In a major development that marks a shift in international defense partnerships, Japan has secured a landmark A$10 billion ...

The first class to emerge were the 18.1-inch-gun-carrying Yamatos, the largest battleships ever constructed. However, the Yamatos were by no means the end of Japanese ambitions.

This video tells the gripping story of how a US submarine successfully destroyed a rare and powerful Japanese battleship during World War II.

Also in 2019, researchers aboard the RV Petrel discovered one of the first Japanese battleships to be sunk by U.S. forces during World War II. Imperial Japanese Navy ship Hiei sank on Nov. 14 ...

The ship was surprised by Japanese battleships on March 1, 1942, in the Indian Ocean. It was outgunned and already reeling from damage sustained weeks earlier, and had been deemed not fit for ...

Admiral Takeo Kurita’s Central Force included the two largest battleships ever built, the 65,000-ton Yamato and Musashi. However, on October 23, U.S. submarines detected the force and sank two ...

(US Navy) "Captain Joshua Nix and his crew fought valiantly, evading 1,400 shells from Japanese battleships and cruisers, before being attacked by 26 carrier-dive bombers, taking only one fatal hit.

The ship was surprised by Japanese battleships on March 1, 1942, in the Indian Ocean. It was outgunned and already reeling from damage sustained weeks earlier, and had been deemed not fit for ...