BTW, an excellent history of the Yamato-class, including every single surviving photo of these battleships, and many action photos from her final mission, taken by the USN planes bombing her, can be seen at:
http://www.battleshipyamato.com
I have not read a lot about the Yamato etc. but do think they are fascinating.
One thing I remember is the Yamato was hit by a single torpedo from and American submarine and almost sunk. The Japanese realized there was a weakness in it’s armor and I think it took something around six months in dry dock to correct the problem.
Nice site. The Yamato and the Bismarck have always intrigued me and both fell victims to aircraft.