Musashi: Japan's Remarkable 73,000 Ton Monster Battleship

Summary: In March 2015, a team led by Paul Allen discovered the wreck of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Musashi, one of the largest and most heavily armored battleships ever constructed, in the Sibuyan Sea at about 3,280 feet deep.

-0The Musashi, along with its sister ship Yamato, represented the pinnacle of battleship design, featuring unprecedented armor and armament with 46 cm guns, the largest ever mounted on a warship. Despite its impressive specifications, Musashi had a relatively unremarkable service history.