CentralNotice Yamato From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For other ships of the same name, see Yamato (ship) . Yamato during sea trials off Japan near Bungo Strait , 20 October 1941. History Empire of Japan Name: Yamato Ordered: March 1937 Builder: Kure Naval Arsenal Laid down: 4 November 1937 Launched: 8 August 1940 Commissioned: 16 December 1941 Struck: 31 August 1945 Fate: Sunk, 7 April 1945 General characteristics (as built) Class & type: Yamato -class battleship Displacement: 65,027 t (64,000 long tons) 71,659 t (70,527 long tons) (full load) Length: 256 m (839 ft 11 in) ( waterline ) 263 m (862 ft 10 in) (overall) Beam: 38.9 m (127 ft 7 in) Draft: 11 m (36 ft 1 in) Installed power: 12 Kampon boilers 150,000 shp (110,000 kW) Propulsion: 4 shafts; 4 steam ...