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IJN Yamato was the sister ship of Musashi, both part of VAdm. Kurita?òs Center Force. The Yamato class of battleships had nine 18.1-inch guns, three guns in three turrets. Musashi was sunk during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea by U.S. Navy aircraft, rec