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Pacific War Battleship Yamato (April 7, 1945)
April 7. 1945, Japan - Japanese battleship Yamato explodes at the sea in the naval battle of of Bounomisaki , also called Operation Ten-Go or Operation The Japanese force was attacked, stopped, and almost completely destroyed by United States carrier-borne aircraft before reaching Okinawa. Yamato and five other Japanese warships were sunk. (Photo by Kingendai Photo Library/AFLO) At 2:23 p.m. on April 7, 1944, Yamato's fate was finally sealed. The "YAMATO" finally ran out of steam. She exploded off the coast of Bonomisaki, Kyushu, and disappeared into the sea.
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03-08-2011
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