 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).
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