Warspite or Enterprise?

[grumbler]

Heck, Warspite isn't even the most legendary British warship of WWII.  I'd put both the Ark Royal and the Hood at least ahead of her, maybe others.

I chose to use "legendary" rather than "famous" in an attempt to get past the fact that Hood and Ark Royal were more famous in their time, and Victory is today.

A legend is a tale told about something or someone performing in a "more than human" fashion.  Not much to say about Hood as a warship other than that it died spectacularly.  Informed voters aren't likely to vote for that ahead of a ship with many more battle honors.

You could make Ark Royal a write-in, if you'd like.  That's certainly justifiable. Other write-ins are also possible; I just threw out  few choices to start a conversation.

[Norgy]

The Hood, the Tirpitz and definitely the Graf Zeppelin are more known for what they could have been, aren't they?

[Neil]

The Hood, the Tirpitz and definitely the Graf Zeppelin are more known for what they could have been, aren't they?

The Hood is most known for its long, successful career showing the flag in the interwar period, for being a very beautiful warship, for sinking the crappy French Navy and for a brief gun duel with the Bismarck ending in spectacular death.  Tirpitz and Graf Zeppelin are relatively well-known because they were German, and a large subset of WWII fans love German tech.

[Josquius]

The Hood isn't too well known outside folk with a decent interest in history I think. Fairly well known but not the most legendary.
For legendary ships which lots of people know- Mary Rose, Warrior (despite the fact they did nothing), Victory, Ark Royal, Dreadnought.

[Neil]

You could make Ark Royal a write-in, if you'd like.  That's certainly justifiable. Other write-ins are also possible; I just threw out  few choices to start a conversation.

I'm not sure that Ark Royal is in the same class as Enterprise though.  They had some great moments, and the Bismarck chase was legendary, but Midway was not only legendary, but had a real and substantial effect on the war.  Enterprise and Warspite fought the whole war long, and even the Hood had a glorious hero's death, but Ark Royal was murdered by a wretched submarine.  It's cool that Ark Royal was involved in the first U-boat kill of the war and got the first British air kill of the war, but I just don't think it rates with the two choices in the poll.

[Siege]

[Eddie Teach]

Jews know all about winning. 

[jimmy olsen]

Seriously though, Warspite was prone to steering difficulties after Jutland, so I voted Enterprise.

[grumbler]

Seriously though, Warspite was prone to steering difficulties after Jutland, so I voted Enterprise.

                         

[Neil]

Seriously though, Warspite was prone to steering difficulties after Jutland, so I voted Enterprise.

Sometimes I wonder if I should let CdM throw you in a sack and bash you against a wall or something.

[CountDeMoney]

Seriously though, Warspite was prone to steering difficulties after Jutland, so I voted Enterprise.

Sometimes I wonder if I should let CdM throw you in a sack and bash you against a wall or something.

He's your puppy.

[jimmy olsen]

Seriously though, Warspite was prone to steering difficulties after Jutland, so I voted Enterprise.

Sometimes I wonder if I should let CdM throw you in a sack and bash you against a wall or something.

I like my ships to go in a straight line, not crash into others at the dock. 

[Neil]

I like my ships to go in a straight line, not crash into others at the dock. 

I like my naval analysis not to be fucking retarded, as opposed to you telling me that you like the Yamato best because of the anime, or you like the Bismarck because the captain had pretty blue eyes.

[Siege]

I like my ships to go in a straight line, not crash into others at the dock. 

I like my naval analysis not to be fucking retarded, as opposed to you telling me that you like the Yamato best because of the anime, or you like the Bismarck because the captain had pretty blue eyes.

Was she hott?

[Siege]

Wait a minute. Didn't I have like 3000 posts or so in my post count?
What the fuck happened?