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The Yamati-class super battleship Musashi firing a salvo

On this date: Warship no. 111 laid down, Kure Naval Arsenal

By the time Yamato was finished, however, the calculus at sea had changed. The US battleship fleet had been largely destroyed at Pearl Harbor, and the Japanese had also sunk two British capital ships off Malaya, all using aircraft. Clearly, battleships were not the future of naval warfare. Work paused on nos. 110 (roughly 70% complete) and 111 (30%), and soon, the two projects were cancelled.

Tony Boccia

8 hours ago

Battleship Mutsu Memorial Museum

Mutsu's battle history isn't as storied as some of the older Japanese battleships. The Kongo-class in particular were upgraded to keep up with fleet carriers, and literally left slower ships like Mutsu behind in their wake.

Tony Boccia

Oct 31