Mutsu

Mutsu (陸奥), named after the eponymous province, was the second and last Nagato-class dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) at the end of World War I. Mutsu is notoriously known for having bad luck. On June 8th 1942, while decked at Katsura Island, a sudden explosion was caused from her 3rd turret, and sank to the deep ocean moments after. Until this day, it is unknown as to what exactly was the cause of this accident, but this incident was kept as a secret upon the Japanese Navy until the end of the war, as the higher-ups considered the loss of Mutsu to be a great...