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Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your opinion) - 3/30/2006 2:51:19 PM

String

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So, I was looking for pics on the internet and it got me thinking. Warships always (or almos always) manage to look striking and beautiful. So why not make a thread about it?

Rules of the thread. You can pick only one ship and ONE SHIP ONLY per era. You need to accompany your ship with a picture and a short commentary why you think it's beautiful.

There will be three era's.

prehistoric-1904
1904-1945 (dreadnought era)
1945-today (modern ships)

My two candidates are

IJN Yamato. The slightly swept back lines, the sloping foredeck and the compact superstructure all add up to a very beautiful package.

and

The Sovremenny class destroyers. Mostly because the very sleek hull lines with the very overcrowded superstructure and those massive sunburn tubes on the sides.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 3:18:37 PM

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Now this is my idea of a beautiful Warship...

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 3:27:09 PM

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But to get back on topic...the USS Constitution.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 4:24:01 PM

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Alaska, White elephant she may have been but a pretty one at that

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 4:24:18 PM

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U.S.S. Lexington or Saratoga, prewar with the big stripe on the bridge and the yellow winged planes on their decks.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 4:26:45 PM

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Hi,

1) Yamato & Mushashi,
2) Bismarck & Tripitz,
3) Iowa & New Jersey,
4) Essex carriers

Most of them are battleships

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 4:40:56 PM

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she's OLD and a beauty.

If you think the back of a renault megane is sexy check this out !

p.s i hate the megane .. ugly ugly car .. nice advert though

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 4:42:41 PM

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If it has Tripods and casemates....its beautiful!

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 6:27:20 PM

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I think the vast majority of ships are beautiful, at least until the late sixties and the advent of box like floating offices that are being built nowadays. But these puppies stand out...

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 6:37:01 PM

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Constitution - nuff said
Fuso class - pagoda masts rule, so ugly they look good
Battleaxe class - they just look right

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 7:07:36 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK

she's OLD and a beauty.

If you think the back of a renault megane is sexy check this out !

p.s i hate the megane .. ugly ugly car .. nice advert though

The Victory comes with hot and cold running maids.(Bints, for Ron)..

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 7:33:12 PM

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For me, this one:

Extremely modern looking ship, but built before war.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 7:38:32 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Monter_Trismegistos

For me, this one:
*snip*
Extremely modern looking ship, but built before war.

Orzel?

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 7:45:42 PM

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Since there were no designs ever found for her all we have are artists drawings, but I love her simplicity and function. I give the the Sloop of War Ranger.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 7:57:15 PM

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There's so very many of them, but here's an old favourite of mine:

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:00:15 PM

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Pre-WW1: Constitution / Victory
WW1: Hood
WWII: Iowa / Yamato
Post WWII: Kashin class DDG (not very effective but nice symetrical lines)

Chez

Kashin class DDG

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:16:46 PM

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Since there is no accounting for taste, consider my next few posts with all the irony that you can pile on.

This one is a reeeeal beaaauuuty and has a lovely name that just trills gently off the lips.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:18:51 PM

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Amphitrite class?

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:24:45 PM

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Another svelt babe from the eastern bloc: Soviet BB Marat

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:28:40 PM

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quote:

Amphitrite class?

Nope. Miantonomoh class. Can you believe they built more than one?

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:30:57 PM

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Looked a little like the Monadnock, which was Amphitrite class.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:31:26 PM

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This one is brought to you by the US "Truth in Naming Department" -- a little known office of the WW2 BuOrd. I give you USS Block Island II.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:39:57 PM

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Now this is ugly...............

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:41:53 PM

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Well, they built some ass-ugly aircraft, too...

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:50:02 PM

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Hoche was ugly even for Frenchies themselves, they called it Grand Hotel.

String: Yes, it was Orzel.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:50:04 PM

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No fair, Ron, it looks like they never made up their minds what they wanted her to look like. Anyhow, for ugly, I think I have you beat. I'll see your Hoche and raise you USS Iowa. Not that Iowa. THIS Iowa.

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:51:56 PM

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Oh yeah? I see your Iowa leper and raise you the Russion Popov circular coast defence vessels!

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 8:58:15 PM

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Good grief and blave critters!

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:05:30 PM

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Nothing says "classy" more than side-by-side funnels and cage masts:

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RE: Somewhat OT - The most beautiful warship (in your o... - 3/30/2006 9:19:38 PM

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So much for Strings prettiest warship thread.

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