Japanese battleship Musashi

English: Musashi, named after the ancient Japanese Musashi Province, was a battleship belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was the second and final ship of the Yamato class to be completed as a battleship. With her sister ship, Yamato, she was a member of the largest and most heavily armed and armored class of battleships ever constructed.

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  Leaving Brunei 1944
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  Emperor Hirohito on Board, 24 June 1943
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  Yamamoto's ashes arrive on battleship Musasahi at Kisarazu, Japan on May 23, 1943.
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  Photographed just prior to the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Ships are, from left to right: Musashi, Yamato, a cruiser and Nagato.
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  The Japanese "Center Force" leaves Brunei Bay, Borneo, on 22 October 1944, en route to the Philippines.
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  A Japanese battleship (at left--either Yamato or Musashi) and other warships maneuver while under attack by U.S. carrier planes in the Sibuyan Sea.
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  Japanese battleship Musashi is hit, during attacks by Task Force 38 aircraft in the Sibuyan Sea.
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  Under attack (October 1944)
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  Musashi under intense attack by Task Force 38 aircraft in the Sibuyan Sea
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  Musashi down at the bow after being hit by U.S. Navy carrier plane attacks in the Sibuyan Sea.