Yamato (Japanese battleship, 1940)

Yamato 大和 was a Japanese warship (Battleship). The first ship of Yamato class battleships.

History

• Budget approved in FY1937 program.
• 4 November 1937, laid down at Kure Naval Yard.
• 8 August 1940, launched.
• 16 December 1941, completed and commissioned. classified as Battleship. registered to Kure Naval District.
• 7 April 1945, sunk by airborne attack at East China Sea. (30.22N,128.04E)
• 31 August 1945, discarded.

Assignment

Commanding officer

no	date of appointment	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
	5 Sep 1941	Captain	Miyazato Shutoku	40th class, NA	Assist Staff, Kure District	Att, Kure District	Chief equipment officer 15 Oct 1941 Rear Admiral
	1 Nov 1941	Captain	Takayanagi Gihachi	41st class, NA	Assist Staff, Kure District	Commanding officer, Yamato	Chief equipement officer
1	16 Dec 1941	Captain	Takayanagi Gihachi	41st class, NA	Chief equipment officer, Yamato	Att, Yokosuka District	1 May 1942 Rear Admiral
2	17 Dec 1942	Captain	Matsuda Chiaki	44th class, NA	Assist Staff, Combined Fleet	Att, Naval General Staff	1 Nov 1943 Rear Admiral
3	7 Sep 1943	Captain	Ono Takeji	44th class, NA	Assist Staff, Combined Fleet	Att, Naval General Staff	1 Nov 1943 Rear Admiral
4	25 Jan 1944	Captain	Morishita Nobuei	45th class, NA	Commanding Officer, Haruna	Chief of Staff, Second Fleet	15 Oct 1944 Rear Admiral
5	25 Nov 1944	Captain	Aruga Kosaku	45th class, NA	Assist Staff, Second Fleet	KIA	7 Apr 1945 Sunk

reference

• Yamato (Japanese corvette, 1885)