Summary and Key Points: The Yamato-class battleships, built by Imperial Japan in the late 1930s, were the largest and most heavily armed battleships ever constructed.
-Despite their impressive specifications, including massive 46 cm/45 caliber guns and extensive armor, all three ships in the class—Yamato, Musashi, and converted Shinano—were sunk during World War II.
-The Yamato was lost during Operation Ten-Go, Musashi during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, and Shinano, repurposed as an aircraft carrier...