Japan's Yamato vs USS Iowa - Which Would Win Battleship Comparison
This video is sponsored by World of Warships. While much navy chatter these days is focused
on those huge floating islands we call supercarriers, the beast of the high seas for many years
was the battleship. If we go back in time and look at when ships
started carrying big guns, it was the British that ruled the waves, helping them to forge
an empire. In the mid-19th century, the Brits created
the HMS Victoria, at the time the largest and most deadly battleship ever built and
made of wood.
Armed with 121 guns it was tough and also
the fastest ship of such size. The 1860 British ironclad, iron-hulled battleship,
the HMS Warrior, was also the first of its kind, which was launched in response to Frances
ironclad but wooden-hulled Gloire (glue-are). But today we are going to look at what some
consider the top two battleships ever built, in this episode of the Infographics Show,
Japan's Yamato vs USS Iowa. Before we get to the rest of our video, a
brief word about World of Warships.
Its a free to play, historical online combat
game. Its created by Wargaming, the makers of
World of Tanks, World of Warplanes, and Master of Orion. Weve been playing the game for the past
few days and weve been having tons of fun battling all kinds of different warships. Every warship is super detailed and you can
see why it takes the creators on average 6 months to create new ships in-game from scratch.
There are 4 classes of ships, a lot of upgrades,
and the environments are designed in such a way that it makes the game very strategic. World of Warships is a thinking mans action
game. One of my favorite things in the game is that
it includes some of the most iconic warships in naval history, like HMS Monarch and HMS
Iron Duke. Wargaming currently has over 7 million players
worldwide.
Try out the game if you are looking for the
perfect balance of action and strategic gameplay. The first 300 viewers to use the link in the
description will get 250 (du-bloons) `doubloons, 1,000,000 Credits, the HMS Campbeltown premium
ship, one port slot, and 3 days premium time. Now, lets get back to the main part of
our video. Plenty of lists have been compiled featuring
what people consider the best battleships throughout history.
In fact, the US Naval Institute polled its
savvy readers on what they considered to be the best fighting ships ever made. Readers could choose submarines and aircraft
carriers, but the battleships that were chosen were Britains 1906 HMS Dreadnaught and
the USS Constitution launched in 1797. This was actually a heavy frigate, and frigates
are smaller than destroyers and battleships. Just so you know, battleships and destroyers
differ in size and tactical roles, but both are warships.
Battleships are much larger than destroyers
and carry heavier artillery. Fast-moving destroyers might have been seen
in the past sailing in numbers around a battleship. These days you wont see that, as all modern
navies only have destroyers in use. Most pundits do say that the best battleships
ever built are the two we are featuring today, but other notable mentions are Germanys
Bismarck, Japans British-built Mikasa, and the HMS Victory.
Now lets have a look at our featured ships. The Yamato, built in the Yamato Province of
Japan, was at the time the largest battleship ever built. It launched on August 8th 1940 and was the
flagship that was there to ward off the threat of the American military. Some people say when she set off to protect
the island of Okinawa it was a suicide mission.
Even though this ship was said to be the greatest
warship ever made she did not live through getting hit by 19 American aerial torpedoes. She was sunk on April 7th 1945 and 2,498 crew
were killed. Its said that until that time Japan had
thought this monster to be invincible. The New York Times ran the headline, U.S.
Fliers Sink Japans Biggest Warship.
The USS Iowa, named of course after the state,
was also the lead ship for the Americans. Launched on August 27th 1942 she was hit but
never sunk. Her first hit was in 1944 when two Japanese
projectiles hit Turret 2 and 5, but the damage was not bad at all. In fact, just months later a typhoon caused
more damage.
She was decommissioned on 24 March 1949, but
was recommissioned and decommissioned a few times fighting throughout decades to come. Right now shes a museum piece and you can
see her at the Pacific Battleship Center at the Port of Los Angeles. Ok, so now lets have a look at the ships
themselves. As we said the Yamato was the biggest battleship
ever built.
It weighed 65,000 tons, had a length of 862.9
Ft (263 meters), a beam of 127.5 Ft (38.9 Meters) and a draft of 36 ft (11 meters). The beam is the ships width at the widest
point when measured at the ship's waterline. The draft is the distance from the waterline
to the bottom of the hull, which just means how much of the ship is in the water. It was built to have a crew of somewhere between
2,5002,800 people.
The USS Iowa was 45,000 tons. It had a length of 887 ft (270.43 Meters),
a beam of 108 ft (32.97 Meters), and a draft of 37 ft (11.33 Meters). It was built to take 1,921 crew. The Yamato was bigger but it was also slower
with a top speed of 31 mph (27 knots or 50 km/h).
It gained that speed from 12 Kampon boilers
powering 4-shaft geared steam turbines for 150,000shp while driving 4 x 3-bladed propellers. Its operational range was 6,210 nautical miles
(7,146 miles, 11,500 km). The USS Iowa had a top speed of 38 mph (33
knots or 61.1Kph). Its engine was powered by 8 Water-tube boilers
with 4 General Electric geared steam turbines giving 212,000 horsepower to 4 Shafts.
Its operational range was 12,948 nautical
miles (14,900 miles, 23,979 km). So, as we can see, the U.S. Ship has some
advantages here. As for firepower, both ships were incredible.
Before it was sunk in 1945, the Yamato had:
9 x 18.1" Main guns, 6 x 6.1" Guns, 24 x 5" guns, 162 x 25mm anti-aircraft cannons and
4 x 13.2Mm anti-aircraft machine guns. The ship carried 7 Nakajima E8Ns or Nakajima
E4Ns and had two catapults for launching. In case it got hit, the belt armor on the
ship was 16 inches thick (410 mm). The 1943 version of the USS Iowa had: 9 x
16" Mark 7 main guns, 20 x 5" Mark 12 guns, 80 x 40mm anti-aircraft cannons and 49 x 20mm
anti-aircraft cannons.
It carried 3 Vought Kingfisher floatplane
aircraft and had two catapults. In case it got hit it, had belt armor 12.1
Inches thick (307 mm). If you cant make much sense of that, lets
see what the experts think if these two ships hypothetically went head-to-head. Fortunately some people have spent some time
doing just that.
The criteria for the match-up was speed and
maneuverability, guns, armor, fire control and underwater protection. First of all, analysts state that the Japanese
ships guns could fire farther than the American ships could. So, thats one tick for the Yamato, although
its also said that the American shells were slightly more destructive. Both ships armor could be penetrated by
those shells, but the experts say that at speed, getting a clean hit is sometimes just
a matter of luck in those days anyway.
The analysts state that the Yamato did indeed
have better armor, but the American ship had armor in more vital places. One analysts conclusion was, Yamato
was simply built to stand up to and utterly outclass any conceivable American or British
opponent by sheer weight of gunfire and elephant-like armor. So, thats another tick for the Yamato. The same analyst gave the Iowa the advantage
when it comes to underwater protection, saying here the Yamato was vulnerable as it had poor
seams between her upper and lower armor belts.
Apparently the Yamato had poor radar too while
the U.S. Ship had the best radar in the world. The Iowa was also faster and better able to
get out of the line of fire, so thats two ticks for the Iowa. He gives the overall advantage to the USS
Iowa, although he does add, While both ships enjoyed certain advantages over each
other, those advantages are so slender that luck would probably play as decisive role
as firepower and armor.
We must also state that two ships slugging
it out like this would likely not ever have happened, and we couldnt even reconstruct
it as the Yamato is at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean making peace with Poseidon. In fact, the only battleship slugfest that
did ever happen was the battle of the Denmark Strait when Germanys Bismarck and the cruiser
Prinz Eugen had a mean scrap with the British Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS
Hood. The Germans won. So, which ship do you think would win in a
hypothetical matchup? The Yamato or the USS Iowa? Let us know in the comments! Also, be sure to check out our other video
called FBI vs CIA! Thanks for watching, and, as always, dont
forget to like, share, and subscribe.
See you next time!.
on those huge floating islands we call supercarriers, the beast of the high seas for many years
was the battleship. If we go back in time and look at when ships
started carrying big guns, it was the British that ruled the waves, helping them to forge
an empire. In the mid-19th century, the Brits created
the HMS Victoria, at the time the largest and most deadly battleship ever built and
made of wood.
Armed with 121 guns it was tough and also
the fastest ship of such size. The 1860 British ironclad, iron-hulled battleship,
the HMS Warrior, was also the first of its kind, which was launched in response to Frances
ironclad but wooden-hulled Gloire (glue-are). But today we are going to look at what some
consider the top two battleships ever built, in this episode of the Infographics Show,
Japan's Yamato vs USS Iowa. Before we get to the rest of our video, a
brief word about World of Warships.
Its a free to play, historical online combat
game. Its created by Wargaming, the makers of
World of Tanks, World of Warplanes, and Master of Orion. Weve been playing the game for the past
few days and weve been having tons of fun battling all kinds of different warships. Every warship is super detailed and you can
see why it takes the creators on average 6 months to create new ships in-game from scratch.
There are 4 classes of ships, a lot of upgrades,
and the environments are designed in such a way that it makes the game very strategic. World of Warships is a thinking mans action
game. One of my favorite things in the game is that
it includes some of the most iconic warships in naval history, like HMS Monarch and HMS
Iron Duke. Wargaming currently has over 7 million players
worldwide.
Try out the game if you are looking for the
perfect balance of action and strategic gameplay. The first 300 viewers to use the link in the
description will get 250 (du-bloons) `doubloons, 1,000,000 Credits, the HMS Campbeltown premium
ship, one port slot, and 3 days premium time. Now, lets get back to the main part of
our video. Plenty of lists have been compiled featuring
what people consider the best battleships throughout history.
In fact, the US Naval Institute polled its
savvy readers on what they considered to be the best fighting ships ever made. Readers could choose submarines and aircraft
carriers, but the battleships that were chosen were Britains 1906 HMS Dreadnaught and
the USS Constitution launched in 1797. This was actually a heavy frigate, and frigates
are smaller than destroyers and battleships. Just so you know, battleships and destroyers
differ in size and tactical roles, but both are warships.
Battleships are much larger than destroyers
and carry heavier artillery. Fast-moving destroyers might have been seen
in the past sailing in numbers around a battleship. These days you wont see that, as all modern
navies only have destroyers in use. Most pundits do say that the best battleships
ever built are the two we are featuring today, but other notable mentions are Germanys
Bismarck, Japans British-built Mikasa, and the HMS Victory.
Now lets have a look at our featured ships. The Yamato, built in the Yamato Province of
Japan, was at the time the largest battleship ever built. It launched on August 8th 1940 and was the
flagship that was there to ward off the threat of the American military. Some people say when she set off to protect
the island of Okinawa it was a suicide mission.
Even though this ship was said to be the greatest
warship ever made she did not live through getting hit by 19 American aerial torpedoes. She was sunk on April 7th 1945 and 2,498 crew
were killed. Its said that until that time Japan had
thought this monster to be invincible. The New York Times ran the headline, U.S.
Fliers Sink Japans Biggest Warship.
The USS Iowa, named of course after the state,
was also the lead ship for the Americans. Launched on August 27th 1942 she was hit but
never sunk. Her first hit was in 1944 when two Japanese
projectiles hit Turret 2 and 5, but the damage was not bad at all. In fact, just months later a typhoon caused
more damage.
She was decommissioned on 24 March 1949, but
was recommissioned and decommissioned a few times fighting throughout decades to come. Right now shes a museum piece and you can
see her at the Pacific Battleship Center at the Port of Los Angeles. Ok, so now lets have a look at the ships
themselves. As we said the Yamato was the biggest battleship
ever built.
It weighed 65,000 tons, had a length of 862.9
Ft (263 meters), a beam of 127.5 Ft (38.9 Meters) and a draft of 36 ft (11 meters). The beam is the ships width at the widest
point when measured at the ship's waterline. The draft is the distance from the waterline
to the bottom of the hull, which just means how much of the ship is in the water. It was built to have a crew of somewhere between
2,5002,800 people.
The USS Iowa was 45,000 tons. It had a length of 887 ft (270.43 Meters),
a beam of 108 ft (32.97 Meters), and a draft of 37 ft (11.33 Meters). It was built to take 1,921 crew. The Yamato was bigger but it was also slower
with a top speed of 31 mph (27 knots or 50 km/h).
It gained that speed from 12 Kampon boilers
powering 4-shaft geared steam turbines for 150,000shp while driving 4 x 3-bladed propellers. Its operational range was 6,210 nautical miles
(7,146 miles, 11,500 km). The USS Iowa had a top speed of 38 mph (33
knots or 61.1Kph). Its engine was powered by 8 Water-tube boilers
with 4 General Electric geared steam turbines giving 212,000 horsepower to 4 Shafts.
Its operational range was 12,948 nautical
miles (14,900 miles, 23,979 km). So, as we can see, the U.S. Ship has some
advantages here. As for firepower, both ships were incredible.
Before it was sunk in 1945, the Yamato had:
9 x 18.1" Main guns, 6 x 6.1" Guns, 24 x 5" guns, 162 x 25mm anti-aircraft cannons and
4 x 13.2Mm anti-aircraft machine guns. The ship carried 7 Nakajima E8Ns or Nakajima
E4Ns and had two catapults for launching. In case it got hit, the belt armor on the
ship was 16 inches thick (410 mm). The 1943 version of the USS Iowa had: 9 x
16" Mark 7 main guns, 20 x 5" Mark 12 guns, 80 x 40mm anti-aircraft cannons and 49 x 20mm
anti-aircraft cannons.
It carried 3 Vought Kingfisher floatplane
aircraft and had two catapults. In case it got hit it, had belt armor 12.1
Inches thick (307 mm). If you cant make much sense of that, lets
see what the experts think if these two ships hypothetically went head-to-head. Fortunately some people have spent some time
doing just that.
The criteria for the match-up was speed and
maneuverability, guns, armor, fire control and underwater protection. First of all, analysts state that the Japanese
ships guns could fire farther than the American ships could. So, thats one tick for the Yamato, although
its also said that the American shells were slightly more destructive. Both ships armor could be penetrated by
those shells, but the experts say that at speed, getting a clean hit is sometimes just
a matter of luck in those days anyway.
The analysts state that the Yamato did indeed
have better armor, but the American ship had armor in more vital places. One analysts conclusion was, Yamato
was simply built to stand up to and utterly outclass any conceivable American or British
opponent by sheer weight of gunfire and elephant-like armor. So, thats another tick for the Yamato. The same analyst gave the Iowa the advantage
when it comes to underwater protection, saying here the Yamato was vulnerable as it had poor
seams between her upper and lower armor belts.
Apparently the Yamato had poor radar too while
the U.S. Ship had the best radar in the world. The Iowa was also faster and better able to
get out of the line of fire, so thats two ticks for the Iowa. He gives the overall advantage to the USS
Iowa, although he does add, While both ships enjoyed certain advantages over each
other, those advantages are so slender that luck would probably play as decisive role
as firepower and armor.
We must also state that two ships slugging
it out like this would likely not ever have happened, and we couldnt even reconstruct
it as the Yamato is at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean making peace with Poseidon. In fact, the only battleship slugfest that
did ever happen was the battle of the Denmark Strait when Germanys Bismarck and the cruiser
Prinz Eugen had a mean scrap with the British Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS
Hood. The Germans won. So, which ship do you think would win in a
hypothetical matchup? The Yamato or the USS Iowa? Let us know in the comments! Also, be sure to check out our other video
called FBI vs CIA! Thanks for watching, and, as always, dont
forget to like, share, and subscribe.
See you next time!.
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