Yamato-class Photographs | World War II Database

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Yamato under air attack in the Inland Sea, 19 Mar 1945	Portrait of Yamato's officers two days prior to Ten-Go Operation, Mitajiri Anchorage, Japan, 5 Apr 1945; note Rear Admiral Kosaku Ariga at front center

A mushroom cloud hanging above battleship Yamato's exploding hull, 7 Apr 1945	Battleship Yamato under aerial attack in the East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945

Explosion aboard the Yamato as she was sunk on 7 Apr 1945	Yamato and a destroyer in action, 7 Apr 1945

Yamato being attacked in the East China Sea, 7 Apr 1945. Note the Agano-class cruiser Yahagi in the upper left distance.	Yamato exploded, 7 Apr 1945

Yamato listing but still underway, 7 Apr 1945	Yamato maneuvering, 7 Apr 1945

Yamato with a destroyer, listing heavy to port, 7 Apr 1945	Illustration of bomb and torpedo hits on battleship Yamato, 7 Apr 1945, part of Commander Miyamoto's interrogation, 25 Oct 1945

46-cm high explosive shell manufactured for use with Yamato-class battleships, Yushukan Museum on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 6 Aug 2005	46-cm Type 94 armor piercing shell manufactured for use with Yamato-class battleships, Yushukan Museum on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 6 Aug 2005

Japanese Type 3 8cm anti-aircraft gun on display at the Yushukan Museum on the grounds of the Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo, Japan, 6 Aug 2005; note shell for Yamato-class battleships in background