Cool looking

Yamato
http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/japan/battleships/yamato/02_yamato.jpg

Kirov
http://www.military.cz/russia/navy/kirov/KirovClass01.JPG

Vittorio Veneto
http://www.oracamminiamoeretti.com/oce/images/uploads/VittorioVeneto.jpg

USS Ronald Reagan
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/79881460_f8778eff31_b.jpg





Ugly looking

HMS Nelson
http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/battleships/nelson/02_hms_nelson_1939.jpg

Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Oktyabrskaya_Revolutsiya_interwar.jpg/800px-Oktyabrskaya_Revolutsiya_interwar.jpg

USS Long Beach
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/USS_Long_Beach_(CGN-9)_entering_Subic_Bay.jpg/800px-USS_Long_Beach_(CGN-9)_entering_Subic_Bay.jpg

HMS Hood was a pretty cool looking ship.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/5822/hood1gu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4251/hood3if2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6395/hood5dz8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Last photograph before the sinking.

I was always a sucker for Soviet ships.

Udaloy Class Destroyer (in the foreground)
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1443/rfnsadmirallevchenkoddghw5.jpg

Kiev Class Carrier
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Novorossijsk_Kiev-class_1986.jpg


Kara Class Cruiser

http://www.military.cz/russia/navy/Nikolajev_class/KaraClass01_Petropavlovsk.jpg


It did have its abominations, too, like the Aurora:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Aurora_1903.jpg

And I was never fond of the Moskva Helicopter Carriers, either:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/38MoskvaoffMoroccoJan1970.jpg

I think some of the Age of discovery barques look really cool.

I always found the Korean Turtle Ship interesting.

http://www.tabula-rasa.info/JamesAdams/treasure_trove/koreanTurtle/museum_ts.jpg

Knock Nevis (aka the Jahre Viking) is a very awesome ship (largest in the world right now)

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/Knock_Nevis1.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/Knock_Nevis2.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/Knock_Nevis3.gif

Lol.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2104/2180991410_a0d94b8c40.jpg

What is that ^ ship used for?

Jesus the October Revolution is a monstrosity (the ship, not the event). this Swedish stealth ship is no day at the beach either: http://aviationweek.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/18/ares_visbyclass_nykoping_k34.jpg

The Soviet Ekranoplan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekranoplan) is not strictly a ship, but I reckon it's worth a mention.

The world’s largest hydrofoil wasn’t really a hydrofoil at all. In fact, it was one of a series of unique machines called "ground effect" vehicles built by the Soviet Union beginning in the 1960s.

The Soviets had a monopoly on this fascinating technology, relying on a little-known principle of physics - the "ground effect" - in which a dense cushion of air hugging the ground can provide more lift to a vehicle than air at higher altitudes.

Hovering about 3 - 12 feet above the ground, these vehicles resemble Luke Skywalker’s levitating craft from Star Wars, and far more fuel-efficient than airplanes, helicopters, hydrofoil, or cars. And at 58 feet, the largest of these, the "Caspian Sea Monster" was given its distinctive name after CIA analyst saw it at the Caspian port of Baku in photos taken by spy satellites. The craft traveled at speeds of up to 240 mph, had a swiveling nose cone for cargo loading, and could carry up to as many as 150 passengers.

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/06/05/bigger-is-better-7-insane-soviet-projects/

http://www.samolet.co.uk/jpegs/km_1.jpg

Ralph I have to disagree with you over the Visby stealth ships. Look outstanding to me.

Now the first flat-top carrier HMS Argus was a pig

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/HMS_Argus_%281917%29.jpg/575px-

And her modern namesake isnt much better

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/RFA-ARGUS-035.jpg

The RV Triton I just cant decide on

http://www.estudiomar.org.es/Triton.jpg

I don't like modern ships at all. They just can't compete with sail ships. Those ships had "something".

Personally I always liked the Kuznetsovs (couldn't get picture to work)
Not the Nimitzs though.

What is that ^ ship used for?

Jawas transporting droids around Tatooine?

I consider the picture to be very nice, but the sub itself (technically rather a boat) is as pretty as slaugthering a pig:

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3391/u206asubjk9.jpg

Oh and the Udaloy, i think im in love :love:

The Niamh, the pride of the Irish navy (built to a Royal Navy design in the UK)
http://www.military.ie/naval/flotilla/p52/niamh4_tn.jpg
Edit: sorry about the size and link:
http://www.military.ie/naval/flotilla/p52/niamh.htm

The RV Triton I just cant decide on

http://www.estudiomar.org.es/Triton.jpg

I think it looks kinda' cool

Hot:
USS Enterprise CV-6
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/CV-6_Enterprise.jpg
Red October (Typhoon3)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Typhoon3.jpg
USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/USS_Enterprise_E_First_Contact.jpg

Here we go: Kuzentsov
http://maps.pomocnik.com/img/photos/800px_Russian_aircraft_carrier_Kuznetsov_jpg.jpg
also love the typhoons

Here we go: Kuzentsov
http://maps.pomocnik.com/img/photos/800px_Russian_aircraft_carrier_Kuznetsov_jpg.jpg
also love the typhoons

Tis perdy, but the link isnt working.

Tis perdy, but the link isnt working.

Link? huh?
First time posting pictures.
EDIT:Oh, now it doesn't work for me either-look down\/

Here we go: Kuzentsov
http://maps.pomocnik.com/img/photos/800px_Russian_aircraft_carrier_Kuznetsov_jpg.jpg
also love the typhoons

"Admiral Kuznetsov"
Here is it.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Kuznetsov.jpg.jpg

as far as the person who posted the enterprise: I think the NX-01 version looks better.

Bismarck? anybody? I think It was pretty cool

Bismarck? anybody? I think It was pretty cool

I can second that... the Bismarck was awesome.... not to mention, didn't it sink the HMS Hood? that ship was amazing too

It did sink the hood: shot straight into the ammunition cache.

It did sink the hood: shot straight into the ammunition cache.

that doesn't mean it didn't sink it... it just means it shot at it, and made it EXPLODE because of a REALLY lucky shot

the Hood still sunk

that doesn't mean it didn't sink it... it just means it shot at it, and made it EXPLODE because of a REALLY lucky shot

the Hood still sunk

Ironically her sister ship the Tirpitz survived after a shell did the same then failed to detonate. Luck is a biggie.

@ taras: can you read? I said it DID sink the ship....

The tirpitz was almost unstoppable, the amount of effort the allies put into killing her was absurd

Ironically her sister ship the Tirpitz survived after a shell did the same then failed to detonate. Luck is a biggie.

well... part of the reason why the Hood sunk was because the front (it might've been the back) half of the ship didn't have upper deck armor (or reinforced armor at least)

the Hood was being re-fitted with stronger armor later, because it was too expensive to do it all at once. Battleships at that time usually had stronger side armor because of torpedoes, and past ship to ship fighting usually resulted in explosions on the side of the ship. with more recent technology, it allowed for ships to fire farther, and at longer ranges (the Bismarck had the upper hand on this weaponry) and as Hood was swerving in to get into attacking range for an easier kill, Bismarck began to start bombarding Hood as it turned in. Bismarck hit it, and with its weaker armor, hit the ammunition cache, and the Hood exploded.... and I mean exploded.... it was HUGE

as far as I know, German ships were heavily armored in all aspects


EDIT:
@ taras: can you read? I said it DID sink the ship....

oops..... my selective reading is kicking in.... I feel retarded now :blush:

What is that ^ ship used for?

Me thinks tis a car carrier.

Door on the back would fit to that theory.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn225/megadarra/22_big.jpg

I think this is the oldest surviving wooden ship in existance.

Flagship of Northern Fleet, Destroyer "Nastoichivy"
http://www.jamestown.org/photos/Nastoychivy.jpg

Heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Petr Velikiy"
http://rusnavy.com/science/images/nk1144peter.jpg

Flagship of Black Sea Fleet, Missile cruiser "Moscow"
http://flot.sevastopol.info/photos/wallpaper/001.jpg

The Slavas are so pretty.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://scaleships.googlepages.com/CuttySark.jpg/CuttySark-full.jpg&imgrefurl=http://scaleships.googlepages.com/claycs&h=367&w=550&sz=50&hl=en&start=13&usg=__v5Kwa1ot2wFLqSv2PuCtqKsgFcg=&tbnid=0_Zj7f10HP9QkM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcutty%2Bsark%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa fe%3Dstrict%26client%3Ddell-usuk%26channel%3Dus%26sa%3DG%26ad%3Dw5

I think the old clipper ships are about the best looking ships ever made. Here is the Cutty Sark

:mad::mad: SORRY. HAVING COMPUTER PROBLEMS

C:\Users\Don\Pictures\Cutty Sark.jpg

Finally got a picture uploaded. Hardly worth the effort as i could only display this thumbnail.

:mad::mad::mad:#@%&*!@#$!!!!

I give up (for now). When I previewed this post. It looked fine and worked fine when I clicked on the thumbnail. Oh well, you all know what they looked like.

:confused::crazyeye: Now I am really stumped. When I edited this post, the thumbnail magically appeared.

What's the problem?
Cutty Sark (http://images.google.com/images?hl=ru&q=%22cutty%20sark%22&lr=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)
http://scaleships.googlepages.com/CuttySark.jpg/CuttySark-full.jpghttp://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/05_02/cuttysarkG2105_468x372.jpg

May be hard to compare sail ships to differently powered ships. Its like comparing bragging peacocks to pigeons.

Zheng He's Treasure Ships! :D

http://paulsview.net/images/great_ships_csg002_cheng_hos_treasure_ship.jpg

In response to previous conversation:
The Bismarck
http://www.military.cz/ww2_ships/Germany/BB/Bismarck/bismarck01.jpg
and another one:
http://www.waffenhq.de/schiffe/bismarck06.jpg
I've got a meter-long model of it at home:D
And now the Hood:
http://www.marineforeningen-slagelse.dk/fotos/andre_fotos/hms_hood_900.jpg
EDIT:first hood picture didn't work-put in new one.

Zheng He's Treasure Ships! :D



1421 is next on my books to read. :woohoo:

"Hurricane Jumper".....HMS Calliope, circa 1885. Cool.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/HMS_Calliope_1880s.jpg

1421 is next on my books to read. :woohoo:

Please don't waste your time with such nonsense.

[QUOTE=red_elk;7171828]What's the problem?


No problem. I just wasn't paying very good attention to what I wa doing. Thanks for posting the nice pics.

The pics of destroyer Andrea Doria:

http://www.marina.difesa.it/programmi/images/fotografie/doria/doria05.jpg

http://www.marina.difesa.it/programmi/images/fotografie/doria/doria06.jpg

http://www.marina.difesa.it/programmi/images/fotografie/doria/doria09.jpg

http://www.marina.difesa.it/programmi/images/fotografie/doria/doria10.jpg

http://www.marina.difesa.it/programmi/images/fotografie/doria/doria07.jpg

How many out there thinks this ship looks 'good' ? I think it is just another ugliness among modern warships.

Please don't waste your time with such nonsense.

Is it really that bad?

Is it really that bad?

Some people think it's utter rubbish. It's an interesting theory nonetheless. The fleet did exist and made seven voyages as far as Africa. Ming China certainly has the capability, if historical evidence and records are anything to go by.


SS Great Eastern:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/SS_Great_Eastern_painting.jpg

I've aware of the criticism towards it, i think I'll give it a try anyway.

I've aware of the criticism towards it, i think I'll give it a try anyway.

It is interesting. It is also interesting to try to decide at what point he looses the plot.

The Great Eastern was broken up on the shoreline about 1/4 of a mile from where I was born. One of the top masts was taken by Liverpool FC and used as a flagpole.

The pics of destroyer Andrea Doria:

http://www.marina.difesa.it/programmi/images/fotografie/doria/doria05.jpg

How many out there thinks this ship looks 'good' ? I think it is just another ugliness among modern warships.

I like side by side (sort of) turrets on the front end, but they should've made those guns dual turrets and had more of them. Make it more like the Age of Dreadnoughts (and Sail): More guns!

I don't think it's that ugly, though I do think the command bridge should be set higher up. But you know officers, anything to make it easier for them :mischief:

Dreadnoughts

did someone say HMS Dreadnought?!?

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/HMS_Dreadnought1.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/HMS_Dreadnought_2.png

I don't know how pretty it is (maybe a little . . . ) but any ship so much more powerful than its competition that it worries even its own government, has something going for it.

No ones ever actually made one, but I always loved the idea of Battlecarriers. (I think Wyrmshadow made one)

Indeed, the HMS Dreadnought was a beautiful ship.

It brings to mind the super dreadnought North Carolina, easily my favorite of the super dreadnoughts.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Uss_north_carolina_bb.jpg

Indeed, the HMS Dreadnought was a beautiful ship.

It brings to mind the super dreadnought North Carolina, easily my favorite of the super dreadnoughts.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Uss_north_carolina_bb.jpg

that is an amazing ship.....

I love it

I was aboard this one yesterday....

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/1867/bc071pv5.th.jpg (http://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bc071pv5.jpg)
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/9619/bc102qf0.th.jpg (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bc102qf0.jpg)

USS Massachusetts

I have been aboard that one as well.

I can't believe this ship hasn't been posted yet!!!

ESPECIALLY BY ME!!!

The USS Iowa
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USS_Iowa_BB61_broadside.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USS_Iowa_Guns.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USS_Iowa_mothball_fleet.jpghttp://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USS_iowa_ao-unk_dd-unk.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USS_iowa_bb61_stern.jpg

The WWII battleships tended to be good looking. The WWI leftover battleships generally were not.

The WWII battleships tended to be good looking. The WWI leftover battleships generally were not.

What about the Queen Elizabeth or Fuso classes? I particularly like Fuso, as I do most Japanese big gun designs.

Queen Elizabeth Class (HMS Warspite)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/HMS_Warspite%2C_Indian_Ocean_1942.jpg

Fuso Class (Fuso, Haruna, and Yamashiro)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Japanese_battleships_Yamashiro%2C_Fuso_and_Haruna. jpg

The Fusos in particular were fantastic ships, I'd dare say the best before the Fast Battleships of late WWII.

Warspite may not be the best looking but it is the best name by far.

USS Salem. WWII built heavy cruisers took on the same basic lines of Iowa battleships. They were bigger, but weighed less, than many battleships. The is a Des Moines-class heavy cruisers were the first big gun ships to use case ammo in the main guns (8 inch) instead of a projectile and powder bags and could fire at 10 second intervals instead of the usual approx 30 seconds for other big guns.

I think it's the only heavy cruiser still afloat and open to the public.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/USS_Salem_CA-139.jpg

Oh man, the Des Moines, Albany, and Baltimore cruisers were unmistakably badass ships.

All ships looked cool in razzle-dazzle, shame it didn't last.

http://www.gotouring.com/razzledazzle/images/dazzle3-600.jpg

All ships looked cool in razzle-dazzle, shame it didn't last.

http://www.gotouring.com/razzledazzle/images/dazzle3-600.jpg
I wonder if that boat made it on "Pimp my Ride"

hms victory

http://www.cardmine.co.uk/list24/a240752.jpg

Fuso Class (Fuso, Haruna, and Yamashiro)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Japanese_battleships_Yamashiro%2C_Fuso_and_Haruna. jpg

The Fusos in particular were fantastic ships, I'd dare say the best before the Fast Battleships of late WWII.

The mast, or whatever it is is too high up front. But that's just me.

The mast, or whatever it is is too high up front. But that's just me.

The foremast? That's the best part! Most Japanese ships' foremasts from this time have that classic pagoda shape to them.

Personally, I like it.

The foremast? That's the best part! Most Japanese ships' foremasts from this time have that classic pagoda shape to them.

Personally, I like it.

I don't care for it either :p and it's too much weight.

It didn't seem to hinder the Fusos too much. And it's not that much extra weight, you don't know how much it weighs.

Double Post.

I'll let you decide on these

USS Farragut
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USS_Farragut.jpg

USS Abraham Lincoln
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USS_Abraham_Lincoln.jpg

USS Apache
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USNS_Apache.jpg

USS Ardent
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USS_Ardent.jpg

personally, I like the first two, and the second two are kinda' weird... but that's just me

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=187954&stc=1&d=1220750137

The ships of the Great White Fleet were kinda cool looking.

How about Admiral Dewey's flagship "USS Olympia" from the Spanish American War?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Gaule96.jpg


The Charles de Gaulle(R 91)

A French aircraft carrier

Shouldn't the planes be launched towards the stern?

/inevitable lame French joke

Shouldn't the planes be launched towards the stern?

/inevitable lame French joke

I must've not gotten this joke :confused:

I thought most aircraft carriers launched the planes from the the back towards the front... not visa-versa

Shouldn't the planes be launched towards the stern?

/inevitable lame French jokeNo need for jokes - the truth is funnier. A propeller fell off halfway across the Atlantic once and one of the elevators didn't work.

Another joke:
http://www.netmarine.net/bat/porteavi/cdg/0102.jpg
(Slow - works ahead)

I must've not gotten this joke :confused:

I thought most aircraft carriers launched the planes from the the back towards the front... not visa-versa

It's a joke about retreating :p

It's a joke about retreating :p

which is not that funny because its not true

which is not that funny because its not true

you may be right. but the joke is still common.

It's a joke about retreating :p

oh....

I feel stupid now... I should've gotten that one

Listen, I know that the French military is better than they get credit, and I tried, I really tried, but I couldn't stop myself.

Listen, I know that the French military is better than they get credit, and I tried, I really tried, but I couldn't stop myself.

Saying this as a fellow American, I think their Military history is better than us. Yes they were bad in WW2 and Franco-Prussan War but we were bad at Vietnam and Iraq.

Different wars, different situations. I think Iraq and Vietnam for us is more like Algeria and Vietnam for them.

Anyways, I thought that relentlessly and seriously overanalysing flippant remarks was my thing? Well, I guess there is room for one more . . .

Saying this as a fellow American, I think their Military history is better than us. Yes they were bad in WW2 and Franco-Prussan War but we were bad at Vietnam and Iraq.

The French were also bad in Vietnam and Algeria.

Well in a maneuver with German Fast Attack Craft, the Charles de Gaulle retreated with full speed. 400 ts boats!

Adler

I want to see comments about and/or pictures of ships!!!!

I want to see comments about and/or pictures of ships!!!!

ok

one of my more favorite early subs
USS Nautilus (SS-168)
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i70/BoboBilly/USS_Nautilus_SS-168.jpg

Portuguese XV century Nau

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/imagevoy/nau.jpghttp://bp0.blogger.com/_yD_ZI4o20Jk/RhbnAeZz61I/AAAAAAAAAB8/GcsPXr5pX2U/s400/Nau_Portugal2.jpg
http://bp0.blogger.com/_zWWM5HU-EgY/SBSMUVBBFKI/AAAAAAAAAhg/G3X3ZBNt5f4/s400/Nau+negreira.jpghttp://bp2.blogger.com/_94ToM6-Z1Us/RjhaRW-v0CI/AAAAAAAAAmc/bkETqfV2RhQ/s400/07+Nau.JPG
http://nautarch.tamu.edu/shiplab/00images/nau-portuguesecarracks%20a.jpg
http://www.coladaweb.com/hisbrasil/Nau.jpg

Compared to the ships at the time, there was no rival for this fast, multiple gunner, troop carrier and ocean travel capability vessel.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/USS_Pueblo_(AGER-2)02.jpg
Remember this ugly ship?
Also ugly
http://www.tsc.com/images/contentimgs/sanjac02.jpg

Le soleil royal
http://www.admiraltyshipmodels.co.uk/acatalog/Soleil_Royal_Stand.jpg

Steph, is that a French First-Rate?

I thought most aircraft carriers launched the planes from the the back towards the front... not visa-versa

I can think of 0 aircraft carriers which do this. They always launch forward, and into a headwind, to give planes the least chance of stalling.

Yes, that's a 104-guns first rate, built in 1669, under the reign of Louis the XIV.

It's well known by ship model builder, and is one the best looking French ship of the time, if not the best.

Eran, stop picking on the cheese eating surrender monkeys. :nono:

The "pansership" Eidsvold. I wouldnt exactly call it a beauty.

http://www.vrakdykking.com/bilder/storebilder/ps%20eidsvold%209.gif

Ugly:-

Royal Navy Type 42 Destroyer

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/HMS_Birmingham_D86.jpg

and the new Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer

http://www.frimleycc.co.uk/HMS%20Daring%20-%20Type%2045_medium.jpg


Cool:-

HMS Invincible

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/HMS_Invincible_(R05)_Norfolk.jpg


Iowa-class battleship, The "Big J"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/New_Jersey_Shoots.jpg

Ugly ships?

Ladies and gentlemen, I present you the French Battleship Masséna (1898):

http://www.cityofart.net/bship/massena.html

And it's sister, the Bouvet:

http://www.cityofart.net/bship/bouvet.html

Ouch! and Double Ouch!

cool ship
Le Napoléon (1850), the first steam battleship in history.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Napoleon(1850).jpg

USS Albacore. First submarine with a fully streamlined hull and the basic model for all modern military submarines.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Uss_albacore_03-2006.jpg

Of course we don't know if this is exactly what one of the ancient Roman cruise ships that plied the waters of Lake Nemi looked like. They might have been even worse.
http://www.pixelparadox.com/pic/images/Nemi_ship_color.jpg