Top Ten Fighting Ships?
On the Military Channel they chose the top ten fighting ships of all time based on Firepower, Protection, Innovation, Fear Factor, and Service Length with viewer polls and Expert opinion
This is their list
1. Iowa Class Battleship (BB)
2. Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier (A/C)
3. Queen Elizabeth Class BB
4. Ticondaroga Class Missile Cruiser
5. Fletcher Class Destroyer
6. North Carolina Class BB
7. Bismark Class BB
8. Essex Clas A/C
9. Deutchland Class Pocket BB
10. Hood Class Battle Cruiser
What do you think of this list?
What ship should be higher or lower based on their factors?
What would you said should be on the list?
This is not my list, This was a list created by the Military Channel. I had nothing to do with this list execpt show it to you. Don’t chew me out.
Mine I think would look like this:
1. Iowa Class BB
2. Nimitz Class CVN
3. Queen Elizabeth Class BB
4. Essex Class CV
5. Ticondaroga Class CA
6. Bismarck Class BB
7. Dreadnaught Class BB
8. Nagato Class BB
9. Midway Class CV
10. Yamato Class BB
The list from the Military Channel only included ships of the USN, Britian, and Germany.
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