Talk:16inch Triple Gun Mount Mk.7/@comment-27786739-20160417133608/@comment-25459687-20160429152937

Technically, Yamato didn't "hit" White Plains, the shell exploded under water beneath the CVE's keel. This is, however, something that the "diving" AP shell was intended to do, so it's a bit of a fuzzy spot. It also was only recently discovered by Mr Lundgren ("The World Wondered, What Really Happend Off Samar" a rather dry read but fascinating research)

The other candidate for longest hit is the HMS Warspite hit on the Italian battleship Guilio Cesare in July 1940 at a range of about 26,000 yds.

Given that Yamato's 'near miss' and the Iowa/Nowaki straddle were achieved at almost half again the range of the longest confirmed hits, they are both very, VERY impressive displays of shooting.