Nagato-class battleship

The Nagato-class battleships were the last of Japan’s pre-Treaty capital ships. They were the first class to carry 41 cm guns, the largest afloat and the first bigger than 15 inches. Nagato was the flagship of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The ship was a target for U.S. nuclear weapon tests during Operation...