- Nagato (長門) was the flagship of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- then participating in the Battle of Midway in June 1942
- Nagato spent most of the first two years of the Pacific War training in home waters.
- She was transferred to Truk in mid-1943, and participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea in mid-1944.
- Nagato fired her main armament against enemy vessels in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. She was lightly damaged during the battle and returned to Japan.
- The IJN was running out of fuel by this time and decided not to fully repair Nagato and converted it to a floating anti-aircraft platform and as coastal defense. She was attacked in July 1945 but was only slightly damaged.
- In mid-1946, the ship was a target for nuclear weapon tests during Operation Crossroads. She survived the first test with little damage, but was sunk by the second test.
Size/Weight: 75.5 x 25.5 x 16 cm / 2170g
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