Eurovision Battleship/-cruiser Contest ;)

Hey guys it would be nice to know which one of those old mighty ships is your favourite one (Battleship/-cruiser) ?

I like the HMS Repulse and would vote for her




Best wishes,
Che.

 

My favourite is H.M.S. Hood:

 

mine the salmon,

 

I too side with the Mighty Hood no matter how flawed and outdated her desgin was I think she was one of the most gracful and beautiful ships afloat..

 

SCHARNHORST, IMMER VORAN, NIMMER ZÜRUCK
(Scharnhorst, Always in the front, never turning back)

 

Warspite on the following grounds.

Traded punches with seven German dreadnoughts at Jutland. Which had the side effect of saving much of the crew of HMS Warrior.

Landed one of the longest range hits on record.

Assisted in the distruction of 3 Italian Heavy cruisers.

Not even the breakers took her without a fight.

Finally she looked damn near as good as Hood.

 

On looks, not Warspite, although she's a definite favourite for all the reasons Ebar stated (plus Narvik)

Looks wise Hood always strikes me as too "stretched" in the middle -- there's something odd about the aft barbettes perched way, way off near the stern.

What about the "ultimate BC" -- HMS Tiger?

Tom

 

My favourite ship? Can't really tell.
Ofcourse there are so many beautiful ships, B&T, Hood, S&G etc. I like even Nelsons with their intimidating looks.
And contrary to public opinion, I like of those 3 turret designs, they produce better looking ships than 4 turret designs. But ofcourse there are exceptions.

But liking a ship there must be more than the looks: Reputation, battle record, what-if's, lost opportunities, underdogs etc.

Therefore I have considered joining Tiger fan-club. But I think it doesn't really light my fire.

I've thought some underdogs for a while; VV, Blücher and even Yavuz.

But I really cant tell. I just like so many ships but there isn't a ship that is more favourite than others.

Duh.

 

BTW does someone have pics of the wreck of the HMS Repulse ?

 

Bismarck.

 

Yep, she is a real beauty Probably the most beautiful ship the world has evere seen!! (after the HMS Repulse ^^)

 

Bismarck beautiful? That fat slob? Give me an Iowa class BB any day.

 

http://www.bobhenneman.info/repulsewreck.htm

 

yep, bismarck is fat and big. and since all ships are referd to as she's the.... we can say that panzerman just loves a fat babe

 

loool, she was so elegant and not fat (looks ways better then the Iowas xD) !!!!!






@Notmi

thx for the link

Regards,
Che.

 

she looks elegant from the side but fat from the front and from behind

 

"I'm not fat, I have big bones!"

 

Oh lord, she is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo beauti- and powerful!!!!!!!

However she wasn´t that fat, looking from behind or the front, but I guess that's a matter of opinion.^^



Best wishes,
Che.

 

That's odd. I always considered the Iowa class to be the fat slob.

I like the Prinz Eugen class:


Pity it was nuked...

 

My favorite is USS NORTH CAROLINA. And I've been aboard her!