Japan Marine United Corporation, Kure Shipyard (Kure)

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Shipyard where battleship Yamato was built, Kure, Japan
Yamato, lead ship of a class of two 65.000-ton (over 72.800-tons at full load) battleships, was built at Kure, Japan. She and her sister, Musashi were by far the largest battleships ever built, even exceeding in size and gun caliber (though not in weight of broadside) the U.S. Navy's abortive Montana class. Their nine 460mm (18.1-inch) main battery guns, which fired 1460kg (3200 pound) armor piercing shells, were the largest battleship guns ever to go to sea, and the two ships' scale of armor protection was also unsurpassed.

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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Marine_United
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Coordinates:   34°13'53"N   132°33'23"E
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