Warships that should have been preserved

Which warships should have been saved from scrapping as museum ships?

The choices include overlooked small craft and historically rich capital ships: S-boats, a Tribal-class destroyer, Illustrious, Renown, Saratoga, Enterprise, and an Italian battleship.

Small combatants are underrepresented among surviving museum ships, and the choices include German S-boats, British Dog Boats, and a Tribal-class destroyer. Among major ships, Illustrious, Renown, Warspite, Saratoga, and Enterprise CV-6 would let visitors connect several campaigns and technologies through one hull. An Italian battleship could also challenge stereotypes about Italian design by separating the quality of the ships from the command problems imposed by dictatorship.