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How long is a Yamato-class battleship?

A Yamato-class battleship is about 263 m (863 ft) long.

What is measured: WWII Japanese battleship, hull length

Yamato-Class Battleship (263 m) drawn to scale beside the Statue of Liberty (93 m) and the Eiffel Tower (330 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Statue of Liberty (93 m), Yamato-Class Battleship (263 m) and Eiffel Tower (330 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • As long as about 3 football (soccer) pitches end to end
  • About 80% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • As long as about 5 Olympic swimming pools end to end
  • About 2.8× the height of the Statue of Liberty
  • About 32% of the height of the Burj Khalifa

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Facts about Yamato-Class Battleship

Yamato was the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleship ever built, carrying 46 cm main guns.

Source: Naval History and Heritage Command, Yamato class

Military

NameSizeCompared with Yamato-Class Battleship
Akula-Class Submarine113 m (371 ft)0.43×
Virginia-Class Submarine115 m (377 ft)0.44×
HMS Dreadnought Battleship161 m (527 ft)0.61×
Ohio-Class Submarine170 m (558 ft)0.65×
USS Arizona Battleship185 m (607 ft)0.7×
Zumwalt-Class Destroyer190 m (623 ft)0.72×
Bismarck-Class Battleship251 m (823 ft)0.95×
Yamato-Class Battleship263 m (863 ft)this page
Iowa-Class Battleship270 m (886 ft)1×
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier333 m (1,093 ft)1.3×

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Which is bigger: Yamato-Class Battleship or Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier?

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