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lost to the port inboard propeller shaft and the ship's speed dropped to 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). Anti-aircraft fire shot down two
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were unaware that Allen and his team had an ongoing expedition in the area, though
Governor Eduardo Firmalo publicly welcomed discovery of the ship. In response to the find, the Philippine Coast Guard stated that foreign-owned vessels need clearance from the Philippine Foreign Affairs Department, the
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again. One bomb hit the upper deck and failed to detonate; another hit the port side of the deck and penetrated two decks before exploding above one of the engine rooms. Fragments broke a steam pipe in the engine room and forced its abandonment, as well as that of the adjacent boiler room. Power was
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The ship had been thought to have sunk in one piece; in reality, it exploded underwater, scattering debris across the ocean floor. The bow section from the number one barbette forward is upright on the sea floor, while the stern is upside down. The forward superstructure and funnel is detached from
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was launched on 1 November 1940, coming to a stop only 1 metre (3.3 ft) further than the hull's expected 220 metres (720 ft) travel distance across the harbour. The entry of such a large mass into the water caused a 120-centimetre-tall (3 ft 11 in) wave, which swept the harbour
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on 3 April. From 10 to 22 April, she was repaired, while her anti-aircraft armament was substantially increased in the space freed up by removal of the beam-mounted 155-millimetre (6.1 in) triple turrets. When she undocked on 22 April, the ship's secondary battery comprised six 15.5 cm
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planks bolted together, took two years to assemble (from keel-laying in March 1938) because of the difficulty in drilling perfectly straight bolt holes through 4 metres of fresh timber. The problem of slowing and stopping the massive hull once inside the narrow
Nagasaki Harbour was met by
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was hit by four more torpedoes, three of which were forward of Turret No. 1, causing extensive flooding. The ship was now listing one degree to starboard, and had taken on so much water that her bow was now down 4 metres (13 ft) and her speed had been reduced to 20 knots (37 km/h;
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was installed on the roof of the 15-metre rangefinder at the top of the forward superstructure. Two Type 22 surface-search radars were installed on the forward superstructure in July 1943. During repairs in April 1944, the Type 21 radar was replaced by a more modern version, and a Type 13
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led a large fleet—three carriers, six battleships, and 11 cruisers—to intercept
American forces, but failed to make contact and returned to Truk on 26 October. She spent the remainder of 1943 in Truk Lagoon. Komura was promoted to rear admiral on 1 November and transferred to the
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armour ranged in thickness from 230 to 200 millimetres (9.1 to 7.9 in). The turrets were protected with an armour plate 650 millimetres (25.6 in) thick on the face, 250 millimetres (9.8 in) on the sides, and 270 millimetres on the roof. The
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Japanese sources report 11 torpedo and 10 bomb hits, Garzke & Dulin report 20 torpedo and 17 bomb hits, and analysis by the US Naval Technical Mission to Japan reports 10 torpedo and 16 bomb
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and high-ranking naval officers. From 1 to 8 July, the ship was fitted with a pair of Type 22 radars at Kure. She sailed for Truk on 30 July and arrived there six days later, where she resumed her position as fleet flagship for
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awash. He detailed a heavy cruiser and two destroyers to escort her while frantic efforts were made to correct her list, including flooding another engine room and some boiler rooms. Her engines stopped before she could be
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were removed and replaced with three triple 25 mm gun mounts each. A total of sixteen triple 25 mm mounts and twenty-five single mounts were added at that time, giving the ship a light AA armament of 115 guns.
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of the turrets were protected by armour 560 to 280 millimetres (22.0 to 11.0 in) thick, and the turrets of the 155 mm guns were protected by 50-millimetre (2.0 in) armour plates. The sides of the
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guns, twenty-four 12.7 cm guns, one hundred and thirty 25 mm guns, and four 13.2 mm machine guns. She also received new radars (which were still primitive compared to
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to fend for herself at 15:30, and encountered her again at 16:21 after reversing course. The ship was headed north, with a list of 10 degrees to port, down 8 metres (26 ft) at the bow with her
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anti-aircraft shells from her main armament; one shell detonated in the middle gun of Turret No. 1, possibly because of a bomb fragment in the barrel, and wrecked the turret's elevating machinery.
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American naval forces off Attu, but the island was captured before the force could intervene. On 9 June, Arima was relieved by Captain
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shipyard, and was designated "Battleship No. 2". Throughout construction, a large curtain made of hemp rope weighing 408 t (450 short tons) prevented outsiders from viewing construction.
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were 500 millimetres (19.7 in) thick and its roof was 200 millimetres thick. Underneath the magazines were 50-to-80-millimetre (2.0 to 3.1 in) armour plates to protect the ship from
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to the northern
Pacific. When no contact was made with American forces, the ships sailed to Kure on 23 May, where Yamamoto's ashes were taken from the vessel in preparation for a formal
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attaching 570 tonnes (560 long tons) of heavy chains on both sides of the hull to create dragging resistance in the water. The launch was concealed by measures that included a citywide
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mounted above the rangefinders on the superstructure. Type 94 high-angle directors controlled the 127 mm AA guns, with Type 95 short-range directors for the 25 mm AA guns.
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the rest of the ship and lies on its port side. In the live streaming video tour conducted by the expedition team, a mount for the seal of the
Imperial Japanese Navy—a
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was not attacked. Following Japan's disastrous defeat in the battle (also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot"), the Second Fleet returned to Japan. On 8 July,
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was too far along for such changes. These alterations, along with improvements in the secondary battery armour, pushed back completion and pre-handover testing of
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eventually found her after eight years of searching for the wreck, going through various historical records in different countries, and deploying the high-tech
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to starboard that was later reduced to 1 degree by counterflooding compartments on the opposite side. During this attack, two Avengers were shot down.
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upon seeing its anchor and the imperial seal mount. He also expressed his gratitude to the expedition team for having located the shipwreck.
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guns mounted in three triple gun turrets, numbered from front to rear. The guns had a rate of fire of 1.5 to 2 rounds per minute. The ship's
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was briefly jammed 15 degrees to port. Counterflooding reduced her list to six degrees to port from its previous maximum of ten degrees.
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The discovery of the wreck beneath the surface of the Sibuyan Sea raised issues in the Philippines because the provincial government of
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stated that "any further activity be governed by established rules and regulations." The Museum pointed out that the wreck site of
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forces. She was used to transfer forces and equipment between Japan and various occupied islands several times in 1944.
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2660:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
2453:
2451:
2317:
2200:Yoshimura, pp. 83–85, 97, 109, 115–117
2094:
1480:
764:13.2-millimetre (0.52 in) Type 93
728:. These had become available once the
2938:
2827:
2426:
2350:Agence France-Presse (4 March 2015).
2226:
2224:
2137:Garzke & Dulin, pp. 100, 104, 122
2101:US Naval Technical Mission to Japan.
1457:torpedoed and sank the heavy cruiser
1114:, a Japanese aerial offensive in the
660:), using steam provided by 12 Kampon
229:10.86 m (35 ft 8 in) (
217:36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) (
205:263 m (862 ft 10 in) (
58:
2596:Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
2541:. United States Navy. Archived from
2459:"Philippines Not Told of Battleship
2308:
2112:. United States Navy. Archived from
2033:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 38
2029:
2027:
2008:
2006:
2004:
1989:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 39
1985:
1983:
1933:
1631:was temporarily knocked out and her
1485:On 24 October, while transiting the
1000:assigned as her commanding officer.
401:: 250–650 mm (9.8–25.6 in)
3861:Shipwreck discoveries by Paul Allen
2448:
2176:
2045:
1314:on 12 May. She was assigned to the
1145:On 17 May, in response to American
740:was provided by a dozen 40-calibre
395:: 200–230 mm (7.9–9.1 in)
13:
3851:Maritime incidents in October 1944
2221:
2173:Garzke & Dulin, pp. 51, 53, 66
2015:
1818:National Museum of the Philippines
1329:under the command of Vice Admiral
949:was laid down on 29 March 1938 at
742:127-millimetre (5 in) Type 89
732:-class cruisers were rearmed with
641:in 1942, and about 2,800 in 1944.
161:General characteristics (as built)
48:, where she was sunk by air attack
14:
3882:
3836:World War II battleships of Japan
2796:
2781:. Tokyo: Kodansha International.
2380:Yamaguchi, Mari (13 March 2015).
2024:
2001:
1980:
1977:Garzke & Dulin, pp. 74–80, 84
1608:was attacked by 37 aircraft from
1450:The following day, the submarine
1381:, where they arrived on 17 July.
753:25-millimetre (1 in) Type 96
718:155-millimetre 3rd Year Type guns
512:, and spent the rest of the year
407:: 380–560 mm (15–22 in)
3784:
3779:
3767:
3759:
2802:
2427:Allen, Paul G. (12 March 2015).
2269:Lacroix & Wells, pp. 346–347
1345:, his force was diverted to the
691:, August 1942, seen from the bow
644:The battleship had four sets of
60:
31:
3866:2015 archaeological discoveries
2373:
2318:Pruitt, Sarah (17 March 2015).
2299:
2290:
2281:
2272:
2263:
2260:Polmar & Genda, pp. 420–422
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2140:
2131:
2036:
1936:The Journal of Military History
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1866:
1853:
1423:relieved Asakura in command of
1022:by two months, to August 1942.
914:
834:in the event of battle damage.
716:consisted of twelve 60-calibre
524:main wartime naval base in the
280:(50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
2662:. New York: Hippocrene Books.
1992:
1971:
1962:
1927:
1834:
516:. The ship was transferred to
346:155 mm (6.1 in) guns
1:
3846:Shipwrecks of the Philippines
2658:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
2042:Garzke & Dulin, pp. 91–92
1920:
552:. She was present during the
540:in early 1944 by an American
504:was modified to serve as the
340:460 mm (18 in) guns
3816:Battleships sunk by aircraft
2924:List of battleships of Japan
1827:
1727:
1359:Battle of the Philippine Sea
1265:Special Naval Landing Forces
734:200-millimetre (7.9 in)
554:Battle of the Philippine Sea
453:the former Japanese province
389:: 410 mm (16.1 in)
7:
2809:Japanese battleship Musashi
2305:Lacroix & Wells, p. 347
1800:Preservation and protection
926:as she appeared in mid-1944
853:and could stow up to seven
837:
679:
497:to conduct reconnaissance.
370:13.2 mm (0.52 in)
21:List of ships named Musashi
10:
3887:
2491:
2382:"Japanese WWII Battleship
1388:
1178:. Immediately afterwards,
1025:
770:, one on each side of the
672:, giving a range of 7,200
583:
500:Commissioned in mid-1942,
18:
3856:Ships sunk by US aircraft
3754:
3546:
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2919:
2899:
2864:
2777:Yoshimura, Akira (1999).
2677:Skulski, Janusz (1995) .
2429:"Musashi (ć¦č”µ) Expedition"
2287:Garzke & Dulin, p. 18
2218:Garzke & Dulin, p. 66
2191:Garzke & Dulin, p. 51
1998:Garzke & Dulin, p. 45
1759:remotely operated vehicle
785:
448:
160:
53:
30:
3831:Yamato-class battleships
2911:Design A-150 battleships
1722:
904:Type 21 air-search radar
898:was built with a Type 0
880:Fire control and sensors
751:also carried thirty-six
457:was one of four planned
44:in October 1944 for the
1371:106th Infantry Regiment
1318:, under the command of
1240:and his staff on board
1124:Lockheed P-38 Lightning
1086:, commanded by Admiral
945:were built. The ship's
757:anti-aircraft (AA) guns
710:460-milliimetre Type 94
586:Yamato-class battleship
352:127 mm (5 in)
2620:. Edinburgh: Birlinn.
2209:Yoshimura, pp. 123–125
2091:Hackett & Kingsepp
1810:Philippine Coast Guard
1650:
1540:
1501:Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
1416:
1375:49th Infantry Division
1258:Imperial Japanese Army
1245:
1191:Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
1147:attacks on Attu Island
1046:
927:
890:fire-control directors
692:
600:between perpendiculars
580:Design and description
566:carrier-based aircraft
550:anti-aircraft armament
469:Imperial Japanese Navy
361:25 mm (1 in)
2736:Warship International
2696:Stille, Mark (2008).
2679:The Battleship Yamato
2635:Polmar, Norman &
2278:Padfield, pp. 286–287
1645:
1602:armour-piercing bombs
1532:
1398:
1333:, in preparation for
1236:
1106:to personally direct
1033:
1007:and in the admiral's
922:
790:The ship's waterline
738:anti-aircraft defence
724:and one on each side
705:consisted of nine 45-
687:
526:South Pacific theatre
483:formerly used by the
3821:Battle of Leyte Gulf
2811:at Wikimedia Commons
1538:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1391:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1385:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1310:on 10 May, then for
1082:was assigned to the
861:. The ship operated
845:was fitted with two
558:Battle of Leyte Gulf
528:, in early 1943 and
154:Battle of Leyte Gulf
46:Battle of Leyte Gulf
2815:Maritimequest.com:
2521:. Combinedfleet.com
2110:fischer-tropsch.org
1968:Silverstone, p. 334
1897: /
1686: /
1583:Grumman F6F Hellcat
1516:Grumman TBF Avenger
1481:Loss at Sibuyan Sea
1153:—together with the
1134:. On 23 April, his
1128:Operation Vengeance
909:early-warning radar
857:in her below-decks
425:Aviation facilities
107:Mitsubishi Shipyard
89:Province of Musashi
2892:Warship Number 797
2889:Warship Number 111
2858:-class battleships
2548:on 18 October 2013
2155:Skulski, pp. 20–21
2146:Skulski, pp. 25–26
2119:on 18 October 2013
1901:12.833°N 122.583°E
1850:before completion.
1690:13.117°N 122.533°E
1651:
1541:
1477:later in the day.
1421:Toshihira Inoguchi
1417:
1306:departed Kure for
1288:Kure Naval Arsenal
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662:water-tube boilers
477:secondary armament
307:processing systems
243:water-tube boilers
3796:
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3358:Samuel B. Roberts
2932:
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2807:Media related to
2707:978-1-84603-280-6
2509:978-0-87021-101-0
2296:Holtzworth, p. 22
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305:Sensors and
241:12 Ă— Kanpon
182:Displacement
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133:Commissioned
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3616:Flying Fish
3319:Hakuyo Maru
3313:Gambier Bay
3213:Arisan Maru
3203:V.5506 Zick
3154:Itsukushima
2390:StarTribune
2325:History.com
2123:26 December
1904: /
1744:co-founder
1693: /
1563:sanshikidan
1487:Sibuyan Sea
1445:Philippines
1252:sailed for
1211:Wake Island
1166:, and nine
1108:"Operation
1104:New Britain
1070:Hashirajima
1043:Truk Lagoon
1013:sister ship
998:Kaoru Arima
969:Douglas fir
855:floatplanes
851:quarterdeck
792:armour belt
572:co-founder
495:floatplanes
481:gun turrets
465:battleships
419:floatplanes
399:Gun turrets
344:4 Ă— triple
338:3 Ă— triple
322:1 Ă— Type 0
316:air search
288:7,200
3811:1940 ships
3805:Categories
3740:Late Oct:
3693:Montgomery
3654:HMCS
3596:HMCS
3363:HMCS
3163:HMAS
3124:Gyoun Maru
3006:HMCS
2972:Shipwrecks
2618:Battleship
2473:Kyodo News
1942:(4): 485.
1921:References
1746:Paul Allen
1660:forecastle
1597:Enterprise
1437:Leyte Gulf
1429:Brunei Bay
1168:destroyers
989:at nearby
987:fitted out
951:Mitsubishi
900:hydrophone
870:Aichi E13A
574:Paul Allen
514:working up
324:hydrophone
297:Complement
263:propellers
258:Propulsion
176:battleship
3742:USS
3691:USS
3643:HMS
3625:USS
3614:USS
3607:USS
3573:USS
3556:USS
3516:USS
3505:USS
3438:Hayashimo
3409:Yamashiro
3389:USS
3370:USS
3356:USS
3345:Michishio
3337:USS
3330:USS
3325:Hatsuzuki
3311:USS
3245:USS
3238:USS
3233:Princeton
3231:USS
3218:USS
3030:Sparviero
2995:USS
2988:USS
2748:0043-0374
1828:Footnotes
1742:Microsoft
1734:shipwreck
1728:Discovery
1705:Shimakaze
1585:fighters
1578:Lexington
1554:freeboard
1547:attacked
1494:USS
1452:USS
1355:2nd Fleet
1312:Tawi-Tawi
1277:USS
1261:battalion
1220:3rd Fleet
961:Launching
847:catapults
815:barbettes
806:magazines
726:amidships
627:long tons
623:displaced
619:deep load
608:waterline
570:Microsoft
542:submarine
538:Torpedoed
430:catapults
405:Barbettes
368:2 Ă— twin
350:6 Ă— twin
231:full load
219:waterline
187:long tons
117:Laid down
98:June 1937
3744:Crevalle
3730:29 Oct:
3720:24 Oct:
3710:23 Oct:
3700:19 Oct:
3689:17 Oct:
3679:16 Oct:
3663:15 Oct:
3652:14 Oct:
3641:12 Oct:
3623:11 Oct:
3609:Cogswell
3598:Mulgrave
3558:Stingray
3507:Eversole
3497:29 Oct:
3484:Shiranui
3478:Fujinami
3475:27 Oct:
3429:26 Oct:
3403:Yamagumo
3339:Johnston
3266:25 Oct:
3210:24 Oct:
3182:23 Oct:
3172:19 Oct:
3161:18 Oct:
3151:17 Oct:
3141:16 Oct:
3131:15 Oct:
3121:12 Oct:
3063:10 Oct:
3008:Chebogue
2758:(1998).
2639:(2006).
2616:(2000).
2562:cite web
2552:28 April
2525:17 April
2440:13 March
2421:and the
2400:13 March
1892:122°35′E
1848:scrapped
1681:122°32′E
1615:Franklin
1610:Intrepid
1545:Intrepid
1520:Intrepid
1508:Intrepid
1496:Intrepid
1470:Akishimo
1419:Captain
1136:cremated
955:Nagasaki
866:biplanes
838:Aircraft
832:buoyancy
826:damage.
680:Armament
670:fuel oil
534:American
506:flagship
491:cruisers
445:Japanese
333:Armament
195:standard
141:Stricken
125:Launched
111:Nagasaki
85:Namesake
40:leaving
3672:Leipzig
3666:Amazone
3634:PC-1145
3605:9 Oct:
3594:8 Oct:
3565:4 Oct:
3554:3 Oct:
3518:Escolar
3468:Uranami
3456:Noshiro
3432:Abukuma
3421:Zuikaku
3294:Chiyoda
3288:Chitose
3282:Chikuma
3276:Asagumo
3270:Akizuki
3226:Musashi
3165:Geelong
3053:7 Oct:
3037:6 Oct:
3027:5 Oct:
3004:4 Oct:
2997:Shelton
2990:Seawolf
2980:3 Oct:
2884:Shinano
2877:Musashi
2817:Musashi
2492:Sources
2463:Search"
2461:Musashi
2434:YouTube
2384:Musashi
2365:4 March
2354:Musashi
1956:1986067
1889:12°50′N
1843:Shinano
1822:Musashi
1806:Romblon
1794:Musashi
1786:Musashi
1779:Musashi
1763:Musashi
1754:Octopus
1738:Musashi
1717:Musashi
1678:13°07′N
1669:Musashi
1665:beached
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1647:Musashi
1637:Musashi
1606:Musashi
1591:Musashi
1587:strafed
1558:Musashi
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1534:Musashi
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1475:Musashi
1465:Palawan
1441:Musashi
1425:Musashi
1401:Musashi
1373:of the
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1363:Musashi
1308:Okinawa
1304:Musashi
1297:fantail
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1269:typhoon
1250:Musashi
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1228:Musashi
1215:Musashi
1195:Musashi
1180:Musashi
1172:sortied
1151:Musashi
1140:Musashi
1096:Musashi
1080:Musashi
1050:Musashi
1035:Musashi
1026:Service
1020:Musashi
995:Captain
993:, with
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978:Musashi
965:Musashi
939:slipway
932:Musashi
924:Musashi
896:Musashi
849:on her
843:Musashi
828:Musashi
749:Musashi
707:calibre
696:Musashi
689:Musashi
648:geared
639:ratings
625:64,000
615:draught
604:overall
596:Musashi
562:Musashi
546:Musashi
530:sortied
522:Japan's
508:of the
502:Musashi
439:Musashi
364:AA guns
355:DP guns
314:Type 21
185:63,000
103:Builder
95:Ordered
79:Musashi
54:History
38:Musashi
3627:Blower
3536:U-1226
3490:U-1060
3462:Nowaki
3397:Wakaba
3378:Suzuya
3372:St. Lo
3365:Skeena
3351:Mogami
3300:ChĹŤkai
3259:Wakaba
3247:Sonoma
3220:Darter
3144:U-1006
3114:U-2331
3108:Jingei
2870:Yamato
2856:Yamato
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