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No. 111

No. 111 is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.

Yamato classImperial Japanese NavyInterwar period, World War IIRepresentative class image
Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 October 1944: A Japanese Yamato -class battleship and other warships maneuver while under attack by U.S. carrier planes in the Sibuyan Sea.
Representative class image: Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 October 1944: A Japanese Yamato -class battleship and other warships maneuver while under attack by U.S. carrier planes in the Sibuyan Sea. The ship in the lower left and the two at the extreme right are heavy cruisers.U.S. Navy photo 80-G-272550 · Public domainImage source
ClassYamato class
NavyImperial Japanese Navy
CountryJapan
Builder / shipyardKure Naval Arsenal
Laid down1940-11-07
Recorded statusIncomplete

What is known about this ship

No. 111 is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.

Service history

Member of the WAR-CL-000184 roster; source-recorded final disposition: broken up incomplete 3.1942.

Class context: Yamato class

The Yamato class was built around 460 mm guns and exceptionally heavy armor.

Later service and disposition

broken up incomplete 3.1942.

This ship is recorded as a member of Yamato class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. YAMATO battleships (1941–1942) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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