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>>20058573
Yes they were very beautiful.
Most important things to notice:
The small curve the hull has from front turrets to bow.
A single very fashionably angled smokestack.
Just the right size pagoda.
Main gun turrets not too rounded, but not something that looks like cardboard box either.
Seaplane facilities at the rear.
No casemate belt guns.

Can we get a thread on WW2 Japan?
I'll start with the Yamato.
Largest ship ever built, but saw practically no action in WW2. When the war was about to end, the crew considered it would be a dishonor for the Yamato to go down in history as a hotel. They sailed to Okinawa. The idea was that, upon arriving on Okinawan shores, they ram into the battleship into the land and turn it into an undestroyable fortress. The crew would live off of the resources on the islands and surrender only upon running out of ammunitions. However, as they had no escort, they were sunk on the way.
It's a beautiful ship, regardless.