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THE SINKING OF THE BATTLESHIP YAMATO
by John White
Overall Print Size: 32" x 24"
Edition Size: 950
Secondary Market
Original retail issue price: $125.00
The Yamato was the most massive battleship ever built. The mighty Bismarck was 50,000 tons with a main armament of eight 15 inch guns. The Yamato was 72,000 tons with nine 18.1 inch guns. These were the largest guns on any warship in history. The painting shows the Yamato under attack by U.S. Navy Helldivers. It took over two hours and three separate attacks including bombs, torpedoes, and strafing runs to send the super battleship to a watery grave, taking almost 2,500 of the 2,778 man crew with it. The loss of the Yamato was a tremendous spiritual defeat to the Japanese, foreshadowing the coming end of the Imperial Japanese Military.
John White's brilliant recreation of the first strike on the Yamato won second place in the 1995 National Navy Aviation Art Contest held by the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. Extensive research was conducted for this painting, including interviews of several pilots participating in the battle ensure the accuracy of the depiction.
In addition to the artist this print is signed by the pilots who flew the second and third Helldivers to hit the Yamato:
- Commander Francis R. Ferry
- Lieutenant (jg) Edward A. Sieber
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
