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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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Yamato’s final mission blamed on mix-up with emperor’s intent
The behemoth battleship Yamato was dispatched on its suicidal mission ... Hoping to negotiate a peace after dealing a crushing blow to the U.S. forces, the emperor sternly questioned a senior ...
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72,000 Ton Battleship: The Yamato-Class Were Truly Giants Like No Other
Five vessels were initially planned to make up the Yamato class, but only three were completed. The lead ship of the class, the Yamato, was commissioned in 1941, just days after Japan’s deadly ...
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VOX POPULI: Warship Yamato remembered on 77th anniversary of its sinking
The battleship Yamato of the Imperial Japanese Navy ... Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics, including culture, arts and social trends and developments.