KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe used to precision shape the main gun barrels of Japan’s mighty World War II battleship Yamato is now on public display at the Kure Maritime Museum here.

Designers of the Yamato intended for this monster battleship to defeat any counterpart from the United States Navy. But the ...

The legendary Yamato. The largest battleship in the world. She displaced 72,808 tons and was 263 meters or 863ft long. Her main guns could fire shells weighing 1.5 tons but despite her impressive ...

KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--A massive lathe believed to have been used to fashion the main guns of Japan's mighty World War II battleship Yamato was in danger of becoming a rusting relic until a ...