Top 10 Most Powerful Battleships of WWII (By Class)

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Battleships were a symbol of naval dominance and national might, and for decades the battleship was a major factor in both diplomacy and military strategy. During World War II, Battleships remained the most important naval ships and powerful weapons to a country’s military strength. This video presents the top 10 most powerful battleships of ww2 (by class)

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[frednone]

I think if I was doing this list I'd swap out the KGV class for North Carolina and Nelson for Nagato.

[davidtaylor]

They also missed on their information about the Iowa class battleships. While 7 were planned, only 5 (Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Kentucky [renamed South Carolina], and New Jersey) were built, and only 4 (Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey, and Wisconsin) saw service. The remainder were scrapped.

[vskunk]

Why Queen Elizabeth class for British when they had the newer King George V-class in ww2?

[johnfranciscastilloatienza]

This video is interesting likely and fantastic
I like battleships are battlecruisers because are powerful and strong! 🤩👍☺️

[YARROWS]

Bit confused as why the KG5 class and Nelson class are not there. Rodney took out Bismarck initially. Before the other British ships joined. Nine sixteen inch guns.

[iansneddon]

Leaving out the Nelson class. And the KGV class. While I am a huge Warspite fan, the QE class were outdated and, even upgraded, Warspite was correctly left behind when the RN shifted to the Pacific.
While only having 14" guns, the KGVs had arguably the best armor of any battleship of the war.
Not saying the KGV was the best, but it should be ranked better than the Litorio class, certainly recognizing what these ships accomplished.
I am sure any encounter between a Litorio and Nelson (or Rodney) ends with the Litorio running away. I'd say that should be a key measure of power. Cruisers are generally faster than battleships and don't stick around to fight battleships... because battleships are too powerful. If you are running away, you aren't the powerful one.

[tomdeluca]

I remember touring one of the iowa class ships in norfolk virginia it was absolutely fascinating

[SlickCycler]

I would have listed the King George V and the Nelson/Rodney classes above the Queen Elizabeth class. It's an opinion, no need to reply and tell me I'm wrong.

[nanao.]

The list is notable by peculiar absence of all post-1914 British designs, including the highest caliber ones (Rodney, equalling Iowa and Namato class as an initial design requirement) and the last most modern ones (KGV). Is it made by an American?

It also doesn't list in text form for better comparability the actual performance specifications such as top speed, armour rating and armaments of the ships, especially the dimension data are pretty irrelevant for any practical purposes.

[scythesforlife]

Where is King George V class? And also Scharnhorst Class?

[anurajanu]

Make a video of current top 10 powerful war ships

[mistrzherbata]

top 10 (ships /class)
1 Yamato
2 Iowa
3 Indiana
4 Bismarck
5 Vittorio Veneto
6 Nagato !!!
7 Richelieu
8 Hood
9 Prince of Wales
10 Gneisenau
11 Fuso
12 Nevada

[KotobKotob]

Where is i repeat where is hms vanguard

[LiamTodd]

Because they were the most reliable battleships in the royal navy

[crocronel]

Why the Richelieu at 9th place, and it's not the Richelieu on the view, it's a Dunkerque class

[infoscholar]

Interestingly, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor demonstrated something of a paradox; namely, that the Aircraft Carrier was now the most important ship in the world.'s navies. But they missed their own point; whilst demonstrating the preeminence of naval air power, they targeted the battleships, which were, as the ensueing war proved, of limited use, and all but obselete.

[christophermurpy]

I know the queens were old but boy they could give as good as they got. I believe if winston Churchill had been elected prime minister after ww2 HMS WARSPITE would of been made a museum ship, after all she was his baby and he lobbied the government to do so. A friend once said why keep it? So kids can go on school trips! NO! To show future generations that men went to war in these beautiful monsters so we can have the life we do today. And I think it has more to do with honouring those men and women who served aboard them. It’s our history and once ships like the WARSPITE are gone, there hon forever. HMS WARSPITE fighting till the very

[shrek_]

Why is the Bismark class ranked higher than the North Carolina and South Dakota class? The American ships had both larger and more guns than the Bismarck, Also, where is the Nelson class?

[felipestevens]

your list is totally correct, especially in order of ship

[jollyjohnthepirate]

Too many mistakes. All battleships were obsolete by WW2. Aircraft carriers replaced them as capital ships.