Alongside her sister ship Yamato, Musashi was among the largest and most heavily armed battleships ever built, boasting ...

Comprising three ships—Yamato, Musashi, and Shinano—they featured unprecedented 18-inch guns capable of firing 3,200-pound shells over 25 miles. -Despite their formidable design, all three ...

The Musashi was commissioned in August 1942 as one of Japan’s two behemoth battleships, alongside the Yamato. The U.S. military sunk the Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea off the central Philippines on ...

The Musashi and its sister vessel, the Yamato, were two of the largest battleships ever built. US warplanes sank the Musashi on 24 October 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, believed to be the ...