Best looking ship

atg · Post by **atg** » 2005-12-28 09:20pm

Since we've got a best looking fighter thread why not a best looking ship?

Personally I like some of the big German ships of WW2 especially the scharnhorst class
http://www.scharnhorst-class.dk/

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2005-12-29 09:11am

The Mighty Kirov!

Vanas · Post by **Vanas** » 2005-12-29 09:58am

HMS Hood

Just look at it...

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2005-12-29 11:14am

The Imperial ship Yamato
Nothing else needs to be said.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2005-12-29 11:20am

Iowa Class.

Specifically, the USS Iowa.

Pwned.

Manus Celer Dei · Post by **Manus Celer Dei** » 2005-12-29 11:36am

Dammit, Chardok! I was about to post that!

Luzifer's right hand · Post by **Luzifer's right hand** » 2005-12-29 11:56am

The Visby-class corvette looks nice futuristic.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2005-12-29 12:34pm

Crossroads Inc. wrote:The Imperial ship Yamato
Nothing else needs to be said.
-snip-

I think that might be the Musashi, I can't see the rear deck very well so can't tell for sure. The Yamato has two main guns on the back quarter. The Musashi only one and a larger hanger os spotter aircraft(if I ever finish that model....)

But they are both the same mostly

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2005-12-29 01:42pm

SMS Derfflinger: Symmetry, a greyhound's elegance, brooding power, all tastefully combined!

Darth Bowser · Post by **Darth Bowser** » 2005-12-29 02:03pm

I've always been fond of the never built Montana class.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2005-12-29 02:05pm

I'll let my sig and avatar speak for themselves here; Imperator Aleksandr III.

Isolder74 wrote:I think that might be the Musashi, I can't see the rear deck very well so can't tell for sure. The Yamato has two main guns on the back quarter. The Musashi only one and a larger hanger os spotter aircraft(if I ever finish that model....)

But they are both the same mostly

The main armament layout on Yamato and Musashi were identical; nine 18.1 inch guns.
Both ships were nearly identical in all respects until their refits. That model is defintely Yamato, it's been the topic of several discussions at modeling websites.
During the refit both ships lost their amidships 6 inch triple turrets; Yamato received a more intensive AAA battery with more light turrets where Musashi recieved a completely different fit of light guns.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2005-12-29 02:16pm

The Only lines sexier than a sailing ship's are a lady's.

USS Constitution for the ignorant masses.

theski · Post by **theski** » 2005-12-29 02:43pm

Oh mama./.... Poppa Likes..

AK_Jedi · Post by **AK_Jedi** » 2005-12-30 05:13pm

Not exactly a ship, but I just love the 49er.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2005-12-30 06:39pm

Tico. Beautiful lines, sexy hull, and some serious shit kicking ability. Although, I do have to agree with Lonestar to a degree, in that tall ships are gorgeous.

LordChaos · Post by **LordChaos** » 2005-12-30 09:10pm

Lonestar wrote:

The Only lines sexier than a sailing ship's are a lady's.

USS Constitution for the ignorant masses.

I'll second that opinion...

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2005-12-30 11:29pm

Knife wrote: Tico. Beautiful lines, sexy hull, and some serious shit kicking ability. Although, I do have to agree with Lonestar to a degree, in that tall ships are gorgeous.

I think Tico's are okay but they're really just jumped up Spru-cans.

I actually think the older versions with the missile rails looked a little cooler than the ones with VLS.

I guess between the Ticos, Spruance and Kidds I just saw too much of this hull. The Ticos especially looked top heavy to me. Not as much as the Long Beach but still pretty bad. I actually like some of the older cruisers better. For some reason I liked the "ramp" that the missiles came out of to restock the rails on the Belknap class. I just always thought they looked cool. For that matter twin missile rails just look cool but there's something wrong about "one armed bandits" that makes them just look goofy.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/belknap.gif

While low and lean the Belknap class kind of sucks because the gun is in the back and the AA Missiles are in the front.

I'm also a fan of the old Pegasus class PHMs when they are up on foils. When on their hulls they seem a bit too much llike an armed tug boat.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2005-12-31 12:24am

I like the clean lines. The smooth fore deck and the the structure. It's a definate change from the LPD's and LST's I was used to.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-12-31 01:18am

I have have to give three. The Constitution, a Tico, and then this:

An Arleigh Burke DDG.

EDIT: Fuck it, Duchess already killed any hope of formatting this page had anyway.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-12-31 02:10am

The Vasa

The only ship of the line ever that sunk witout a battle, got hauled up from the bottom of the sea after 350years and is now on display in Stockholm.

Read More Here

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2005-12-31 03:51am

What about the Mary Rose of Henry VIII's reign? Thought that simply capsized due to weight without even firing a shot?

Siege · Post by **Siege** » 2005-12-31 06:26am

Seven Provinces-class Air Defence and Command frigate. Clean lines and badassery = win.

I'd put up a picture of the 17th century spice ship "Batavia", but apparently nobody on the Internet found it neccesary to put up pictures that do not suck complete and total ass.

Fleet Admiral JD · Post by **Fleet Admiral JD** » 2005-12-31 08:59am

http://jdroger.com/taweb/TAS/ARTICLES/arleigh2.jpg

http://jdroger.com/taweb/TAS/ARTICLES/arleigh1.jpg

Arleigh Burke, followed by:

http://jdroger.com/taweb/TAS/ARTICLES/ent&artic.jpg

USS Enterprise. There's just something about that ship that I love.

Third place for me:

http://jdroger.com/taweb/TAS/ARTICLES/untitled6.jpg

Tico.

Yes, I'm a US Navy ship lover.

Tranan · Post by **Tranan** » 2005-12-31 09:14am

El Moose Monstero wrote:What about the Mary Rose of Henry VIII's reign? Thought that simply capsized due to weight without even firing a shot?

yes but the mary rose is in a sorry state, the vasa is in icredebale shape. moste of the parts are orginal. and those that isent org. is clarly marked.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2005-12-31 09:58am

LordChaos wrote:
Lonestar wrote:

The Only lines sexier than a sailing ship's are a lady's.

USS Constitution for the ignorant masses.
I'll second that opinion...

hell yeah, back when Men were men, and Ships were Ships