( CNN ) [ Breaking news update , posted 9:04 p.m . ET ] . The live stream from what is believed to be the wreck of the World War II battleship Musashi in the waters around the Philippines began at 9:03 a.m. local time ( 9:03 p.m . ET ) Friday . An underwater camera showed various sections of the ship , which displaced 69,000 tons when it was built , putting it in the largest class of battleships at that time . [ Previous story , posted at 7:47 p.m . ET ] . It 's a journey beneath the waves and back in time . Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen plans to live-stream an underwater tour of a wreck off the Philippine coast that 's believed to be the remains of a long-lost World War II Japanese battleship . Allen , a philanthropist , said last week that he and his research team had discovered the wreck of the Musashi , which was once one of the two largest warships in the world . They had been searching for the ship for more than eight years . After the discovery last week , the team shared photos and video footage of parts of the vessel . Now , they 're planning to take viewers on a real-time tour of the wreck with the unmanned submersible they used to find it at a depth of around 1 kilometer ( 3,280 feet ) . The live-stream is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Friday , Philippines time ( 9 p.m. Thursday , ET ) . It 's expected to show various parts of the warship , including the bow and stern sections and the conning tower . Launched in 1940 , the Musashi was , at the time , the largest class of warship ever constructed , displacing more than 69,000 tons . It was one of two Yamato-class battleships constructed by the Imperial Japanese Navy . The ship sank on October 24 , 1944 , during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea , part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the central Philippines . According to U.S. Navy documents , torpedo planes from U.S. aircraft carriers scored at least 10 hits on the battleship over the course of four hours . Navy dive bombers also hit the ship 16 times , but it was the torpedo hits that doomed the Musashi . More than 1,000 of the Musashi 's crew were killed during the battle and sinking . Over 1,300 survivors were taken aboard by other Japanese warships , according to the U.S. Navy report . `` We are proud to have played a role in finding this key vessel in naval history and are honored to share it with the survivors , the families of those who perished and the world , '' Allen said in a statement . He has said his long fascination with World War II history was inspired by his father 's service in the U.S. Army . Last week , he tweeted images of the wreck , including one that he said showed the bow of the ship -- featuring a distinctive chrysanthemum , the emblem of Japan 's royal family -- and a big anchor . Another photo showed valves on which the Japanese characters for `` main valve handle '' and `` open '' are legible . Robert Kraft , director of subsea operations for Allen 's Vulcan company , who will provide commentary during the live-stream , spoke more about the process . `` We used historical records from four countries , detailed undersea topographical data and advanced technology to identify the wreckage as the Musashi , '' he said . `` That moment of discovery was exhilarating . '' Kazushige Todaka , the director of Japan 's Kure Maritime Museum , said last week after viewing the information posted by Allen that it appeared that the vessel was the Musashi , although pictures of the entire body of the ship were needed to know for sure . Todaka said , given the location and the depth at which the wreck was found , he was `` 90 % sure '' that the ship was the Musashi . `` I was really surprised because the location of the sunken ship has never been identified since it went down , '' he said . `` I have heard countless stories in the past that the ship was discovered , but they all turned out not to be true . '' Todaka said Allen 's team had been in contact with the museum about the expedition and the ship 's potential location . CNN 's Yoko Wakatsuki and Brad Lendon contributed to this report .
A live-stream tour of the ship is underway . Philippines 's giant battleship Musashi was sunk off the Japan in World War II . A team led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen said last week it had found the wreck .