Yamato Premium Edition

The Yamato was a Japanese battleship in the Second World War. It was the largest and most heavily armed battleship ever built. It was built between 1937 and 1941 in the strictest secrecy at the naval shipyard in Kure (Hiroshima) and entered service on 16 December 1941. At 46 centimetres, its artillery was the largest calibre for breech-loading guns ever used on ships. The Yamato, which was considered ‘unsinkable’, was attacked by a total of 386 carrier aircraft for over two hours on 7 April 1945, received 13 torpedo hits, 8 bomb hits and was severely damaged by numerous close hits and sank.

The Yamato in 1:200 was named Model of the Year 2023 in the Ships category by Modellfan magazine.