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Musashi was a battleship belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy. With her sister ship Yamato, she was a member of the largest and most heavily armoured battleships ever constructed.

She formed part of Vice-Admiral Takeo Kurita's Centre Force along with Yamato at the battle of [Leyte Gulf]]. During the battle, on October 22,1944 she was attacked and sunk by american carrier-based aircraft armed with bombs and torpedoes, taking more than 1000 or her 2900 crew with her.

For more details on this class of ship, see the entry for Yamato.

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 '''Musashi''' was a [[battleship]] belonging to the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]. With her sister ship ''[[Japanese battleship Yamato|Yamato]]'', she was a member of the largest and most heavily armoured battleships ever constructed.
-She formed part of [[Vice-Admiral Takeo Kurita]]'s Centre Force along with Yamato at the battle of [Leyte Gulf]]. During the battle, on [[22 October]],[[1944]] she was attacked and sunk by american carrier-based [[aircraft]] armed with [[bomb]]s and [[torpedo]]es, taking more than 1000 or her 2900 crew with her.
+She formed part of [[Vice-Admiral Takeo Kurita]]'s Centre Force along with Yamato at the battle of [Leyte Gulf]]. During the battle, on [[October 22]],[[1944]] she was attacked and sunk by american carrier-based [[aircraft]] armed with [[bomb]]s and [[torpedo]]es, taking more than 1000 or her 2900 crew with her.
 For more details on this class of [[ship]], see the entry for Yamato.