Yamato's cover story hints at her new pirate crew. Yamato will be huge support for Luffy in One Piece's Final Saga.

The Yamato was sunk by U.S. carrier-borne aircraft on April 7, 1945, as it sailed toward Okinawa where its commanders were ordered to beach the vessel and use its mighty arsenal as a gun battery.

Yamato's deep admiration for Kozuki Oden influenced his desire for freedom and shaped his future dreams. During the Raid on Onigashima, Yamato's role was critical to the mission's success ...

Of the just over 3,000 men aboard the Yamato on the morning of April 7, 1945, fewer than 300 were alive at day's end. In the interviews below, meet two Yamato veterans still haunted by memories of ...