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OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 6:05:33 PM   
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I know that, with 4-5 exceptions, the beauty contests over on the General Discussion forum have not been your bag. Fair enough. However, I hope I have something on offer that is more to the liking of the navy-knowledgable people here.

Like the thread title says, I am looking for the most beautiful ships of WWII. The first category up for grabs is the most beautiful of the Fast Battleships. There are two groups of three, and I am looking for 1 vote per person in each group please. If you fancy it, please drop by the Australian Beauties thread and cast your vote.

Note: we are talking aesthetics only here - not war record.

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 6:25:55 PM   
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very nice lines...



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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 6:31:33 PM   
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I think one should consider the Bismarck-Class to be amongst the top 5 ;)

very nice lines...


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Well she's in Group 1 - along with Vittorio Veneto and King George V if you fancy voting for her. Personally I vote for your avatar

Would be good to have a few more voters.

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 6:44:37 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 6:50:18 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 6:54:15 PM   
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Usually you hear about this one.




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Yes, but she's not a fast battleship. She will be in the battlecruisers competition no doubt.

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 6:54:53 PM   
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I prefer this class, myself.




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So do many peeps - why not visit the thread and vote for her?

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 7:26:00 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 7:35:18 PM   
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na... Hood doesn't look that good ;)
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Now that's fightin' talk

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 7:44:06 PM   
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na... Hood doesn't look that good ;)
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Now that's fightin' talk



heheh - personally I'd prefer the Repulse ;)

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 7:53:09 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 7:59:56 PM   
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Bismark should be disqualified - just plain ugly.
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Well if you don't want her to go through please vote for KGV or VV

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:04:13 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:04:47 PM   
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but I do hope you vote for the looks - and not the history ;) - otherwise Bismarck would HAVE to win :P :P :P

PS: Vanguard would have been my 2nd choice...

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:05:37 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:06:12 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:08:54 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:13:23 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:24:56 PM   
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How about HMS Victory, she was still in commission 39-45. She still is.








certainly has my vote... above all others!!!

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:29:07 PM   
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Can I nominate HMS Vanguard, launched 1944?



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I would have loved to be able to include Vanguard - but sadly her completion in 1946 rules her out. Such a shame because she is one gorgeous ship

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:30:53 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 8:35:53 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 9:07:16 PM   
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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 9:35:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yamato class gets my vote. Something that big with clean lines and still looks like a Battleship

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 9:47:37 PM   
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Yamato


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Well, if you want your vote to count you know what to do

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 9:48:12 PM   
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Yamato class gets my vote. Something that big with clean lines and still looks like a Battleship
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Well if you want your vote to count yo know what to do etc etc

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 10:19:23 PM   
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And finally, Warspite grounded on her way to the breakers in the ironically named Prussian Cove:







Are you sure thats not a picture taken after an epic WiF game in which Yamato sunk Warspite....or was it the other way around. I can't remember..........


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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 10:24:47 PM   
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My vote has to be for DAK Bismarck!

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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 10:26:15 PM   
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And finally, Warspite grounded on her way to the breakers in the ironically named Prussian Cove:







Are you sure thats not a picture taken after an epic WiF game in which Yamato sunk Warspite....or was it the other way around. I can't remember..........

warspite1

No sir! This was the thanks the Grand Old Lady got after she had won the war. The image you were thinking of was as per below:

Warspite1 sends over a deadly salvo and Yamato blows up - Hurrah . Now its off to Trincomalee for tea and medals








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RE: OT Beautiful Ships of WWII - 12/2/2012 10:26:59 PM   
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What a terrible picture of Warspite.

My vote has to be for DAK Bismarck!
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Well if you want your vote to count you know where to go

...and yes, its a desperately sad end for such a fine ship

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