Furious world beauty will not save! Top 10 Warships
"AT stories Maritime peoples have a long tradition concerning the aesthetics of the design of warships. In addition to its main role of warfare, warships served as a political tool for the effective projection of sea power, prestige and influence of the nation ... "
- Consultant at the US Navy Engineering Center Herbert A. Meier.
Designing a warship is a problem of arranging various payloads. In the process of designing, “lines of force” are born, uniting the visual composition of the object and projecting its force into the surrounding space. They are given by the lines of the frontal projection of the superstructures and the protrusion of the side, the size of the horizontal interval between the lines of the decks and superstructures, the height of the side, the longitudinal deflection of the hull.
Verticals contribute to making the object static, while the sloping lines from the visual center towards the bow and stern add dynamism to the silhouette. External perception of the appearance of the ship is determined by the degree of extension of its add-ons up and down, creating the overall impression of swiftness and readiness for action. The relatively large horizontal intervals between the lines of the decks and superstructures give rise to a feeling of cumbersome stability, while small ones emphasize the strength and dynamism of the ship. The power of the lines of force further enhances the slope of the surface of the ship and the stem.
Highlighting the criteria for analysis and examining the appearance of ships of various countries according to their methods, the specialists of the US Navy Engineering Center unanimously recognized the best Soviet shipbuilding school ... The Reds ships always differed by their unique charisma and the most sinister silhouette.
“A warship is an instrument of politics, chiefly weapons which is an effective belief. Aesthetic perfection strengthens the convincingness of a warship, reinforcing confidence in national politics. The appearance of Soviet warships was a conscious attempt to ensure the maximum propaganda effect of the application fleetthrough the use of artistic design style. ”
- G. Meyer, cont.
I bring to your attention a selection of the most beautiful surface warships covering the time interval over the last 70 years. The power, beauty and pride of all the fleets of the world.
10 Place - Teutonic Knight
The armored fat men did not like to be filmed in full face: their body, deeply planted in the water, with huge awkward boules, was visible. Disgusting view! The only of the battleships in whose appearance though the external swiftness remained at least a bit was the battlecruisers of the Scharnhorst type.
A long, relatively narrow body for its displacement, ending with a high “Atlantic” nose (it was just ending; the numbering of the frames from the Germans was conducted from the stern).
Glittering metal fire control blisters. The ominous shape of the towers of the main caliber, somewhat resembling a fascist helmet. And serving, along most of the length of the body, a strip of armor belt. All this made Scharnhorst and Gneisenau the most charismatic battleships whose hull lines confirm the seriousness of intentions.
9 place - “Misl Spunge” (missile catcher)
Hounds of the North Atlantic. The 50 series of Oliver H. Perry missile frigates, promising to be a reliable and cheap means of controlling maritime communications around the world. A sharp, swift bow in the waves, like a knife. Long solid superstructure. Two helicopter hangars and an elegant “one-armed bandit” in the nose of the hull (universal launcher Mk.13).
“Perry” reminds tea clippers of past eras. And its modern nickname is a reflection of the fact of the dismantling of all missile weapons. In its current form, the frigate is suitable only for chasing the boats of drug couriers, since no more serious tasks can not perform. What will happen to him in the event of an enemy attack? Missile Catcher.
However, this does not prevent the Perry from being a fantastically beautiful frigate.
8 place - Skinny American
Unlike the battleships of the epoch of “armor and steam”, the Ticonderoga missile cruiser, on the contrary, should be photographed exclusively from forward angles. In this case, the mass of the modern ship, in whose appearance lies the whole power of the Pentagon’s defense technologies, will soar in front of us.
The American is proud of her graceful bow with a 40-meter bulwark. But it is necessary to change the angle - and a gangly barge decorated with 83 antennas will appear before us. Dirty exterior “Tikonderogi” complement the two huge “tower”, on the walls of which are hung grille.
7 Place - Pyramid
The most modern warship, subtle rocket-artillery destroyer "Zamvolt". The floating pyramid in height with the 16-storeyed house opened a new era in the history of the fleet. An era of amazing layout and bold technical solutions.
Everything is unusual here - from the strange blockage of the sides to the inclined bow-breakwater, which resembles the form of the destroyers of the Russian-Japanese war. Extremely large, high-tech destroyer, whose appearance fully reflects the technical advantage and ambitions of the country in which this ship was built.
6 place - “Golden Eagle”
A masterpiece of domestic shipbuilding. The mighty cruiser, surpassing any of its foreign peers for a whole decade (1970-80).
The large anti-submarine ship of the 1134B project “Berkut-B” (also known by the name of the lead ship, “Nikolaev”) is impressive in the number of weapons and antenna posts installed on it. Four anti-aircraft missile systems supported by the power of anti-submarine weapons and aids were able to accommodate in a modest but surprisingly elegant case with a displacement of 8 thousand tons.
According to analysts of the US Navy, the large anti-submarine ship (BOD) “Nikolaev” made an impression of the “Superstructure-ready fighter” Superstructure and cruiser hull “showed consistent and targeted lines of force”.
5 place - “Remove”
Swan song of the Soviet shipbuilding. The large anti-submarine ships of the 1155 project, which replaced the “Golden Eagles”, have become a worthy continuation of the class of Soviet destroyers with hypertrophied anti-submarine weapons.
The BOD Ave. 1155 “Deleted” deservedly fall into this list for the unbearably beautiful curves of their body lines. The impression is reinforced by the traditional, for Soviet ships, layout with the placement of a large number of weapons on the upper deck.
4 place - “Orlan”
Atomic giant with a monumental appearance.
What was this ship built for? Even the creators of Orlan don't know the answer to this question. Jam-packed with rockets, he continues to plow the seas, inspiring horror and awe at “likely adversaries”.
In the 250-meter case of TARKR there is not a single free space where a rocket, gun or radar would not be installed. However, due to its outstanding size, the Orlan, unlike the Golden Eagles, does not seem to be overloaded with weapons. On the contrary, the perspective layout with the placement of weapons in the under-deck space gives the cruiser a polite and noble look.
3 place - “Nimitz”
100 thousand tons of diplomacy. A grand floating airfield with a side height of over 20 meters. All this is an ominous fusion of marine and aviation technology, amazing observer for its size.
The largest warship in the history of mankind, an aircraft carrier of the Nimitz type, exceeded all permissible limits in terms of dimensions and cost. At the same time, his noble posture and magnificence turned out to be so strong that they are able to sow panic in the media all over the world.
2 place - Her Majesty's War Dragon
The famous pirate and murderer Sir Francis Drake argued that the best emblem for a warship is the corpse of the enemy nailed to the stem. The stem of a new British destroyer is decorated with a red Welsh dragon. Symbol of the integrity and security of the protected object.
The beautiful “Daring” broke all the stereotypes about modern destroyers. The look defines its essence. Inside the tall pyramids hides an unprecedented set of tools to control the airspace.
1 place. Remains free!
Everyone who is fascinated by the theme of the Navy, has its own ideas about the beauty of warships. I invite all readers to express their opinions in the comments!
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