They were also instructed to U.S. losses were 10 aircraft and 12 pilots and aircrewmen. Aruga would be posthumously promoted to vice admiral and Ito to full admiral. this one exploding off Yamato's port bow, it was their air-launched torpedoes You must become a subscriber or login to view or post comments on this article. Yamato and her sister ship Musashi, sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, were, at 65,000 tons displacement (72,000 tons fully loaded), the largest battleships ever built. of the battleship gives a sense of the 18-inch guns' enormous size (note sailors on deck). Taffy 2 and Taffy 3 aircraft contributed to the sinking of the heavy cruisers Chokai, Chikuma, and Suzuya, all of which had received some degree of damage from surface action. I was a radioman on one of the VT23 Avengers participating in this strike flying off the Langley. By the end of the battle, Yahagi and all eight destroyers were lost. The wreck lies 290 kilometres (180 mi) southwest of Kyushu under 340 metres (1,120 ft) of water in two main pieces; a bow section comprising the front two thirds of the ship, and a separate stern section.. Who found battleship Yamato? At 1115, Yamatos radar indicated the two air groups were at 44 miles and closing rapidly. Light cruiser YAHAGI, hit by 12 bombs and seven torpedoes sinks exactly one minute after the last bomb hits. At 0840, the Japanese reported seven Hellcats orbiting around the force. The big carriers got all the credit. I joined the Navy in 1964. The Japanese lost three aircraft carriers and 426 aircraft; Yamato ' s only . 129 Japanese soldiers were killed. The Yamato group cranked up speed to 25 knots. Yahagi lost 446; Asashimo lost 330; the seven destroyers, 391 officers and men. The visibility was highly variable, but often not very good due to cloud cover. Pearl harbor was attacked on December 7th, 1941,hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. They pounced on her like sharks in the water. Jan 6, 2019 Conan White, Guest Author. In total, the U.S. lost 12 men. 1 magazine explodes and sends up a cloud of smoke seen 100 miles away. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Vol. The remaining destroyers tried to pick up as many survivors as possible and limped back to Japan. . Almost all of the nearly 400 American fighters and bombers The execute order for Operation Ten-ichi-go (Heaven Number One) was intercepted on 26 March 1945 and decrypted. Japanese lookouts spotted the American air armada at 1232 hours and soon opened fire with Yamatos 18-inch guns firing San Shiki anti-aircraft shells that were wildly inaccurate. I was so fortunate to have had that experience!!! Also, accounts differ as to whether he was a captain or rear admiral. The Yamato, completed in Kure in December 1941, was the largest battleship in the world at the time. As a Minnesota teenager when the war started,. The Avengers drop three torpedoes. The attack of hundreds of US air force against Japan made Japan's biggest battleship Yamato sink. In total, 97 combatants were killed and 122 wounded. Most of the battles in the Pacific dont mention anything about the small carriers that were involved. Cloud cover precluded accurate firing of the She didn't even make it close to Okinawa. In the 1980s, shipwreck hunters found the Yamato 180 miles (290 kilometers) southwest of Kyushu, one of the main islands of Japan. The escorts cannot defend the flagship either. Praesidus brings homage to the military watch tradition. At 1210, destroyer Asashimo, lagging behind the force, reported that she was under air attack, and radio transmissions from her ceased. At 1232, lookouts in the Yamato force sighted the first incoming strike wave. The Americans lost a total of only 10 aircraft four Helldivers, three Avengers, and three Hellcats and 12 men. Vice Admiral Ito initially objected to the mission, viewing it as futile and wasteful. The Mariners were subordinate to Patrol Bombing Squadron 21 (VPB-21), operating from the tender Chandeleur (AV-10), which had arrived at Kerama Rettoon 28 March. Also sunk were a light cruiser and four destroyers, with an additional destroyer severely damaged. XIV: Victory in the Pacific by Samuel Eliot Morison, Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1969; Japanese Destroyer Captain by Tameichi Hara, New York: Ballantine Books, 1961; Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II by John Prados, New York: Random House, 1995. She slips under followed by an underwater explosion. 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One bomb exploded in crews quarters, but the other bomb exploded near the aft command station and knocked out one of her two air search radars, the aft secondary gun director, several 25-mm gun mounts, and started a fire that killed all but one crewman in the after secondary (6-inch) gun turret and that couldnt be put out. At 0823, a Hellcat fighter off Essex (CV-9) sighted Yamato, a contact that the battleship reported at 0832. A lookout spots American planes 25 degrees to port, levation 8, range 4,375 yards, moving to port. Later that day, the battered destroyers ISOKAZE and KASUMI are scuttled and sink. YAMATO turns towards the planes and opens fire unsuccessfully as does cruiser YAHAGI. At this point, the Japanese task forces location had been picked up by American PBM flying boats, which kept the American fleet apprised of the Japaneses position and direction. Both Rear Admiral Komura and Captain Hara survived. Where is the wreck of the Yamato? They shadowed the Japanese and relayed their position to the American fleet. On 29 March, Yamato was ordered to take on fuel and ammunition, and loaded 1,170 shells for her nine 18.1-inch guns (in three triple turrets), 1,629 shells for her six 6.1-inch guns (in two triple turrets), 13,500 anti-aircraft shells, and 11.5 million rounds of machine-gun ammunition. Baka claimed its first victim, the destroyer USS Abele, in the seas off Okinawa on April 12. Kasumi, which had her steering disabled by two bomb hits, suffered 17 dead and 47 wounded, and was scuttled by two torpedoes from Fuyuzuki. In all, Yamato took 12 bomb and Below are some of those stories and some links to other web sites with more stories about the ship and its final day, April 7, 1945. The pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Yamato was said to be the most powerful warship in history, but it was also beautiful, "like something in a tapestry.". TG 58.2 was in the act of refueling and wouldnt get there in time. With the ship in danger of capsizing, the damage control parties counter-flooded the starboard engines and boiler rooms at 1333 hours, drowning hundreds of crew members who were unaware of the move. Aboard the TF 58 carriers, the strike packages were remaining ready on deck while the searches were underway. The element of surprise was gone for the Japanese. Captain Hara on Yahagi reported that the large formations of aircraft circled around the task force just outside anti-aircraft range for a number of minutes, some in clockwise rotation and some in counter-clockwise rotation, as strike leaders organized strikes on particular targets free of interference from Japanese fighters. TG 58.3, commanded by Rear Admiral Frederick Ted Sherman, embarked on Essex (CV-9), included Bunker Hill (CV-17), Bataan (CVL-24), and Cabot (CVL-28). 7. Only 10 American aircraft Helldivers from BENNINGTON and HORNET attack from port. Japanese Battleship Yamato - minutes before sinking. By 1420, the main deck was vertical and, at 1430, Yamato had rolled over and just gone under when the No.1 forward magazine detonated in a massive explosion that killed almost all of Yamatos crew who had survived to that point and raised a pall of smoke that could be seen for 100 miles. More U.S. aircraft may have been knocked down by the magazine explosion than by Japanese anti-aircraft fire. Hit by at least 11 torpedoes and six bombs, Yamato was sunk, along with Yahagi and four of the destroyers. The Attack Force turns to course 205, towards Okinawa. 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A heartfelt salute from myself, a navy vet in the 70s! 2 gun mount. 0800 hour The Attack Force is sighted by a searching Grumman F6F Hellcat from USS ESSEX (CV-9). 3s upper powder magazine. My Dad was one of the Hell Diver pilots from the Essex who scored a hit as was recorded in his NC. Vice Admiral Ito and Captain Aruga went down with the ship. When the U.S. invaded Okinawa on April 1, 1945, the Japanese had no naval answer to the invasion force. Her main armament consisted of three triple 18.1-inch gun turrets that could hurl a 3,200-pound shell (compared to 2,700 pounds for the U.S. 16-inch shells) to a range of just over 22 miles. At 1302, Yamatos remaining air search radar detected a second inbound wave. He reports the formation at bearing 180, heading north, and splitting into two groups. seven torpedo hits within two hours of battle. The Imperial Japanese Navy's super-battleship Yamato, shown here during pre-commission running trials in the Bungo Strait between the Home Islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, 20 October 1941 (NH 73092). 1 magazine causing a huge explosion with a mushroom smoke cloud that was visible for 100 miles away. These behemoths were triple the tonnage of some other battleships of their day and each one had three turrets, with three huge 18.1 guns per turret. Survivor Stories One of the torpedo planes took a hit in the wing, pulled up in flames, then plunged into the sea. Williams)vt17 loses a torp.third attack a torp is lost.I know hornet lost a helldiver in that first attack alsostill trying to identify the 12 Americans lost (10 planes4 sb2c, 3 tbm, and 3 f6f. (Video: Reuters) When the Japanese fleet approached Midway, the Americans were lying in wait. The attack lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. The battleship and its sister, Musashi, were the only battleships ever constructed with 18.1" guns. Also interviewed is an American dive-bomber pilot who took part in the attack. The destroyer Isokaze rushed to aid Yahagi and take off Rear Admiral Komura, but got pummeled by bombs before she got close. U.S. losses were 10 aircraft and 12 pilots and aircrewmen. YAMATO turns hard to port. Having already counter-flooded to starboard, the only option Yamato had was to flood her starboard engine and boiler rooms. Three of the torpedoes hit in quick succession, and Yamato took on another 3,000 tons of water and a 7-degree list. At 1017, Yahagi commenced jamming the Mariners communications, but by then it was too late. Join SOFREP for insider access and analysis. Sieber was officially credited with two bomb hits on the Yamato and received the Navy Cross for his part in helping sink the huge ship that day. [25][26] Damage to the battleship, however, was light,[25] due in part to the base being defended by elite veteran Japanese fighter instructors flying Kawanishi N1K Shiden or George fighters. WORLD WAR II. At this point, after just a few hours of battle, 3. She lists about seven degrees to port. The Yahagi was too tempting a target for the hundreds of attacking aircraft. How many ships does a Yamato sink have? With nearly all of her anti-aircraft guns out of action, the Avenger torpedo planes wreaked havoc. Thus, its possible Aruga was selected, but not yet promoted. In keeping with Japanese practice of posthumous promotion for death in battle, he was promoted to vice admiral after Yamato was sunk, that much is fact. One of the final photographs of the supership shows her severely damaged hull Now I know a little bit. Built in total secrecy and launched just after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Yamato may have been almost twice the size of her American counterparts, with the largest guns ever mounted on a warship. How many planes were lost attacking the Yamato? producing the blasts that tore the ship in half and sank her. After a dozen torpedo hits, even the Yamato's the Japanese were aware of Yamato's poor anti-aircraft defense and . Operation Ten-Go ( (Kyjitai) or ja: (Shinjitai) Ten-g Sakusen) was a Japanese naval operation plan in 1945, consisting of four likely scenarios. two Japanese aircraft carriers Deep sea explorers have found two Japanese aircraft carriers that were sunk in battle in World War Two. Yahagi capsized and sank shortly after 1400. >. It was going on the attack totally outnumbered. Yamato LtCdr (later Captain) Herbert Houck, the leader of 43 TBM Avengers of VT-9 from YORKTOWN, detaches Lt Thomas Stetsons six Avengers in a final torpedo attack from the ships starboard side. Agroup of five low-flying Avengers (VT-17) from HORNET (CV-12) start a torpedo run from the port, bearing 70 degrees. About 120,000 were held at 10 camps because of fears that Japanese Americans were enemy sympathizers. My dad was soldier (Tsgt) at Okinawa and my father in law was a bosunsmate aboard the USS Gunston Hall. Japan started the war with 63 ocean-going submarines (i.e., not including midgets), and completed 111 during the war, for a total of 174. The second and third waves of the American attacks pummeled Yamato. The submarine radio traffic transmitted in the clear, reporting Yamato by name, and reported by Japanese radio intelligence, did nothing to improve the sense of foreboding felt by the senior officers on Yamato. Listing heavily to port, YAMATOs exposed hull is hit by several more torpedoes. She ships about 3,000-tons of seawater. The Japanese also spot the HACKLEBACK trailing the Attack Force. What sank the Yamato? (Remember, the US lost 10 planes and 12 men sinking Yamato out of more than 300 aircraft) There is no logical reason to do this. TOKYO Seventy-six years ago, on April 7, 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy vessel Yamato, the world's largest battleship, was sunk by U.S. military aircraft. most likely to cause flooding and eventual sinking. By noon, the Corsair and Hellcat fighters arrived over the Yamato group, looking for fighters protecting the Japanese, and finding none waited for the dive bombers and torpedo planes to arrive. As waves of kamikazes took to the sky to defend the island, Yamato was ordered to sea on a mission to emulate the suicide planes and take out as many American ships as possible. Her remaining air search radar reports the approach of a second attack wave. blasts were perhaps the largest ever to occur at sea. With only three twin 6-inch gun turrets, she was no match for U.S. light cruisers with their four triple-turret, rapid-fire 6-inch guns. Twelve Helldivers claim several hits near the bridge and main gun turret No. Constructed from 1937 1940 and formally commissioned in late 1941, Yamato served as the flagship of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto throughout 1942, first sailing as part of the Combined Fleet during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Box 378 Red Hook, New York 12571 United States, a battle group of eight aircraft carriers, her enormous hull to the converging torpedoes. Altogether, more than 2,700 men went down with the ship or drowned after it sank, making the loss of the Yamato one of the greatest naval disasters of all time. At 14:23, having taken 10 torpedo and 7 bomb hits, Yamatos forward ammunition magazines detonated. At 1333, another 110 aircraft from TG 58.4 (Yorktown, Intrepid, and Langley), which had launched after the first wave of 280 aircraft, commenced their attack on Yamato. The Japanese naval defense plan was code-named named Sho-I-Go ("Victory"), and its objective was simple: Sink the American invasion fleet, maintain the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, and, by doing this, protect Japan from invasion. The fire in the area ofher forward 6.1 inch turret can be clearly seen (L42-09.06.05). Aircrews were astonished at the size of the ship, which had seen very little naval action during the war. YAMATOs list increases to about 15 degrees and her speed slows to 12 knots. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VETERAN JOURNALISM - JOIN SOFREP+ The destroyers were Destroyer Division (DESDIV) 17 (Isokaze, Hamakaze, Yukikaze), DESDIV 21 (Asashimo, Kasumi, Hatsushimo), and DESDIV 41 (Fuyuzuki, Suzutsuki). (The Yamato force had a Nisei radio-intelligence operator. But the mission was approved and the Japanese ships set sail for Okinawa. TG 58.4 had just finished refueling and would arrive just in time. 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