I find this quite surprising, boats not being my thing,
18 inch AA rounds...
'Sanshiki' or 'sanshikidan' shells apparently.
Imperial Battleships Quote:
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1145: After lunch, MUTSU’s deck crew prepares to move to mooring buoy No. 2 because NAGATO is expected to return at about 1300 from Kure after being drydocked. There is heavy fog and visibility is down to 500 yards. MUTSU's magazines contain a full load of ammunition including 16.1-inch Type 3 "Sanshikidan" incendiary shells designed as anti-aircraft rounds. Each shell weighs 2,064-lbs. and contains 1,200 submunitions. Each turret magazine contains 240 shells (120 per gun), including 50 "sanshiki-dans."
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Image here:
Yamato Museum: Large-scale material exhibition room (8)