Ollie begs the question. When do we eliminate these ships from our inventory? The New Jersey was commissioned in 1943 and the Wisconsin in 1944. Unless we want to build new ones, there comes a point when it is no longer economically feasible to keep them in service, albeit mothballs. I agree with the CNO, it is time to put these ships out to pasture.
They are out to pasture. The point is what do you replace them with, because they still have a function, or do you allow the capability to go by the wayside?