The bottom one is the yamato of 1945. The top one is the Yamato redesigned for 2199.
Posted on 07/03/2006 8:42:25 AM PDT by GATOR NAVY
A Japanese museum has obtained a rare photo of Japan's World War Two battleship the Yamato shortly before it departed for the East China Sea, where it was sunk by US warplanes.
The aerial photo was taken by a US reconnaissance plane on April 6, 1945, off Tokuyama in Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan, five hours before the Yamato made its final sortie.
The Yamato Museum in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, recently obtained a digital image of this photo, which is stored in the US National Archives in Washington.
The Yamato, the world's largest-ever battleship, sank on its way to Okinawa after being attacked by US naval aircraft on April 7, 1945.
The image shows the Yamato preparing for departure, and six other escort vessels, including the light cruiser Yahagi, which were anchored around the Yamato.
The Yamato was remodeled several times to counter US air attacks. A researcher says the picture is the first photo that clearly shows anti-aircraft guns installed near the Yamato's stern.
The Yamato Museum Director, Kazushige Todaka, says the photo is important since there is a lack of data on the battleship shortly before it sank.
Maybe some lone pilot flew over and got a picture. Or could the pic be taken by a Japanese spy? We may never know.
have you seen any pics of the new USS NEW YORK, it was built with steel from the WTC
The Yamato's Maiden Voyage had a short Honeymoon straight to Davy Jones' Locker! Nice shootin boys!
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The bottom one is the yamato of 1945. The top one is the Yamato redesigned for 2199.
Since it didn't happen, it meant that Surigao Strait was the last time in history when battleship faced battleship.
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#4. would have made a nice reef, only problem is where she went down, supposedly the bottom of the Marianna's Trench.
If you scroll down the sidebar on the right at the link you'll get a list of the available articles. The video has bigger images. I don't know how to do screen captures.
sweet starblazers, I have been waiting for those things on dvd for ever...
What if Superman was a Nazi?
Ever see that flick with Kirk Douglas where the USS Nimitz is transported back in time to December 6th 1941?
Great thread!
Here's the direct link to the video. And it's in English. The first one I watched was on my wife's computer in Japanese.
http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/asx/32_200k.asx
That was fun. Thanks for the link.
Couldja look up the Texas? I'm on dialup, it'd take me forever to find and post it.
Yes. In Requiem for Battleship Yamato the author makes mention of overflights before the sortie.
Aww, that's mah girl! Thanks!
You're quite welcome. :-)
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