Warspite's final form prompts a comparison between rebuilt British and American battleships. The Queen Elizabeth-class 'mansion' superstructure is judged more visually coherent than the cage masts carried by many American designs. Rebuilt USS West Virginia receives special praise because losing most of the cage-mast profile made her resemble the later North Carolina class more than her sisters did. The comment then turns from appearance to regret over Britain's lost battleships and USS Enterprise (CV-6).
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How reconstruction reshaped battleship appearance
A viewer compares Warspite's rebuilt profile with American cage-mast battleships and links admiration for their final forms to regret over ships that were scrapped.