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Drives: 2008 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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I read that the real Yamato is at the bottom of the Pacific, and the blast that destroyed it broke its spine and left the wreckage bent up. Did wonder about those pods, figured it was some sort of support. Never mind. Yeah, there really was a Yamato. The ship had two sisters, the Musashi and the Shinano (I think that was its name). The Musashi was lost towards the end of World War II. One of the more bizarre facts I recall about those two ships were that they had a "spray shell" for the big cannon that were used for anti-aircraft purposes. Called "San-shiki-dan". Accelerated barrel wear but it was a desperation situation. Sank. The Shinano's construction was halted part way, the big gun turrets were removed and it was converted to an aircraft carrier. During its fitting run it was torpedoed by a US submarine. The Shinano's crew were not experienced in damage control so the ship sank very fast. Gene |
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