Four warship classes as national design stereotypes

Which warship classes best illustrate stereotypes of British, American, German, and Japanese design?

Town-class cruisers, Yorktown-class carriers, Bismarck or Tirpitz, and the Yamato class respectively, each illustrating a different balance of capability, complexity, and concentration of force.

The British Town class represents balanced, elegant all-round capability and a high volume of fire without maximum armour or armament. Yorktown stands for large American designs prepared to carry a heavy operational load; Bismarck and Tirpitz combine genuine capability with complexity and exaggerated reputation; Yamato concentrates exceptional power into a small number of strategically irreplaceable hulls.