Once the mighty and highly visible “big hammer” of the US Navy, the big battleships that were brought out of mothballs and ...

Launched in 1940 and commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), the battleship Yamato stands as the largest battleship ever built—and one of the most iconic and formidable warships ever ...

The IJN Yamato and her Sister Ship Musashi were the largest Battleships ever completed. During the invasion of Okinawa, the Yamato embarked on a one-way mission to attack the US Navy landing ...