[sten]

And if they are just outdated... then make a NEW class of battleship that is VASTLY superior in every respect. Something hulking that could almost take a tact nuke (shades of Battlestar Galatica ;)

Seriously, massive guns, lots of them, advanced air defenses, massive armor that could take hits.. and lots of them.

Call them sea-hulks for all their raging raw power (damn that just sounds cool).

and yes, it'd scare the crap out of anyone thinking about messing with us.

[FastCoyote]

"Seriously, massive guns, lots of them, "

What you really want are the new generation railguns that are kinetic energy devices you can maybe rapid fire if you have a big electrical plant.