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KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture A massive lathe used to precision shape the main gun barrels of Japan’s mighty World War II battleship Yamato is now on public display at the Kure Maritime Museum here. Admission is free.
KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture The Yamato Museum’s first major renovation project will expand the facility so that it can display such items as the mammoth lathe used to construct the main guns of the World War II battleship.
Recollections of former Imperial Japanese military personnel paint a picture of peer pressure and optimism fueled by Germany s victories across Europe as putting Japan on an unstoppable path toward the Pacific War.