KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe used to precision shape the main gun barrels of Japan’s mighty World War II battleship Yamato is now on public display at the Kure Maritime Museum here.

Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Design A-150 “Super Yamato” was meant to be the ultimate battleship: up to 70,000–90,000 tons, six 510 mm guns, huge armor belts, and 30-knot speed to crush any U.S.

The first thing to note about “Battleship Yamato: Of War, Beauty and Irony” is what the book is not: It’s neither a historical account of the ill-fated Japanese warship Yamato nor a history of the ...

The Japanese battleship Yamato, the largest ever built, carried the 18.1-inch Type 94 naval gun, the biggest gun in world ...

The story of the Yamato is a warning to all armed forces that the march of war technology is merciless and unsentimental. In early 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy made a difficult decision: it would ...