I agree battleships like this would be a far more effective tool against low tech warfare such as Iran would use or any country with pirates hijacking ships.
What I am implying is that naval warfare with countries like Iran will involve disguised vessels with modern weaponry, the armored brute strength of these battleships would make them much more the victor than a thin hulled vessel.
Agreed. Nothing short of a direct hit with a NUKE will take out a Battleship. Whereas a $10,000 missile will put any lessor ship on the bottom of the sea in minutes. Just ask the British about the HMS Sheffield during the Falkland Islands’ war.