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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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The exact tally of hits is not precisely known; most
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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s task force was significantly reinforced to counterattack
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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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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23 mph). Two hours later, nine Helldivers from
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2744:
2706:
2671:Directory of the World's Capital Ships
2464:
2462:
2328:
2211:Yoshimura, pp. 83–85, 97, 109, 115–117
2105:
1491:
775:13.2-millimetre (0.52 in) Type 93
739:. These had become available once the
2949:
2838:
2437:
2361:Agence France-Presse (4 March 2015).
2237:
2235:
2148:Garzke & Dulin, pp. 100, 104, 122
2112:US Naval Technical Mission to Japan.
1468:torpedoed and sank the heavy cruiser
1125:, a Japanese aerial offensive in the
671:), using steam provided by 12 Kampon
240:10.86 m (35 ft 8 in) (
228:36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) (
216:263 m (862 ft 10 in) (
69:
2607:Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
2552:. United States Navy. Archived from
2470:"Philippines Not Told of Battleship
2319:
2123:. United States Navy. Archived from
2044:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 38
2040:
2038:
2019:
2017:
2015:
2000:Jentschura, Jung & Mickel, p. 39
1996:
1994:
1944:
1642:was temporarily knocked out and her
1496:On 24 October, while transiting the
1011:assigned as her commanding officer.
412:: 250–650 mm (9.8–25.6 in)
3872:Shipwreck discoveries by Paul Allen
2459:
2187:
2056:
1325:on 12 May. She was assigned to the
1156:On 17 May, in response to American
751:was provided by a dozen 40-calibre
406:: 200–230 mm (7.9–9.1 in)
24:
3862:Maritime incidents in October 1944
2232:
2184:Garzke & Dulin, pp. 51, 53, 66
2026:
1829:National Museum of the Philippines
1340:under the command of Vice Admiral
960:was laid down on 29 March 1938 at
753:127-millimetre (5 in) Type 89
743:-class cruisers were rearmed with
652:in 1942, and about 2,800 in 1944.
172:General characteristics (as built)
59:, where she was sunk by air attack
25:
3893:
3847:World War II battleships of Japan
2807:
2792:. Tokyo: Kodansha International.
2391:Yamaguchi, Mari (13 March 2015).
2035:
2012:
1991:
1988:Garzke & Dulin, pp. 74–80, 84
1619:was attacked by 37 aircraft from
1461:The following day, the submarine
1392:, where they arrived on 17 July.
764:25-millimetre (1 in) Type 96
729:155-millimetre 3rd Year Type guns
523:, and spent the rest of the year
418:: 380–560 mm (15–22 in)
3795:
3790:
3778:
3770:
2813:
2438:Allen, Paul G. (12 March 2015).
2280:Lacroix & Wells, pp. 346–347
1356:, his force was diverted to the
702:, August 1942, seen from the bow
655:The battleship had four sets of
71:
42:
3877:2015 archaeological discoveries
2384:
2329:Pruitt, Sarah (17 March 2015).
2310:
2301:
2292:
2283:
2274:
2271:Polmar & Genda, pp. 420–422
2265:
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2178:
2169:
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2151:
2142:
2047:
1947:The Journal of Military History
1887:
1877:
1864:
1434:relieved Asakura in command of
1033:by two months, to August 1942.
925:
845:in the event of battle damage.
727:consisted of twelve 60-calibre
535:main wartime naval base in the
291:(50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)
2673:. New York: Hippocrene Books.
2003:
1982:
1973:
1938:
1845:
527:. The ship was transferred to
357:155 mm (6.1 in) guns
13:
1:
3857:Shipwrecks of the Philippines
2669:Silverstone, Paul H. (1984).
2053:Garzke & Dulin, pp. 91–92
1931:
563:. She was present during the
551:in early 1944 by an American
515:was modified to serve as the
351:460 mm (18 in) guns
3827:Battleships sunk by aircraft
2935:List of battleships of Japan
1838:
1738:
1370:Battle of the Philippine Sea
1276:Special Naval Landing Forces
745:200-millimetre (7.9 in)
565:Battle of the Philippine Sea
464:the former Japanese province
400:: 410 mm (16.1 in)
7:
2820:Japanese battleship Musashi
2316:Lacroix & Wells, p. 347
1811:Preservation and protection
937:as she appeared in mid-1944
864:and could stow up to seven
848:
690:
508:to conduct reconnaissance.
381:13.2 mm (0.52 in)
32:List of ships named Musashi
10:
3898:
2502:
2393:"Japanese WWII Battleship
1399:
1189:. Immediately afterwards,
1036:
781:, one on each side of the
683:, giving a range of 7,200
594:
511:Commissioned in mid-1942,
29:
3867:Ships sunk by US aircraft
3765:
3557:
2981:
2930:
2910:
2875:
2788:Yoshimura, Akira (1999).
2688:Skulski, Janusz (1995) .
2440:"Musashi (ć¦č”µ) Expedition"
2298:Garzke & Dulin, p. 18
2229:Garzke & Dulin, p. 66
2202:Garzke & Dulin, p. 51
2009:Garzke & Dulin, p. 45
1770:remotely operated vehicle
796:
459:
171:
64:
41:
3842:Yamato-class battleships
2922:Design A-150 battleships
1733:
915:Type 21 air-search radar
909:was built with a Type 0
891:Fire control and sensors
762:also carried thirty-six
468:was one of four planned
55:in October 1944 for the
1382:106th Infantry Regiment
1329:, under the command of
1251:and his staff on board
1135:Lockheed P-38 Lightning
1097:, commanded by Admiral
956:were built. The ship's
768:anti-aircraft (AA) guns
721:460-milliimetre Type 94
597:Yamato-class battleship
363:127 mm (5 in)
2631:. Edinburgh: Birlinn.
2220:Yoshimura, pp. 123–125
2102:Hackett & Kingsepp
1821:Philippine Coast Guard
1661:
1551:
1512:Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
1427:
1386:49th Infantry Division
1269:Imperial Japanese Army
1256:
1202:Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
1158:attacks on Attu Island
1057:
938:
901:fire-control directors
703:
611:between perpendiculars
591:Design and description
577:carrier-based aircraft
561:anti-aircraft armament
480:Imperial Japanese Navy
372:25 mm (1 in)
2747:Warship International
2707:Stille, Mark (2008).
2690:The Battleship Yamato
2646:Polmar, Norman &
2289:Padfield, pp. 286–287
1656:
1613:armour-piercing bombs
1543:
1409:
1344:, in preparation for
1247:
1117:to personally direct
1044:
1018:and in the admiral's
933:
801:The ship's waterline
749:anti-aircraft defence
735:and one on each side
716:consisted of nine 45-
698:
537:South Pacific theatre
494:formerly used by the
3832:Battle of Leyte Gulf
2822:at Wikimedia Commons
1549:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1402:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1396:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1321:on 10 May, then for
1093:was assigned to the
872:. The ship operated
856:was fitted with two
569:Battle of Leyte Gulf
539:, in early 1943 and
165:Battle of Leyte Gulf
57:Battle of Leyte Gulf
2826:Maritimequest.com:
2532:. Combinedfleet.com
2121:fischer-tropsch.org
1979:Silverstone, p. 334
1908: /
1697: /
1594:Grumman F6F Hellcat
1527:Grumman TBF Avenger
1492:Loss at Sibuyan Sea
1164:—together with the
1145:. On 23 April, his
1139:Operation Vengeance
920:early-warning radar
868:in her below-decks
436:Aviation facilities
118:Mitsubishi Shipyard
100:Province of Musashi
2903:Warship Number 797
2900:Warship Number 111
2869:-class battleships
2559:on 18 October 2013
2166:Skulski, pp. 20–21
2157:Skulski, pp. 25–26
2130:on 18 October 2013
1912:12.833°N 122.583°E
1861:before completion.
1701:13.117°N 122.533°E
1662:
1552:
1488:later in the day.
1432:Toshihira Inoguchi
1428:
1317:departed Kure for
1299:Kure Naval Arsenal
1257:
1058:
939:
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673:water-tube boilers
488:secondary armament
318:processing systems
254:water-tube boilers
3807:
3806:
3369:Samuel B. Roberts
2943:
2942:
2818:Media related to
2718:978-1-84603-280-6
2520:978-0-87021-101-0
2307:Holtzworth, p. 22
1726:s survivors from
1233:on 7 December as
922:was also fitted.
805:was identical to
756:dual-purpose guns
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370:12 Ă— triple
316:Sensors and
252:12 Ă— Kanpon
193:Displacement
181:
144:Commissioned
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3627:Flying Fish
3330:Hakuyo Maru
3324:Gambier Bay
3224:Arisan Maru
3214:V.5506 Zick
3165:Itsukushima
2401:StarTribune
2336:History.com
2134:26 December
1915: /
1755:co-founder
1704: /
1574:sanshikidan
1498:Sibuyan Sea
1456:Philippines
1263:sailed for
1222:Wake Island
1177:, and nine
1119:"Operation
1115:New Britain
1081:Hashirajima
1054:Truk Lagoon
1024:sister ship
1009:Kaoru Arima
980:Douglas fir
866:floatplanes
862:quarterdeck
803:armour belt
583:co-founder
506:floatplanes
492:gun turrets
476:battleships
430:floatplanes
410:Gun turrets
355:4 Ă— triple
349:3 Ă— triple
333:1 Ă— Type 0
327:air search
299:7,200
3822:1940 ships
3816:Categories
3751:Late Oct:
3704:Montgomery
3665:HMCS
3607:HMCS
3374:HMCS
3174:HMAS
3135:Gyoun Maru
3017:HMCS
2983:Shipwrecks
2629:Battleship
2484:Kyodo News
1953:(4): 485.
1932:References
1757:Paul Allen
1671:forecastle
1608:Enterprise
1448:Leyte Gulf
1440:Brunei Bay
1179:destroyers
1000:at nearby
998:fitted out
962:Mitsubishi
911:hydrophone
881:Aichi E13A
585:Paul Allen
525:working up
335:hydrophone
308:Complement
274:propellers
269:Propulsion
187:battleship
3753:USS
3702:USS
3654:HMS
3636:USS
3625:USS
3618:USS
3584:USS
3567:USS
3527:USS
3516:USS
3449:Hayashimo
3420:Yamashiro
3400:USS
3381:USS
3367:USS
3356:Michishio
3348:USS
3341:USS
3336:Hatsuzuki
3322:USS
3256:USS
3249:USS
3244:Princeton
3242:USS
3229:USS
3041:Sparviero
3006:USS
2999:USS
2759:0043-0374
1839:Footnotes
1753:Microsoft
1745:shipwreck
1739:Discovery
1716:Shimakaze
1596:fighters
1589:Lexington
1565:freeboard
1558:attacked
1505:USS
1463:USS
1366:2nd Fleet
1323:Tawi-Tawi
1288:USS
1272:battalion
1231:3rd Fleet
972:Launching
858:catapults
826:barbettes
817:magazines
737:amidships
638:long tons
634:displaced
630:deep load
619:waterline
581:Microsoft
553:submarine
549:Torpedoed
441:catapults
416:Barbettes
379:2 Ă— twin
361:6 Ă— twin
242:full load
230:waterline
198:long tons
128:Laid down
109:June 1937
3755:Crevalle
3741:29 Oct:
3731:24 Oct:
3721:23 Oct:
3711:19 Oct:
3700:17 Oct:
3690:16 Oct:
3674:15 Oct:
3663:14 Oct:
3652:12 Oct:
3634:11 Oct:
3620:Cogswell
3609:Mulgrave
3569:Stingray
3518:Eversole
3508:29 Oct:
3495:Shiranui
3489:Fujinami
3486:27 Oct:
3440:26 Oct:
3414:Yamagumo
3350:Johnston
3277:25 Oct:
3221:24 Oct:
3193:23 Oct:
3183:19 Oct:
3172:18 Oct:
3162:17 Oct:
3152:16 Oct:
3142:15 Oct:
3132:12 Oct:
3074:10 Oct:
3019:Chebogue
2769:(1998).
2650:(2006).
2627:(2000).
2573:cite web
2563:28 April
2536:17 April
2451:13 March
2432:and the
2411:13 March
1903:122°35′E
1859:scrapped
1692:122°32′E
1626:Franklin
1621:Intrepid
1556:Intrepid
1531:Intrepid
1519:Intrepid
1507:Intrepid
1481:Akishimo
1430:Captain
1147:cremated
966:Nagasaki
877:biplanes
849:Aircraft
843:buoyancy
837:damage.
691:Armament
681:fuel oil
545:American
517:flagship
502:cruisers
456:Japanese
344:Armament
206:standard
152:Stricken
136:Launched
122:Nagasaki
96:Namesake
51:leaving
3683:Leipzig
3677:Amazone
3645:PC-1145
3616:9 Oct:
3605:8 Oct:
3576:4 Oct:
3565:3 Oct:
3529:Escolar
3479:Uranami
3467:Noshiro
3443:Abukuma
3432:Zuikaku
3305:Chiyoda
3299:Chitose
3293:Chikuma
3287:Asagumo
3281:Akizuki
3237:Musashi
3176:Geelong
3064:7 Oct:
3048:6 Oct:
3038:5 Oct:
3015:4 Oct:
3008:Shelton
3001:Seawolf
2991:3 Oct:
2895:Shinano
2888:Musashi
2828:Musashi
2503:Sources
2474:Search"
2472:Musashi
2445:YouTube
2395:Musashi
2376:4 March
2365:Musashi
1967:1986067
1900:12°50′N
1854:Shinano
1833:Musashi
1817:Romblon
1805:Musashi
1797:Musashi
1790:Musashi
1774:Musashi
1765:Octopus
1749:Musashi
1728:Musashi
1689:13°07′N
1680:Musashi
1676:beached
1666:Musashi
1658:Musashi
1648:Musashi
1617:Musashi
1602:Musashi
1598:strafed
1569:Musashi
1560:Musashi
1545:Musashi
1523:Musashi
1486:Musashi
1476:Palawan
1452:Musashi
1436:Musashi
1412:Musashi
1384:of the
1378:Musashi
1374:Musashi
1319:Okinawa
1315:Musashi
1308:fantail
1295:Musashi
1284:Musashi
1280:typhoon
1261:Musashi
1253:Musashi
1239:Musashi
1226:Musashi
1206:Musashi
1191:Musashi
1183:sortied
1162:Musashi
1151:Musashi
1107:Musashi
1091:Musashi
1061:Musashi
1046:Musashi
1037:Service
1031:Musashi
1006:Captain
1004:, with
994:Musashi
989:Musashi
976:Musashi
950:slipway
943:Musashi
935:Musashi
907:Musashi
860:on her
854:Musashi
839:Musashi
760:Musashi
718:calibre
707:Musashi
700:Musashi
659:geared
650:ratings
636:64,000
626:draught
615:overall
607:Musashi
573:Musashi
557:Musashi
541:sortied
533:Japan's
519:of the
513:Musashi
450:Musashi
375:AA guns
366:DP guns
325:Type 21
196:63,000
114:Builder
106:Ordered
90:Musashi
65:History
49:Musashi
18:Musachi
3638:Blower
3547:U-1226
3501:U-1060
3473:Nowaki
3408:Wakaba
3389:Suzuya
3383:St. Lo
3376:Skeena
3362:Mogami
3311:ChĹŤkai
3270:Wakaba
3258:Sonoma
3231:Darter
3155:U-1006
3125:U-2331
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