Japanese battleship Musashi
Yamato-class battleship
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Musashi, named after the former Japanese province, was one of four planned Yamato-class battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy, beginning in the late 1930s. Wikipedia
Launched: November 1, 1940
Length: 863′
Construction started: March 29, 1938
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Location: Sibuyan Sea
Commissioned: 5 August 1942
Laid down: 29 March 1938