her off Samar. She was not sunk that day. The day before, in the Sibuyan Sea, aircraft hit her and sank Musashi. On 7 April 1945 she sortied for Okinawa. Aircraft from Task Force 58 sank her southwest of Kyushu when her forward magazine exploded. Not credited to one carrier.
| Class | Yamato class |
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| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Fate | Sunk. Kurita's flagship off Samar on 25 October 1944. Not sunk that day. Sunk southwest of Kyushu on 7 April 1945, on the way to Okinawa. |
| Armament (class) | Three triple 18-inch turrets and one funnel. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photo 80-G-704702, from a Japanese photograph. Yamato on trials in Sukumo Bay, 30 October 1941. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Yamamoto, IsorokuFlag, not her captain, 4 June 1942
Matsuda, ChiakiCaptain from 17 December 1942TOOno, TakejiCaptain from 7 September 1943NMMorishita, NobueiCaptain from 25 January 1944
Kurita, TakeoFlag, 25 October 1944
Aruga, KosakuCaptain from 25 November 1944In command when she was lost, 7 April 1945
Ito, SeiichiFlag, not her captain, 7 April 1945Lost with her
Ugaki, MatomeAboard, not her captain, 7 April 1945Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · in Kurita's force, ahead of the carriers; not sunk
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
1944-10-24 · hit; Kurita's flagship; not sunk
Battle off Samar
1944-10-25 · Kurita's flagship; not sunk
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · sailed for the island; sunk on 7 April on the way
Operation Ten-Go
1945-04-07 · Ito's flagship; sunk