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Yamato: Japan Sent the Biggest Battleship Ever On a 1 Way 'Final' Mission
What You Need to Know: Japan's Yamato, the largest battleship ever constructed, embarked on a one-way mission during the ...
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Crowd-funding drive saved lathe used for battleship Yamato
KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe believed to have been used to fashion the main guns of Japan's mighty World War II battleship Yamato was ... groundwork construction and the installment ...
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72,000 Ton Battleship: The Yamato-Class Were Truly Giants Like No Other
What You Need to Know: The Yamato ... than a decade, Japan announced its intention to withdraw in 1936. The withdrawal came after the Japanese sought formal equality in naval construction limits ...
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Lathe used for battleship Yamato’s main guns on display
KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe used to precision shape the main gun barrels of Japan’s mighty World War II battleship Yamato is now on public display at the Kure Maritime Museum here.