The YAMATO-CLASS BATTLESHIPS
The YAMATO-CLASS BATTLESHIPS
The YAMATO-CLASS BATTLESHIPS
The YAMATO-CLASS BATTLESHIPS

THE YAMATO-CLASS BATTLESHIPS

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The battleships of the Yamato class have undeniably left their mark on the history of world naval construction. Their displacement and dimensions made them truly extraordinary vessels.


 

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Developed and built in the greatest secrecy, the battleships Yamato and Musashi represented an unprecedented technical achievement for the Imperial Navy and the Japanese shipyards. Their cost was as gigantic as their dimensions, and their construction demanded enormous sacrifices. Their construction was strongly criticised by certain senior officers of the Imperial Navy who predicted, rightly, the end of the battleship's primacy in favour of the aircraft carrier.

Entering service after the outbreak of the Pacific War, they spent most of their time at anchor in the great base of the Truk Atoll, testimony to their futility. When they were at last able to fight their first battle, during the great confrontation at the Marianas, their presence did little to prevent the Imperial Navy from suffering a crushing defeat.

The next engagement, the great Battle of Leyte Gulf, resulted in the loss of Musashi, sunk by a large number of bombs and torpedoes all delivered by US Navy aircraft. Yamato survived her by only six months and was sunk while attempting to reach Okinawa on a one-way mission; US Navy aircraft gave her no chance. A third ship of the same class, Shinano, was never completed as a battleship but was converted into an aircraft carrier. She was sunk on her very first sortie in November 1944, by the torpedoes of an American submarine.

Despite their tragic fates, the giant battleships of the Yamato class continue to exert an undeniable fascination on the public, both Japanese and foreign. The wrecks of both battleships have moreover been located and explored.

Simon Liot de Nortbécourt, a young author from a seafaring family, presents in this volume the fruits of many years of research, research that led him to visit the Yamato Museum in Japan and to gather the testimonies of veterans who served aboard both battleships.

Approximately 300 pages, 340 photographs of which some are previously unpublished, 50 3D drawings, with plans. The technical section was developed through the translation of Japanese documents.

Author 1
Simon Liot de Nortbécourt
Publication date
04/12/2017
Pages
288
Language
French
Publisher
Lela Presse

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