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Yamato’s final explosion was so massive it knocked American planes from the sky

In April 1945, Yamato sailed on a one way mission toward Okinawa as the centerpiece of Japan’s last major surface attack. U.S ...

Yamato’s final mission blamed on mix-up with emperor’s intent

The behemoth battleship Yamato was dispatched on its suicidal mission to Okinawa in 1945 because of a naval officer's ...
The National Interest

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 final stages of World War II. In April 1945, with just enough fuel for a single ...
PBS

Yamato's Final Voyage

Near the end of WWII, on April 7, 1945, the pride of Japan's navy, the battleship Yamato, succumbed to American airpower. Cataclysmic explosions tore the ship in half and sent her to the seafloor with ...
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SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO aka STAR BLAZERS Is Reborn

You can't keep a good battleship down. As our partners at Omelete are reporting, 26 years after Final Yamato was released, a new chapter is finally being written in one of the most popular space ...