[happyathome]

I'm no expert but I remember reading somewhere that they're incredibly expensive to maintain at sea.

That said, mothballing them might turn out to be penny wise and pound foolish.

[COEXERJ145]

Back in the late 1980's and early 1990's, the cost of operating a single Iowa class BB was 1.0-1.2 million dollars per day.

[Freeport]

So upgrade the 1940's power systems. Bunker oil burners.... Replace'em with decile electrics or nuclear drives....