Was the Yamato ever found?

The Yamato sank during a fierce battle for Okinawa on April, 7 1945. In the 1980s, shipwreck hunters found the Yamato 180 miles (290 kilometers) southwest of Kyushu, one of the main islands of Japan. The ship was split in two and was found resting at a depth of 1,120 feet (340 m).

Who found the Yamato?

After years of meticulous historical research and seafloor terrain analysis, it was an underwater "mountain goat" that ultimately found the wreck of one of history's most impressive battleships, the Musashi. Researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, aboard Allen's motor yacht, the M.Y.

Does the Yamato still exist?

On 11 February 1943, Yamato was replaced by her sister ship Musashi as flagship of the Combined Fleet. The battleship spent only a single day away from Truk between her arrival in August 1942 and her departure on 8 May 1943.

Did Yamato ever sink?

Yamato settled on the seafloor 1,200 feet down and about 50 miles southwest of Kyushu, Japan. Experts believe that a fire raging in the battleship's aft secondary magazine caused tons of ammunition to ignite almost simultaneously, producing the blasts that tore the ship in half and sank her.

Who wins Iowa or Yamato?

Iowa was several seconds faster getting her guns down and back up to elevation than Yamato was. Iowa's guns could elevate and depress at 12 degrees per second versus eight degrees for Yamato. The speed of these ships underway would depend on the amount of weight each was carrying beyond their rated displacement.

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What was bigger Yamato vs Bismarck?

The Bismarcks carried about nineteen thousand tons of armor, albeit in an archaic configuration by World War II standards. The Yamatos, on the other hand, displaced about seventy-two thousand tons, armed with nine 18.1” guns in three triple turrets and capable of twenty-seven knots.

Which was bigger Yamato or Musashi?

To claim that Musashi was the most powerful battleship ever built would court needless controversy, but she was by most accounts the largest (very marginally larger than her sister, HIJMS Yamato).

What ship sank Bismarck?

On the morning of May 27 the King George V and the Rodney, in an hour-long attack, incapacitated the Bismarck, and an hour and a half later it sank after being hit by three torpedoes from the cruiser Dorsetshire.

Are there any ww2 battleships left?

There are only four of them left--the Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa and New Jersey--all launched during World War II, when the Navy had a total of 23 battleships.

Did they find the Musashi?

Allen announced in March 2015 that the team had indeed found Musashi under the Sibuyan Sea in the Philippines, some 3,000 feet (910 m) beneath the surface. The ship had been known to have sunk in one piece but exploded only after it was underwater. Debris was scattered across the ocean floor.

Has the wreck of the Musashi been found?

Allen and his team discovered the wreckage in the Sibuyan Sea off the Philippines on March 1, 2015. Musashi was sunk by American forces on October 24, 1944 in the lead up to the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The discovery of the ship marks an important milestone in the annals of World War II naval history.

What's the biggest battleship ever built?

Meet the Yamato: The Largest Battleship Ever Built (With the Largest Guns Ever) Battleship Yamato during sea trials October 30, 1941. The Yamato was certainly a record-breaking battleship for many different reasons.

Could the Bismarck have been saved?

First, the Bismarck would have had to elude detection—an unlikely possibility. Second, the warship would have had to escape damage in the Battle of the Denmark Strait—a possibility, since historically the Bismarck had damage minor enough that Admiral Lütjens could have continued the mission.

What battleships survived Pearl Harbor?

The surviving battleships, all of which took part in the Second World War, include USS Alabama (BB-60), USS Iowa (BB-61), USS Massachusetts (BB-59), USS Missouri (BB-63), USS New Jersey (BB-62), USS North Carolina (BB-55), USS Texas (BB-35) and USS Wisconsin (BB-64).

Can USS Missouri still sail?

Missouri received a total of 11 battle stars for service in World War II, Korea, and the Persian Gulf, and was finally decommissioned on March 31, 1992, after 6 years of active service.

Where is the Tirpitz now?

The celebration of the Tirpitz being launched in 1939. After the Tirpitz was commissioned into the war in 1941, Kriegsmarine Grand Admiral Erich Raeder decided that it be sent to Norway, which had been successfully occupied by the Nazis the previous year.

Are there any German battleships left?

Unfortunately there are no destroyer or larger WWII-era German vessels around.

Can the Bismarck be raised?

Any deep sea salvage company will tell you that it is impossible to raise a wreck from these depths, thank god and as for raising the guns, the huge turrets contained a large crew, which nearly all perished so these are war graves in themselves so please let The Bismark rest in peace.

Was Tirpitz bigger than Bismarck?

Like her sister ship, Bismarck, Tirpitz was armed with a main battery of eight 38-centimetre (15 in) guns in four twin turrets. After a series of wartime modifications she was 2000 tonnes heavier than Bismarck, making her the heaviest battleship ever built by a European navy.

Was Bismarck or Tirpitz better?

Both ships were rated for a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph); Bismarck just exceeded this speed on sea trials, reaching 30.01 knots (55.58 km/h; 34.53 mph), while Tirpitz made 30.8 knots (57.0 km/h; 35.4 mph) on trials.

Did Yamato hit White Plains?

Yamato opened fire at 0659 at an estimated range of 34,544 yards, targeting White Plains with her first four salvoes. Yamato's third salvo was a close straddle landing at 07:04. One shell from this salvo exploded beneath the turn of White Plains port bilge near frame 142, near her aft (starboard) engine room.

What was the most feared ship in ww2?

The Bismarck was the most feared battleship in the German Kriegsmarine (War Navy) and, at over 250 metres in length, the biggest. Yet, despite its presence, it would sink only one ship in its only battle.

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Who would win Montana or Yamato?

4 turret would have allowed Montana to overtake Yamato as the battleship having heaviest broadside overall; Montana and her sisters would have had a broadside of 32,400 lb (14,700 kg) vs. 28,800 lb (13,100 kg) for Yamato.

Has HMS Hood been found?

An expedition has found the wreck of the HMS Hood, the pride of the Royal Navy, which was sunk in one of the greatest naval battles of the second world war. The team which located the wreck 3,000 metres below the surface of the north Atlantic were taken aback by the extent of the devastation it suffered.