[bus man]

I'm not hugely impressed with the Manila Standard Today's commitment to factual accuracy:

Allen posted photos and video online of parts of what he said was the battleship Musashi, found by his M/Y Octopus exploration vessel one kilometer (1.6 miles) deep on the floor of the Sibuyan Sea.

1.6 kilometers = 1 mile, not the other way around.

It also showed the space on the bow for the Japanese empire’s Chrysanthemum seal.

This is a unique feature of the three biggest warships that Japan built during World War II, according to Kazushige Todaka, director of the Kure Maritime Museum in Japan.

Not unique. All IJN warships had the Chrysanthemum seal affixed to their bows. I must assume that Mr. Todaka's comment must have been misreported in some way, as I would expect someone in his position to know this.

The Musashi was one of a trio of vessels built by Japan during the war that, at 263 metres (863 feet) each, were its biggest battleships ever.

Two of the three ships were built as battleships. The third, Shinano, was originally intended to join them but was instead completed as an aircraft carrier.

[hlmencken3]

On the chrysanthemum seal, I recall something about them being uniquely larger on the largest ships, which is how one of the sunken ships was positively identified quickly.