Battleship "Yamato
April 7. 1945, Japan - Japanese battleship Yamato escapes from the United States task force torpedo at the sea in the naval battle of of Bounomisaki , also called Operation Ten-Go or Operation Heaven One on April 7. 1945, Japan. The Japanese force was attacked, stopped, and almost completely destroyed by United States carrier-borne aircraft before reaching Bounomisaki, also known as Operation Ten-Go or Operation Heaven One on April 7, 1945, Japan. Yamato and five other Japanese warships were sunk. (Photo by Kingendai Photo Library/ AFLO) AFLO) The Yamato (back) and escorting destroyers make a desperate evasive maneuver to escape a torpedo attack by U.S. task force. (Yamato suicide attack over water, April 7, 1945)