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The Japanese battleship Musashi–named in honor of the ancient Japanese province of Musashi, today the Tokyo Metropolis–was the second battleship of the Yamato-class, and was the last warship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) at the Mitsubishi Heavy shipyard in Nagasaki. Construction commenced on March 29, 1938 and was completed on August 5, 1942, when Musashi was put in service with Arima Kaoru as captain. That same day she joined her twin, Yamato, along with Nagato and Mutsu in the 1st Division of Battleships.

Musashi was constructed completely in secret, and the facilities where it was assembled were camouflaged. At the time of her launch, a mock air attack was carried out against the city to keep all the people inside their homes. The United States government never discovered Musashi while it was being constructed.

The battleship was equipped with nine 460mm guns, the highest firepower ever available on a warship. Its length was 862 feet, about 260 meters, and it weighed 71,659 tons. Its maximum speed was 28 knots. Musashi could transport 2,399 sailors. Musashi was remodeled in 1944. The configuration of the secondary battery changed to six 155mm guns, twenty-four 127mm guns, and 130 25mm anti-aircraft guns.

Never Faced Another Battleship The military history of Musashi is practically non-existent. She reached full operational status in January 1943 after leaving Kure to join her division at the Japanese naval base located in Truk, but Musashi then spent her short life transporting troops and supplies, or discharging her antiaircraft artillery against Truk, an atoll of the Caroline Islands. On May 17, in response to U.S. attacks on Attu Island, Musashi was deployed in the North Pacific along with two light aircraft carriers, nine destroyers and two cruisers. However, the island fell before the Japanese force could intervene, so the counterattack was canceled and Musashi returned to Japan.

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