Archivo: Yamato battleship under fitting-out works

Description: The Japanese battleship Yamato in the late stages of construction alongside of a large fitting out pontoon at the Kure Naval Base, Japan, 20 September 1941. The aircraft carrier Hōshō is visible at the extreme right. The store ship Mamiya is anchored in the center distance. Note Yamato's after 460mm main battery gun turret, and superfiring 155mm secondary battery gun turret.
Title: Japanese battleship Yamato fitting out at the Kure Naval Base, Japan, 20 September 1941 (NH 63433)
Credit: This photo is part of the records in the Yamato Museum (PG071320) [1]. Search with the kanji characters of Yamato (大和) for the name (second field), and 昭和 for the period (last field). U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 63433, courtesy of Lieutenant Commander Shizuo Fukui.
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License: Public domain
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