File:Japanese battleship Yamato maneuvers while under attack by U.S. Navy carrier planes north of Okinawa, 7 April 1945 (NH 62581).jpg

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English: Operation "Ten-Go": The Japanese battleship Yamato maneuvers while under attack by U.S. Navy carrier planes north of Okinawa, 7 April 1945. The photo was taken by a plane from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10).
The original photo caption reads: "The 72,000-ton Japanese battleship Yamato, pride of the Imperial Fleet, maneuvers evasively at a brisk 15 to 20 knots prior to attack. One fire can be observed amidships from previous attacks, but at this point no list has developed." (Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN).
Date 7 April 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-04-07T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 62581
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 62581

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Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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