What was the biggest battleship in history
Yamato
If greatness can be measured by size, Yamato was indeed the greatest battleship ever built. Her hull was 863 feet long—longer than all but America's Iowa-class ships. Fully loaded, Yamato displaced about 70,000 tons of water, outweighing even the biggest Allied battleships by more than 20 percent.
What sunk the Yamato
Torpedoes explode against Yamato's port side as she turns to avoid the onslaught from bombers. While the Americans' 1,000-pound bombs held fearsome destructive power, as seen in this one exploding off Yamato's port bow, it was their air-launched torpedoes that ultimately led to the supership's demise.
What ship did the Yamato sink
The Centre Force sank one American escort carrier (CVE), two destroyers, and a destroyer escort. A second CVE was lost by kamikaze attack after the surface engagement. Following the engagement, Yamato and the remnants of Kurita's force returned to Brunei.
How big were Yamato’s guns
18.1 in
The class carried the largest naval artillery ever fitted to a warship, nine 460-mm (18.1 in) naval guns, each capable of firing 1,460 kg (3,220 lb) shells over 42 km (26 mi).
What was bigger Yamato or Bismarck
The only warships that would exceed the Bismarck in size were the non-treaty U.S. Iowa-class battleships, which were built in 1943 and had a standard displacement of 48,425 tons, and the two even larger Japanese battleships of the Yamato class.
What is the biggest Japanese battleship
the Yamato
air raids but also the Yamato, the greatest battleship in the world (72,000 tons, with nine 18.1-inch [460-millimetre] guns), which was sent out on a suicidal mission with only enough fuel for the single outward voyage and without sufficient air cover. The Japanese hoped the Yamato might finish off the…
Which is bigger Yamato or Bismarck
The largest and most powerful battleships ever built, Japan's Yamato and Musashi, were constructed secretly. These behemoths carried nine 18-inch/45 guns, the largest caliber guns ever mounted on a battleship, and their broadside weight was more than twice that of the Bismarck's guns.
How deep is Yamato
The Yamato sank during a fierce battle for Okinawa on April, 7 1945. In the 1980s, shipwreck hunters found the Yamato 180 miles (290 kilometers) southwest of Kyushu, one of the main islands of Japan. The ship was split in two and was found resting at a depth of 1,120 feet (340 m).
What ship is bigger than the Yamato
Paul Allen, founder of Microsoft, appears now to have found the wreck of HIJMS Musashi. To claim that Musashi was the most powerful battleship ever built would court needless controversy, but she was by most accounts the largest (very marginally larger than her sister, HIJMS Yamato).
Is Yamato bigger than Bismarck
The largest and most powerful battleships ever built, Japan's Yamato and Musashi, were constructed secretly. These behemoths carried nine 18-inch/45 guns, the largest caliber guns ever mounted on a battleship, and their broadside weight was more than twice that of the Bismarck's guns.
Who sunk the Bismarck
British
The third phase on the morning of 27 May was an attack by the British battleships King George V and Rodney supported by cruisers. After about 100 minutes of fighting, Bismarck was sunk by the combined effects of shellfire, torpedo hits and deliberate scuttling.
Was Bismarck bigger than Titanic
Bismarck was only slightly smaller than Titanic, and it was three thousand feet deeper — three miles deep! There they found evidence to support the scuttling story.
Was Musashi bigger than Yamato
To claim that Musashi was the most powerful battleship ever built would court needless controversy, but she was by most accounts the largest (very marginally larger than her sister, HIJMS Yamato).
How old is Yamato
28-year-old
Yamato is a rather tall 28-year-old young individual, being twice Luffy's height. Yamato has long white hair tied into a ponytail using orange rods.
Was Musashi or Yamato bigger
To claim that Musashi was the most powerful battleship ever built would court needless controversy, but she was by most accounts the largest (very marginally larger than her sister, HIJMS Yamato).
Was Tirpitz bigger than Bismarck
After a series of wartime modifications she was 2000 tonnes heavier than Bismarck, making her the heaviest battleship ever built by a European navy. As built: 8 × 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 (4 × 2) 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) L/55 (6 × 2)
Is the Bismarck bigger than the Titanic
Bismarck was only slightly smaller than Titanic, and it was three thousand feet deeper — three miles deep!
Who sunk Bismarck
British
The third phase on the morning of 27 May was an attack by the British battleships King George V and Rodney supported by cruisers. After about 100 minutes of fighting, Bismarck was sunk by the combined effects of shellfire, torpedo hits and deliberate scuttling.
Has Musashi ever lost
Gonnosuke had Musashi at his mercy but let him live as a way of returning the favour granted in the first duel. Outside of the stick-fighting schools, the claim that Musashi was ever defeated by Gonnosuke is denied, particularly by sword fighting schools who maintain Musashi was never defeated in a duel.
Who is Yamato wife
ArtStation – Ototachibana-Hime ( Japanese mythical hero Yamato Takeru's wife )
What is Yamato wife name
Yamato Takeru went to the eastern land. He lost his wife Oto tachibana-hime during a storm when she sacrificed herself to soothe the anger of the sea god.
Is Bismarck bigger than Yamato
The only warships that would exceed the Bismarck in size were the non-treaty U.S. Iowa-class battleships, which were built in 1943 and had a standard displacement of 48,425 tons, and the two even larger Japanese battleships of the Yamato class.
Is Bismarck deeper than Titanic
Bismarck was only slightly smaller than Titanic, and it was three thousand feet deeper — three miles deep! There they found evidence to support the scuttling story.
Who is the strongest samurai
Musashi Miyamoto
The majority of the Japanese people know Musashi Miyamoto as Japan's most famous and most skilled swordsman. His status among the Japanese has reached mythic proportions in the same measure that Westerners would give to Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan. The life of Musashi is the gold standard of samurai in Japan.
Who sank Musashi
U.S. Navy carrier
In June 1944, Musashi took part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. During the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, part of the Battle of the Leyte Gulf, she was attacked by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft on October 24. Hit by approximately 19 torpedoes and 17 bombs, she sank about four hours after the last hit.
