Named after an interior state with plenty of prairies, the USS Iowa- class might not come to mind at first thought when one is asked to name the most fearsome and all-around impressive battleship class in US Naval history. Musashi was sunk on Octoin the Battle of Leyte Gulf, while Yamato was sunk when intercepted on a mission to be run aground and fight to the end in defense of Okinawa on April 7, 1945. The shells could be lobbed at an incredible range of 25 miles. The main guns of the Yamato -class were the greatest in size placed on a warship, firing 18-inch diameter shells. Over 30 percent of the total weight of the ship was comprised by the steel armor assigned to the vessel, while the weaponry included the most massive guns in the history of warships. The USS Iowa -class vessels were the only battleships longer than the Yamato -class ships, but this vessel was still less massive than the Yamato. With an enormous hull length stretching 863 feet, the Yamato -class was greater in size than all other battleships worldwide, with 20 percent more water displacement than any American vessel. These machines were the largest warships of all to be deployed during the Second World War.
The Yamato -class represented an enormous investment of battle resources in terms of materials, personnel, fuel, and armament in just two ships. The Yamato -class ships consisted of the namesake Yamato herself, and her sister ship the Musashi. Yet while “Bigger is Better” is admittedly associated with American military might and engineering achievements, it is less well known that shipbuilders in Japan went about creating some of the most impossibly massive and terrifying battleships the world has ever seen. The Imperial Japanese Navy is known for unleashing some rather unsettling creations in the midst of World War II maritime conflict.
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