How luxurious is the Yamato battleship?

The Yamato-class battleships of the Japanese Navy in World War II were so luxurious that they could easily kill all opponents through PK. First, let’s understand the high price of the Yamato-class battleships.

The cost of the first ship, Yamato, reached 138 million yen, which was equivalent to the value of approximately 12.2 tons of gold in 1937. This shipbuilding fund accounted for 0.39% of Japan's gross national product in 1937 and 3% of the defense budget. Being so expensive, as a national symbol, the Yamato-class battleship must of course provide first-class luxury services. At that time, the most luxurious and high-end hotel in Japan was the Yamato Hotel, so naval colleagues called the Yamato the Yamato Hotel and the sister ship Musashi the Musashi Hotel. So, how luxurious is the food and accommodation on the Yamato? Are colleagues so envious? So, let’s explore these two aspects together. In terms of eating

For ordinary people, life on a navy warship is considered very painful and it is difficult to sleep well. Like our Navy's Type 051 destroyer, sailors did not have a restaurant to eat before the 1980s. Either the soldiers ate on the battlefield or on the deck.

But that was not the case with the battleship Yamato of World War II. The chefs in charge of cooking on this ship come from Japan's most famous Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and some luxury cruise ships. The shipboard kitchen has food storage and processing equipment such as a large food cold storage, cooking table, dining table, catering table, oven, ice cream machine, etc. It is equipped with rice washing machine, tableware sterilizer and other sanitary equipment. This kitchen configuration is not shared by officers and soldiers on the "Dahe". The "Dahe" has its own kitchen according to the level of the officers and subordinates. For example, the chief and captain's cooking room, the first petty officer's cooking room, the second petty officer's and lance petty officer's cooking room, etc.

Take the diet of the Yamato officers as an example. The officers’ lunch mainly consists of soup, fish, meat, desserts and other Western food. They must wear coats and use English table manners when eating. Dinner is mainly Japanese food, including sashimi, grilled guitar, steamed eggs, etc. Sometimes lobster and sea bream flavor dishes are also available. The average sailor's diet includes not only Western foods such as fried pig, butter stew, and beef curry, but also Japanese-style dishes such as fish and miso soup. This kind of dietary standard was unimaginable by other Japanese military services at the time. No wonder the Japanese Army was gritting its teeth. Living environment Each workshop and living area of ??the Yamato? is equipped with dual-use air conditioners. The cooling method uses the powerful surplus power of the ammunition depot cooler, and the heating comes from the shipboard steam heater. In 1943, when the Yamato was anchored in Chak, the prescribed room temperature standards were that the temperature in the soldier's room should be below 38 degrees, in the aircraft room should be below 40 degrees, and in the officer's room and workroom should be below 27 degrees.

On the other hand, Yamato's accommodation conditions are similar to those of other warships. The per capita living area reaches 3.2 square meters, while ordinary destroyers only have 1 square meter. One-third of the soldiers had their own dedicated sleeping berths, and the others lived in three-story hammocks. Ordinary officers sleep in a room of two or four, with double beds. Regarding middle and senior officers, they enjoy "star" service. The single room is fully equipped with single bed, table, wardrobe, bathroom and other living facilities.

In addition, the Yamato also has a bartender's warehouse with a storage capacity of more than 50 tons, which mainly stores alcohol, cigarettes, candies, etc. These items are sold to the soldiers through the canteen on the ship. Barber shops, laundry rooms, large bathrooms and other living facilities are all available.

Because he lived a pampered life in "Yamato", "Yamato" seldom directly participated in combat after serving in the service, so it is not an exaggeration to be called "Yamato Hotel" by other colleagues.