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  1. Class and typeYamato-class battleship
    Displacement63,000 long tons (64,000 t) (standard)

    Japanese battleship Musashi - Wikipedia

    • Musashi (Japanese: 武蔵, named after the former Japanese province ) was one of four planned Yamato-class battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), beginning in the late 1930s. The Yamato-class ships were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing almost 72,000 long tons (73,000 t) fully loaded and armed with … See more

    Design and description

    Since the IJN anticipated it would be unable to produce as many ships as the United States, the Yamato-class ships with their great size and heavy armament were designed to be individually superior to American b… See more

    Construction

    To cope with Musashi's great size and weight, the construction slipway was reinforced, nearby workshops were expanded, and two floating cranes were built. The ship's keel was laid down on 29 March 193… See more

    Service

    Musashi was commissioned at Nagasaki on 5 August 1942, and assigned to the 1st Battleship Division, together with Yamato, Nagato and Mutsu. Beginning five days later, the ship conducted machinery and aircraft-han… See more

    Wreck

    For over 70 years after her sinking, various attempts were made by shipwreck hunters to locate the wreck of the Japanese battleship, but none succeeded. Musashi, like other Japanese warships, did not have its name o… See more

    Sources

    • Garzke, William H. & Dulin, Robert O. (1985). Battleships: Axis and Neutral Battleships in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-101-0.
    • Hackett, Bob & Kingsepp, Sander (20… See more

    External links

    • Media related to Japanese battleship Musashi at Wikimedia Commons
    • Maritimequest.com: Musashi photo gallery See more

     
  1. Musashi (Japanese: 武蔵, named after the former Japanese province [ 2]) was one of four planned Yamato -class battleships [ N 1] built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), beginning in the late 1930s.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Musashi
    The Japanese battleship Musashi –named in honor of the ancient Japanese province of Musashi, today the Tokyo Metropolis–was the second battleship of the Yamato -class, and was the last warship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) at the Mitsubishi Heavy shipyard in Nagasaki.
    www.warhistoryonline.com/history/battleship-musa…
    Musashi (武蔵), named after the former Japanese province, [ 1] was one of three Yamato -class battleship. Four ships were begun, but only two were completed as battleships. The third, Shinano, was completed as an aircraft carrier and the fourth was scrapped before completion.
    simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Mu…
    Musashi, "sister" of the 65,000-ton battleship Yamato, was built at Nagasaki, Japan. Commissioned in August 1942, she was stationed at Truk from January 1943 into 1944 as part of a heavy force covering the Central Pacific against the threat of an American offensive.
    www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-f…
  2. Japan's WW2 'Musashi battleship wreck found' - BBC

    Mar 4, 2015 · American billionaire Paul Allen has announced the discovery of the famous World War Two Japanese battleship, the Musashi, more than 70 years after it was sunk by US forces. Mr Allen said the vessel was found by his …

  3. Destroying the Battleship Musashi - WAR HISTORY ONLINE

  4. WWII’s Largest Battleship Revealed After 70 Years …

    Mar 17, 2015 · Launched in 1942 alongside its sister ship, the Yamato, the Musashi became the flagship of the main fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy the following year. The two ships were among the largest and most powerful ever …

  5. Japan's Yamato-Class Musashi: The Unsinkable …

    Feb 20, 2024 · Japan's Musashi, part of the powerful Yamato-class battleships, represented the pinnacle of Japanese naval ambition. Built in defiance of treaty restrictions, Musashi aimed to outgun any potential American rival. However, …

  6. How Paul Allen discovered the world's largest sunken …

    Oct 16, 2018 · Learn how Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen used high-tech tools and historical research to locate the world's largest sunken battleship, the Musashi, in the Pacific. See photos and videos of the WWII-era warship and …

  7. Japanese battleship Musashi - NHHC

  8. The Japanese Battleship Musashi - NavalHistoria

    Feb 16, 2024 · The Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the largest and most heavily armed battleships ever constructed, served as a symbol of Imperial Japan’s naval power during World War II.

  9. The Mighty Japanese Battleship Musashi - WAR …

    Oct 10, 2016 · It was one of the biggest ships to ever ply the seas and ensure Japan’s conquest of the Asia-Pacific region during WWII. It was so huge, in fact, that it overwhelmed the town that built it.

  10. Musashi | Japanese battleship | Britannica