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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*''Musashi'' obtained its name from [[Wikipedia:Miyamoto Musashi|Miyamoto Musashi]], a master swordsman and one of the greatest warriors of ancient Japan.
*''Musashi'' obtained its name from [[Wikipedia:Miyamoto Musashi|Miyamoto Musashi]], a master swordsman and one of the greatest warriors of ancient Japan.
*The ship may also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Japanese battleship Musashi|Japanese battleship ''Musashi'']] from the Second World War, holding the title of being one of the largest battleships on the Pacific front, and at the time, along with its sister ship ''Yamato'', held the record for largest gun ever mounted on a battleship. The ''Musashi'' was eventually sunk by the fighters and ships of the American task force during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].
*The ship may also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Japanese battleship Musashi|Japanese battleship ''Musashi'']] from the Second World War, and along with her sister ship ''Yamato'', hold the record for being the heaviest battleships in history, and also hold the record for holding the largest naval guns ever mounted on a warship. The ''Musashi'' was eventually sunk by SBD Dauntless dive bombers of the American task force during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==