Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
Yamato-class battleship
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1940–1942
Quantity
3
Unit Price (current)
$230.0M↗ 2200% inflation · 1940→2025
Original Price
$10.0M (1940)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
BATTLESHIPS · WORLD WAR II
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PERFORMANCE/PRICE
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UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$230.0M
Original: $10.0M (1940)
Inflation: +%2200
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the battleships category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationBattleship
- Ship TypeBattleship
- Builder / ShipyardKure Naval Arsenal, Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Mitsubishi Shipyard
- Laid Down1937
- Launched1940
- Commissioned1941
- Ships in Class5
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement65,027 t
- Standard Displacement63,000 t
- Full Load Displacement71,659 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)263 m
- Length (waterline)256 m
- Beam38.9 m
- Draft10.86 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement2,767
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 shafts; 4 steam turbines; 12 water-tube boilers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power111,855 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed27.5 kn
- Cruise Speed16 kn
- Range7,200
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament5MOD.5
- Main Gun3 × triple 46 cm/45 Type 94 naval guns
- Main Gun Calibre460 mm
- Main Gun Count9
- Secondary Guns4 × triple 15.5 cm/60 3rd Year Type guns; 6 × twin 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 DP guns
- CIWS8 × triple 25 mm Type 96 AA guns; 2 × twin 13.2 mm Hotchkiss machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes0
- ASW CapabilityNo
- Hull-Mounted SonarNo
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft7
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems6MOD.6
- Air-Search RadarType 21 air search radar
- Surface / Fire-Control RadarType 22 surface-search radar
- Phased-Array RadarNo
- Combat SystemType 98 fire-control directors; Type 94 high-angle directors; Type 95 short-range directors
- Aegis / EquivalentNo
- Electronic WarfareNo
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelYes
- DegaussingYes
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Cost1MOD.1
- Unit Cost10,000,000 USD
◆Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed3
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned5
- Cancelled2
- Lost3
- Retired3
- Preserved0
▤Armour3MOD.3
- Armour650 mm face of main turrets; 410 mm side belt; 200-230 mm deck; 500 mm conning tower sides
- Belt Armour410 mm
- Deck Armour200 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Production started
- 1942Production ended
86
years in service
2
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theBattleshipscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
A defensive system on fleet aircraft carriers designed to detect, protect against, and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.
A technique to reduce a ship's magnetic signature by neutralizing its internal magnetic field, minimizing vulnerability to magnetic mines or detection.
Cruise missiles designed to strike land targets from naval platforms, typically launched from ships or submarines.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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