Who is the King of the Seas Battleships or Aircraft Carriers?

Johnnie Pummill: Aircraft carriers are capable of great firepower over a huge distance and with a sub and destroyer escortthey are champion of the seas

Maritza Ebanks: The aircraft carrier, as World War II showed - it can hit targets from farther away, with greater destructive abilities.Aircraft carriers are actually fairly quick, which is why the United States build "fast" battleships to protect them (mostly from air attack, as the battleships could carry immense amounts of AAA). Battleships do need escorts - battleships are very, very bad at fighting submarines.In a World War II context, the best aircraft carrier was the Essex-class, the best battleship the Iowa-class. The Nimitz-class is by far the most powerful carrier class yet built, but the Ford-class should surpass it....Show more

Blair Abdi: Prior to WWII General Billy Mitchell proved air power in the form of bombers were the superior weapon for naval warfare.It was the carriers which won the Pacific ! , but even then the writing wall for the Carriers, just like the Battleships.Carriers have only survived is by sheer chance as there have been no Naval Battles since the war.It was a real shake up for the RN when they counted the losses during the Falklands War, any of the Argentine A-4 Skyhawks had come across the carriers it may have been loss that would have been a complete turn around to the outcomeIn sheer beauty I still think the Battleship is the true King of the Seas at that time by far the King George V-class battleship with its two over four main battery...Show more

Marcelina Schossow: Queen of the seas, not King. All ships are female.Possibly the most beautiful battleship ever built was the Yamato - though she was an anachronism the day she was launched. Carriers are functionally ugly, all of them.

Flor Lizardi: You are incorrect.The nuclear powered, fleet ballistic missile submarine is the most powerful and capable ship at sea. One missile boat ca! rries more destructive power than every ship that has ever sai! led the seas since time began .... with a whole lot to spare.Just FYI: I am no sure that you could call an Iowa-class battleship "slow" with a speed of just over 30 knots....Show more

Porfirio Gartland: A carrier is one of the most helpless ships of the sea. Without its aircraft and supporting ships, she is a sitting duck.