Yamato

Japanese super-dreadnought battleship

Yamato or her sister ship Musashi (middle left) maneuvering in the Sibuyan Sea while being attacked by American carrier aircraft, 24 October 1944. Also maneuvering at speed, there is a heavy cruiser off the battleship's port bow, and two more heavy cruisers on the far right of the photograph.

Source: Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (# 80-G-272550).

Battleship Yamato Photo Gallery
Yamato fitting out	Yamato on trials in Sukumo Bay	Yamato running trials
Yamato anchored at Brunei	Yamato leaves Brunei Bay with the Japanese "Centre Force" fleet	Yamato maneuvering during the battle of the Sibuyan Sea
Yamato or her sister ship	Yamato battling American air attack in the Sibuyan Sea	Yamato being hit by a bomb forward of the main battery
Yamato figting American carrier planes off Samar	Yamato in battle off Samar	Yamato under attack by aircraft
Yamato makes evasive maneuvers during operation "Ten-Go"	Yamato after being hit by multiple U.S carrier aircraft attacks	Yamato listing to port and with a fire burning