Favorite Warships?

[JuanBolio]

Inspired by the "Favorite Military Aircraft" thread, here I am starting one for my fellow lovers of fighting ships. Which are your favorites?

Here's a few of mine, in no particular order:


Iowa-class battleship. Need I say more?

USS Constitution, one of the most beautiful and deadly sailing vessels of all time:

Essex-class carrier:

Bismarck-class battleship, sunk the battlecruiser HMS Hood with one volley:

The famous Ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Merrimac:

Fletcher-class destroyer:

Type VII U-Boat:

Gato-class submarine:

Alfa and Akula-class hunter/killer subs:

Titans of the Cold War-era surface fleet - nuclear-powered missile cruisers of the Kirov and Virginia-classes:

Typhoon-class sub, for when you absolutely, positively have to rain nuclear death down upon an entire continent, accept no substitute:

Seawolf-class sub - for when you have to kill a Typhoon:

Badass-looking corvettes, either Norwegian or Sweedish:

Modern U.S. surface combatants - Ticonderoga-class cruiser, Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, and Littoral Combat Ship:

 

[Captain Ice]

Considering this is a Star Trek board, I'll start with the obvious...

USS Enterprise (CV-6)

The list goes on to include:

HMS King George V class battleships
USS Washington
USS Midway
USS Lexington
Los Angeles class attack subs
HMS Vanguard

 

[judge alba]

like the Japanese Yamoto from world war two (mind you looking at the Iowa and the Yamoto they look pretty much the same)

the Russian Typhoons are pretty good. a underwater cruiser nice
flower class corvette from WW2
and the old HMS victory nelsons flagship

never really liked carriers they seem so boring.

 

[Rii]

Royal Navy Type 45

 

[RJDiogenes]

Well, I like this one.

 

[B.J.]

I've got to go with the Nimitz and Gerald R. Ford classes of aircraft carriers.

The famous Ironclads, USS Monitor and CSS Merrimac:

I just have to mention that technically, it was officially the CSS Virginia (built on the remains of the USS Merrimack), although many Confederates also called it Merrimac(k). There was actually a later ship named CSS Merrimac though.

 

[John Clark]

The Iowa class is a nice one.

I also like the UK type 23 (Duke) and the Typhoon missile sub. Carriers are always fun.

The M class submarine was also interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_M1

Thanks to an old game, I also liked the Ticonderoga class

 

[SPOCKED]

My home of 5 years :

Ain't she a beauty?

 

[Plecostomus]

Hardworking submarine class there, SPOCKED.

I'm quite partial to the older pre-Iowa class battleships, in fact I have a site dedicated to collecting information on them: http://plecostomus.11.forumer.com/index.php

 

[Drogo]

I like all of the WWII Battleships. From all of the countries that had them.

 

[Alpha Romeo]

Iowa and South Dakota class battleships by far.

 

[AdAstra]

My home of 5 years :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/SPOCKED/n1241055262_30322038_2363.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/SPOCKED/n1223235131_330351_7864.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v353/SPOCKED/n1131549947_302414_9714.jpg

Ain't she a beauty?

Living inside a big yet cramped phallic object, surrounded by hot sweaty men?

I'll pass.


I like the WW2 French battleship Richelieu.

Or a nice first-rate ship of the line.

 

[Plecostomus]

I like the WW2 French battleship Richelieu.

Or a nice first-rate ship of the line.

The Jean Bart was a nifty one as well. As I understand she fired on the Massachusetts while still being assembled.

 

[Barbados Slim]

My home for 3 1/2 years:

And back when she was the most powerful weapon man has ever crafted, before she was coverted into a SEAL taxi.

 

[JuanBolio]

My home of 5 years :

Ain't she a beauty?

She is indeed. Sturgeon-class. I like it.

Royal Navy Type 45

Also nice. I like the type 42 destroyers and the type 22 frigates, as well

I like the WW2 French battleship Richelieu.

Or a nice first-rate ship of the line.

That's impressive. I wasn't familiar with those. Very nice.

 

[Marc]

Bismarck-class battleship, sunk the battlecruiser HMS Hood with one volley:

More a lucky shot than anything else.

Typhoon-class sub, for when you absolutely, positively have to rain nuclear death down upon an entire continent, accept no substitute:

Is the Typhoon actually in as close as she (well be Russian that should be He) seems?

 

[The Squire of Gothos]

Tribute must be paid to the WWII midget submarines of the Royal Navy, tasked with taking on some formidable targets such as the attack on the German Battleship Tirpitz.

The Italians too showed surprising verve, disabling two RN battleships in Alexandria Harbour.

 

[Shaytan]

The Belle-Poule...yeps, it's still active

Seriously, I've a certain fondness for the Rubis class submarines because one of my brothers served aboard them.

 

[JuanBolio]

Is the Typhoon actually in as close as she (well be Russian that should be He) seems?

Few hundred yards, I'd estimate. Likely going through a channel of some kind.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

I have a lot of love for the USS Constitution. Old Ironsides herself. The oldest still commissioned warship afloat.