IJN Battleship Musashi Hoodie

The Musashi was commissioned August 5, 1942. Named after an ancient Japanese province. The Yamato class ships were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, Displacing 74,000 Tons fully loaded and armed with nine 18.1 inch main guns. Her secondary armament consisted of four 6.1 inch triple gun turrets. She was equipped with six floatplanes to conduct reconnaissance. Musashi was sunk by an estimated 19 torpedo and 17 bomb hits from American carrier aircraft on October 24, 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.