Iron Requiem: The Last Voyage of the Yamato

On April 7, 1945, the largest battleship ever built embarks on a mission it cannot survive — armed with enough fuel for a one-way journey and orders that amount to a naval suicide pact. The Yamato isn't just a ship; it is Japan's last symbol of a kind of power the world is about to leave behind forever. Today, we tell the story of the two hours that ended the age of the battleship.

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