User blog comment:FlammeumDraco333/Tales From the Not so Blocky Seas/@comment-27822411-20151017051421/@comment-27820070-20151017210437

Battleship: By far goes to the Lion. The Lion is ludicriously overpowered with Mk. IV, and they are overwhelmingly considered "The best 16" guns in the game." They have absurd accuracy, your British damage, and some good DPM as well.

Battlecruiser: has to go to the Refit Hood.

Heavy Cruiser: The IJN Taco (Takao) wins this category by a huge amount. I mean...come on, its a Taco (okokok I quit with the mexican jokes plz dont kill meh Phantom)

Light Cruiser: Atlanta. It has above average torpedoes (which is strange considering the US had some of the more flawed torpedoes in WWII). The reason why this is the best CL in my opinion is that it can fire 14 5" rounds...ever 3-4 seconds. And it has enough range to eventually pump up enough DPM to outgun battleships.

Honorable mention goes to the Montecuccoli, which is absurdly more OP but has less DPM output, is slower, and overall less...ludicrious in terms of fun. Oh, and the torpedoes are garbage, but the Montecuccoli has like, 13" of armor uniform around the ship...

Destroyers: Amazon D39. You get 3 inches of armor for you destroyer on your belt and deck. Whats even better, you take them off, and instead of ludicrious armor, you get LUDICROUS SPEED! In fact, without armor, the Amazon can OUTRUN it's own torpedoes.