The Most Powerful Ship Afloat (SB Scale)
Over the years many vessels have held claim to being the most powerful ship afloat, from the Tessarakonteres of the Hellenistic era, to the First Rates of the Napoleonic era, to the Dreadnoughts of the early 20th century, to the Battleships and Aircraft Carriers of World War Two and beyond.
Your challenge is to draw a ship from any historical era that can reasonably be argued to be the Most Powerful Ship Afloat at the time it is depicted, whether that is because it is the first of a new generation of ship that outclasses its competition (i.e. HMS Dreadnought versus previous Pre-Dreadnoughts), or because it is greater in some way than any other ship of its type (i.e. Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad during much of its lifetime).
Requirements:
- The ship must be a warship, real or AU, that at some point during its service could be reasonably argued to be the Most Powerful Ship Afloat
---- This does not have to be undisputed, see the myriad of "Iowa vs Yamato" debates IRL, but it must be an unquestioned contender
- The ship must be depicted at a time where it is a contender for this title, i.e. HMS Dreadnought in 1906 would count, but HMS Dreadnought in 1914 would not.
- The ship must be from a historical era, i.e. pre-2024 or the AU equivalent
- Each entry should be accompanied by a text description explaining how the depicted vessel is more powerful than its competition at the time it is depicted.