Ship and Naval History from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. Please feel free to leave comments any feedback is always appreciated.
Monday, 1 July 2019
IJN Yamato
Yamato and a heavy cruiser, possibly Tone or Chikuma, in action in the battle off Samar. The photo was taken from an aircraft from USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80). There are three or four U.S. Navy planes visible, one is under fire in the foreground. Date 25 October 1944
image: U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yamato_off_Samar.jpg
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