the sea has always been an important
part of human history so naturally we
found a way to fight on it as your
weapons officer let me remind you that
this is a combat vessel welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 famous
military ships a row or two battleship
is about 64 thousand tons for this list
we’re taking a look at seafaring vessels
that fought for militaries around the
world and gained fame thanks to their
service as dusk approached the Virginia
retired to sewells Point with the
intention of finishing off the Minnesota
the next day number 10 the USS Nimitz
what better way to start our list than
with the USS Nimitz which is currently
one of the largest warships in the world
nicknamed old salt she’s over 1,000 feet
long and can travel at speeds as high as
thirty one point five knots after first
being deployed in the 1970s Nimitz has
provided support during both the Persian
Gulf War and the war in Iraq in 2010 she
was awarded the Meritorious Unit
Commendation for her service in both
Iraq and Afghanistan in the mid-2000s
ships like the Nimitz are why the United
States Navy is so powerful number nine
battleship potemkin
it’s the ship responsible for starting
the russian revolution okay that might
be going a bit far but when the crew
rebelled against the officers in 1905
the flames of revolution were definitely
fanned of course the Potemkin wasn’t
just the setting of a famous rebellion
or a brilliant propaganda film she also
had a long military career particularly
during World War one where she assisted
with the bombardment of ottoman
fortifications on the Bosphorus Strait
in 1915 and helped Russian troops
capture trebizond in 1916 those are just
a few reasons why she was considered the
pride of the Imperial Russian Navy’s
Black Sea Fleet number eight the USS
Enterprise the first of several ships
from World War two on our list the USS
Enterprise cv6
was involved in more naval engagements
with Japan
any other US ship American forces are at
the disadvantage in terms of numerical
superiority the Japanese have it and we
don’t known as the big e she became
something of a mythological ship to the
Japanese they believed they had sunk her
on numerous occasions only to find
themselves squared off against the
enterprise again in the next naval
battle
she was decommissioned in 1947 and
finished the war with twenty battle
stars more than any other American ship
in World War two and while you were well
aware that my unqualified desires to
serve on the USS Enterprise I’m assigned
to the Farragut it was an attempt to
avoid offensive favorites’ No I’m
assigned to the enterprise number seven
the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor
we’re cheating a little here but
considering the fact that both of these
ships played a large role in making the
other one famous we decided to combine
them as one entry the CSS Virginia and
the USS Monitor were two ironclad
warships who squared off against each
other during the American Civil War
called the Battle of Hampton Roads or
the Battle of ironclads
it was the first time in history that
two ships made from iron engaged each
other the Union controlled monitor and
the Confederate controlled Virginia
fought for hours but neither side
emerged victorious although the battle
may not have been glorious it marked a
significant change in naval warfare
number six the USS Constitution symbol
that inspired Americans the American
the USS Constitution first set sail from
Boston Harbor in 1797 and remarkably you
can still find her there today perhaps
best known as Old Ironsides
she became famous during the war of 1812
where she fought against Britain and
defeated five British warships including
the frigates HMS carrier and HMS Java
this was especially impressive as the
British Navy was considered the most
powerful in the world
at the time she officially retired in
1881 but is still fully commissioned and
equipped with a 60 man crew history 200
years worth of history
and it’s here and it’s here number five
the USS Maine remember the Maine
to hell with Spain that was the rallying
cry after the USS Maine exploded and
sank in 1898 the Maine which was
equipped with a range of guns including
four Gatling guns four Hotchkiss guns
and four torpedo tubes was anchored in
Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt
against Spain on February 15 1898
however she exploded which resulted in
the deaths of more than 260 people this
was the catalyst for the
spanish-american war as the Spanish were
blamed for causing the explosion by
yellow press such as William Randolph
Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
the Spaniards culpability has never been
proven however and the incident remains
a source of controversy number four the
USS Missouri I’d like to welcome you
onboard the greatest fighting ship in
American naval history my team all also
known as mighty mo or Big Mo the USS
Missouri was the site where World War
two officially ended she participated in
numerous battles in the Pacific Theater
including assisting with the battles of
Iwo Jima and Okinawa not long after the
Japanese officially surrendered and the
documents making this official were
signed on board her service wasn’t yet
done however as she participated in the
Korean War and provided support during
Operation Desert Storm
today the 45,000 ton battleship is
located in Pearl Harbor and serves as a
war memorial and museum number three the
HMS Victory a truly majestic ship the
HMS Victory is one of the largest wooden
ships ever built and represents the
remarkable power of the Royal Navy
during the 18th and 19th centuries
serving as Lord Nelson’s flagship at
1805 s Battle of Trafalgar the victory
helped lead the British to victory over
the Spanish and French
despite the British being outnumbered
the ship was allegedly saved by the
first sea Lord’s wife who was moved to
tears upon hearing of its proposed
destruction currently the victory serves
as a museum in Portsmouth England
remains the oldest commissioned warship
in the world number two the USS Arizona
whether you’re an avid military history
buff or not you have probably heard of
the USS Arizona representing American
resolve and sacrifice the Arizona was
hit by a Japanese bomb during the
surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on
December 7th 1941 she blew up and sank
killing eleven hundred and seventy-seven
people and pushing the United States
into World War two she could not be
salvaged and today she remains at the
bottom of Pearl Harbor below the USS
Arizona Memorial which attracts hundreds
of thousands of visitors a year before
we unveil our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions
number one the Bismarck for hundreds of
years the Royal Navy was the most feared
fleet in the world but in 1941 they met
their match the Bismarck was over 800
feet long and could travel at a speed of
30 knots making it one of the biggest
and fastest ships in the world at the
time she sank the near invincible HMS
hood and badly damaged the HMS Prince of
Wales sending the Royal Navy in hot
pursuit
the Bismarck abandoned the Atlantic due
to damage however and was attacked by
the British off the coast of France just
days later she was scuttled by her crew
and the wreck was finally found in 1989
by Robert Ballard the same man who found
the Titanic there’s more than just
natural history that beneath the sea
human history our discoveries of the
Titanic the realization that the deep
sea is the largest museum on earth it
contains more history than all the
museums on land combined do you agree
with our list which do you think is the
most famous military ship for more great
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
part of human history so naturally we
found a way to fight on it as your
weapons officer let me remind you that
this is a combat vessel welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 famous
military ships a row or two battleship
is about 64 thousand tons for this list
we’re taking a look at seafaring vessels
that fought for militaries around the
world and gained fame thanks to their
service as dusk approached the Virginia
retired to sewells Point with the
intention of finishing off the Minnesota
the next day number 10 the USS Nimitz
what better way to start our list than
with the USS Nimitz which is currently
one of the largest warships in the world
nicknamed old salt she’s over 1,000 feet
long and can travel at speeds as high as
thirty one point five knots after first
being deployed in the 1970s Nimitz has
provided support during both the Persian
Gulf War and the war in Iraq in 2010 she
was awarded the Meritorious Unit
Commendation for her service in both
Iraq and Afghanistan in the mid-2000s
ships like the Nimitz are why the United
States Navy is so powerful number nine
battleship potemkin
it’s the ship responsible for starting
the russian revolution okay that might
be going a bit far but when the crew
rebelled against the officers in 1905
the flames of revolution were definitely
fanned of course the Potemkin wasn’t
just the setting of a famous rebellion
or a brilliant propaganda film she also
had a long military career particularly
during World War one where she assisted
with the bombardment of ottoman
fortifications on the Bosphorus Strait
in 1915 and helped Russian troops
capture trebizond in 1916 those are just
a few reasons why she was considered the
pride of the Imperial Russian Navy’s
Black Sea Fleet number eight the USS
Enterprise the first of several ships
from World War two on our list the USS
Enterprise cv6
was involved in more naval engagements
with Japan
any other US ship American forces are at
the disadvantage in terms of numerical
superiority the Japanese have it and we
don’t known as the big e she became
something of a mythological ship to the
Japanese they believed they had sunk her
on numerous occasions only to find
themselves squared off against the
enterprise again in the next naval
battle
she was decommissioned in 1947 and
finished the war with twenty battle
stars more than any other American ship
in World War two and while you were well
aware that my unqualified desires to
serve on the USS Enterprise I’m assigned
to the Farragut it was an attempt to
avoid offensive favorites’ No I’m
assigned to the enterprise number seven
the CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor
we’re cheating a little here but
considering the fact that both of these
ships played a large role in making the
other one famous we decided to combine
them as one entry the CSS Virginia and
the USS Monitor were two ironclad
warships who squared off against each
other during the American Civil War
called the Battle of Hampton Roads or
the Battle of ironclads
it was the first time in history that
two ships made from iron engaged each
other the Union controlled monitor and
the Confederate controlled Virginia
fought for hours but neither side
emerged victorious although the battle
may not have been glorious it marked a
significant change in naval warfare
number six the USS Constitution symbol
that inspired Americans the American
the USS Constitution first set sail from
Boston Harbor in 1797 and remarkably you
can still find her there today perhaps
best known as Old Ironsides
she became famous during the war of 1812
where she fought against Britain and
defeated five British warships including
the frigates HMS carrier and HMS Java
this was especially impressive as the
British Navy was considered the most
powerful in the world
at the time she officially retired in
1881 but is still fully commissioned and
equipped with a 60 man crew history 200
years worth of history
and it’s here and it’s here number five
the USS Maine remember the Maine
to hell with Spain that was the rallying
cry after the USS Maine exploded and
sank in 1898 the Maine which was
equipped with a range of guns including
four Gatling guns four Hotchkiss guns
and four torpedo tubes was anchored in
Havana Harbor during the Cuban revolt
against Spain on February 15 1898
however she exploded which resulted in
the deaths of more than 260 people this
was the catalyst for the
spanish-american war as the Spanish were
blamed for causing the explosion by
yellow press such as William Randolph
Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer
the Spaniards culpability has never been
proven however and the incident remains
a source of controversy number four the
USS Missouri I’d like to welcome you
onboard the greatest fighting ship in
American naval history my team all also
known as mighty mo or Big Mo the USS
Missouri was the site where World War
two officially ended she participated in
numerous battles in the Pacific Theater
including assisting with the battles of
Iwo Jima and Okinawa not long after the
Japanese officially surrendered and the
documents making this official were
signed on board her service wasn’t yet
done however as she participated in the
Korean War and provided support during
Operation Desert Storm
today the 45,000 ton battleship is
located in Pearl Harbor and serves as a
war memorial and museum number three the
HMS Victory a truly majestic ship the
HMS Victory is one of the largest wooden
ships ever built and represents the
remarkable power of the Royal Navy
during the 18th and 19th centuries
serving as Lord Nelson’s flagship at
1805 s Battle of Trafalgar the victory
helped lead the British to victory over
the Spanish and French
despite the British being outnumbered
the ship was allegedly saved by the
first sea Lord’s wife who was moved to
tears upon hearing of its proposed
destruction currently the victory serves
as a museum in Portsmouth England
remains the oldest commissioned warship
in the world number two the USS Arizona
whether you’re an avid military history
buff or not you have probably heard of
the USS Arizona representing American
resolve and sacrifice the Arizona was
hit by a Japanese bomb during the
surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on
December 7th 1941 she blew up and sank
killing eleven hundred and seventy-seven
people and pushing the United States
into World War two she could not be
salvaged and today she remains at the
bottom of Pearl Harbor below the USS
Arizona Memorial which attracts hundreds
of thousands of visitors a year before
we unveil our number one pick here are
some honorable mentions
number one the Bismarck for hundreds of
years the Royal Navy was the most feared
fleet in the world but in 1941 they met
their match the Bismarck was over 800
feet long and could travel at a speed of
30 knots making it one of the biggest
and fastest ships in the world at the
time she sank the near invincible HMS
hood and badly damaged the HMS Prince of
Wales sending the Royal Navy in hot
pursuit
the Bismarck abandoned the Atlantic due
to damage however and was attacked by
the British off the coast of France just
days later she was scuttled by her crew
and the wreck was finally found in 1989
by Robert Ballard the same man who found
the Titanic there’s more than just
natural history that beneath the sea
human history our discoveries of the
Titanic the realization that the deep
sea is the largest museum on earth it
contains more history than all the
museums on land combined do you agree
with our list which do you think is the
most famous military ship for more great
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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