The names of these islands became well-known: Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Truk in the Marshall Islands. Saipan in the Marianas, and other islands including Guam and Tinian.

吉尔伯特群岛的塔拉瓦，马绍尔群岛的特鲁克，位于马里亚纳群岛之中的塞班岛，以及包括关岛和天宁岛在内的其他岛屿。

From 1941-1943, the Yamato was  the flagship of fleet commander Isoroku Yamamoto and upon Yamamoto's death in 1943, she was  resigned to defensive duties near Truk.

从 1941 年到 1943 年，大和号是舰队司令山本五十六的旗舰，山本于 1943 年去世后，她辞去了特鲁克附近的防御职责。