Event Brief
US aircraft sank Japan’s battleship Yamato in 1945
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: The Imperial Japanese Navy’s battleship Yamato, armed with nine 18.1-inch guns, was attacked on April 7, 1945, by swarms of US Navy aircraft. The ship sank during Japan’s last-ditch Operation Ten-Go effort to stop the American invasion of Okinawa.
WHO: United States Navy aircraft
WHAT: Swarms of US Navy aircraft attacked and sank the Imperial Japanese battleship Yamato during Operation Ten-Go.
WHEN: Apr 7, 1945
WHERE: Okinawa
WHY: The attack occurred during Japan’s last-ditch effort to stop the American invasion of Okinawa known as “Operation Ten-Go.”
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