<page_title> Yamato-class battleship </page_title> <section_title> Ships </section_title> <table> <cell> Yamato <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4 November 1937 <col_header> Laid down </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8 August 1940 <col_header> Launched </col_header> </cell> <cell> 16 December 1941 <col_header> Commissioned </col_header> </cell> </table>
Yamato was laid down November 4, 1937, launched August 8, 1940, and commissioned December 16, 1941.