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Ship Class
Ship
Aircraft Model
Unit
Gun Model
Turret Model
Torpedo Model
Rocket Launcher Model
Sensor
Anti Submarine Mounting
Date Time
Country
Activity
Person
Posting
Enterprise
Ship Production Batch
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Tension
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Ship
HIJMS Yamato
Operated By
Country
Japan
Unit Type
Ship
Depicted In
Image
Ship Class
Image
Ship Class
HIJMS Yamato
Ship Type
Battleship
Ship Attribute
Famous
Posting
Year
0.66yr
Flag
Posting
Year
0.66yr
Posting Duration
Year
1yr
Postings
5
Details
Largest battleship ever.
Units
Operated By
Country
Japan
Ships
Built By
Shipbuilder
Laid Down
YMD
Launch
YMD
Commissioned
YMD
Final
YMD
On Slip
Fitting Out
Total Building
Life
Year
Kure Dockyard
1937 Nov 04
1940 Aug 08
1941 Dec 16
1945 Apr 07
1 008day
495day
1 503day
3.31yr
Sensors
1)
Fitted With
Sensor
2) 1:
as
3) 2:
Fitted
4) 1:
Primary
Image
5) 1:
Radar Type
JAP, Radar, Type 22 Mod 4M
N
1943 Oct 01
Surface Fire Control
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Surface Search
Postings
Posted To By
Posting
End
Post
Person
Duration
Year
Rank
Age Of Person
1941 12 16 Takayanagi Gihachi
1942 Dec 17
Takayanagi Gihachi
1yr
Captain
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Rear Admiral
1942 12 17 Matsuda Chiaki
1943 Sep 07
Matsuda Chiaki
0.72yr
Captain
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Rear Admiral
1943 09 07 Ono Takeji
1944 Jan 25
Ono Takeji
0.38yr
Captain
1944 01 25 Morishita Nobuei
1944 Nov 25
Morishita Nobuei
0.84yr
Captain
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Rear Admiral
1944 11 25 Aruga Kosaku
1945 Apr 07
Aruga Kosaku
0.36yr
Captain
47.26yr
Activities
1)
Involved In
Activity
2) 1:
as
3) 2:
Command
Unit Involvement
4) 1:
Details
1942 Aug 10 Japanese Transport KA Operation Solomon Islands
N
HIJMS Taiyo
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HIJMS Akebono
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HIJMS Ushio
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HIJMS Sazanami
Aim:
To destroy Allied ships in the vicinity of the
Solomon Islands
before destroying
US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal.
To prevent American attacks on a troop convoy to
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1942 08 23 0100 Battle Of Eastern Solomon Islands
N
Assignments
1)
Covered By
Assignment
2) 1:
End
YMD
3) 1:
Assign To
Unit
4) 3:
Covered By
Assignment
5) 4:
Assign To
Unit
6) 1:
Summary
1941-Dec-16 - IJN 1st Battleship Division
1944 Nov 15
IJN 1st Battleship Division
1941_Nov_01 - IJN Combined Fleet
IJN Combined Fleet
1944 Feb 25 - IJN 2nd Fleet
IJN 2nd Fleet
1945 Jan 01 - IJN 2nd Fleet
IJN 2nd Fleet
1944-Nov-15 - IJN 2nd Fleet
1945 Jan 01
IJN 2nd Fleet
1941 Aug 15 - IJN Combined Fleet
IJN Combined Fleet
as flagship
1941-Jul-01 - Hainan China
1945-Feb-10 - IJN 1st Carrier Division
1945 Apr 07
IJN 1st Carrier Division
1941_Apr_10 - IJN 1st Air Fleet
IJN 1st Air Fleet
1942_Jul_14 - IJN 3rd Fleet
IJN 3rd Fleet
1945-Jan-01 - IJN 1st Battleship Division
1945 Feb 10
IJN 1st Battleship Division
1941_Nov_01 - IJN Combined Fleet
IJN Combined Fleet
1944 Feb 25 - IJN 2nd Fleet
IJN 2nd Fleet
1945 Jan 01 - IJN 2nd Fleet
IJN 2nd Fleet
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