The crew carry out their duties. JAKARTA, INDONESIA: NEWLY COLOURISED images of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been revealed. In one image, the famous Yamato battleship can be seen firing missiles on the Pacific ocean during a WWII battle in the 1940s. In another, Japanese soldiers can be seen practicing martial arts on the deck of the same battleship while at sea. During WWII, the Japanese put a significant amount of resources towards the Imperial Navy, in order to combat the larger American Navy. This involved the construction of the Yamato, one of the largest and most heavily armed battleships ever constructed. Built in 1937, this ship weighed over 70,000 tonnes and was fitted with the largest guns ever mounted on a ship. The vessel was sunk on April 7, 1945, by American bombers. Most of the crew were killed in the wreckage. The fascinating images were colourised by Edward Tambunan (31), an engineer from Jakarta, Indonesia. Mediadrumworld.com/@dainippon_teikoku_kaigun