The
72,000 tons (fully loaded) battleship, flagship of the Combined Fleet,
remained in commission just over two years, from August 1942, until she
was sunk at the Battle of the Leyte Gulf in October 1944, after being
struck by at least 17 bombs, 19 torpedoes and 18 near misses.
-Colorization
by Atsushi Yamashita. This photo is actually a clever composite made
from three separate images during her trials at the Kure Naval Arsenal,
and reveals a wealth of detail about the ship's massive upperworks. The
sides of the conning tower had 50 cm of armor.
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