Japanese WWII battleship "Shinano"

What do you imagine when you are asked name of battle ships you know at WWII? I think many people answer Yamato. However, the largest battleship was Shinano at that time it was built.

Shinano, which had displacing nearly 72,000 tons at full load, was built as sister battleships of Yamato. Since a main aircraft carrier of United States Pacific Fleet at that time was 24,000 tons, you can see how Shinano was huge. It had overwhelming military power and thick/sturdy armor for defensive, that was gathered well-technologies of Japan. Although it was not perfect, the construction was initially completed on November 19, 1944. In order to avoid damage from air attack, it was decided to move the battleship from the port of Kanagawa to Hiroshima. However, U.S. Navy found Shinano and they torpedoed it too easily on November 29, 1944. It was just ten days from completion of construction.

Japan’s military power was already exhausted. In addition, at a time when there was no longer dependent on a huge battleship, Shinano sank in the sea without showing good performance. Therefore, the large battleship was not remembered by people.