half past seven, the Musashi rolled past 30 degrees, through her point of secondary stability, and capsized. Scores of men went over the starboard rail and climbed the barnacle-encrusted bilge and keel as the ship rolled over. Some fell into the holes left by Task Force 38 torpedoes earlier in the day. The Musashi’s bow slid under and her stern lifted from the sea, water falling in cataracts from her four great propellers. Sailors retreated aft as the ship went down, climbing the rails and deck fittings, some falling as the quarterdeck rose nearly vertical;
