Ahoy Shipmates

What do you consider as the most beautiful or best looking battleship?

The Hood, Bismark, Yamato, Iowa class, Dreadnought etc?

Anyone following the Great White Fleet series of instalments will know what I currently consider as the most beautiful or best looking battleship yip its the USS Connecticut.

It epitomizes steam powered battleships of the pre WW 1 era in my view.

Pictures speak louder than words or something like that (LOL) so I conclude with these all time personal favourites.



I love this action shot.



The picture showing the bow and her lines and her name in large letters above her bridge it dont get much better than that.


Regards

Sean

The Iowa - hands down -no contest - once you walk her decks there is no other choice, course ten years in the Navy MAY have me a little biased

USS Connecticut sure looks good, Yamato is beautiful, but for me it will be russian cruiser Askold..

I agree with John, sorta. I would say the Missouri in her war paint.



Kenny

Once the Atlantic bow was added to the Gneisenau she trimmed up to a beautiful ship

Hard to argue with that photo now, Gator. . .man, what a beauty! Ol' Mo has my vote, as well!
~Gunny

The WWI Battlecruiser HMS Tiger


OR

The Littorio class Battleships



Ciao
Luciano

1. Yamato/Musashi
2. Iowa
3. Gneisenau/Scharnhorst!
4 Littorio

The most beautiful battleship has to be the Hood,then the bismarck.

reguards

karl

LOL you are all right!!
I would say just for looks Yamato!
Bismark
Iowa
Littorio class!
But another good question is what did they do???
Italy made some pretty ships but...???
happy holidays~
Ron

These are all great choices. On the other hand ALL battleships are beautiful. For me though it's the old lady herself, HMS Warspite.



Form follows function and boy did she ever fulfill her function.

While there's no doubt that both Bismark and Yamato had great lines, I've never seen lines as striking, balanced and beautiful as the Iowa class, especially in their WW II configuration.

Tom

Well here is a big surprise.....the Yamato initial configuration. Long sweeping bow and uncluttered decks and superstructure. It almost looks like a yahct. Not that the Iowa clss doesn't rank real high in my book as well.

Yeah, one that can launch an 18" shell 20+ miles. So much for a friendly regatta. :-)

Kenny

For me , it would be the WW 2 configured Iowas and the Alaska Class Battle cruisers . sheer beauty in harm's way...