"Fred J. McCall" wrote in message
...
:
:But we do have them, and they do have 16" guns.
:

For some extremely loose definition of 'have'. By this definition, we
still 'have' 32-gun sailing vessels.

For a definition of 'have' that is actually applicable to the original
discussion to hand, we haven't had such a ship for a good decade.


Do you consider the Wisconsin and Constitution to be equivalent? They're
both still US Navy ships, and they can both be toured. You can tour the
lower decks of the Constitution, but you can only stroll topside on the
Wisconsin. That's because USS Wisconsin is in storage, the lower decks are
full of preservatives and dehumidifiers. USS Wisconsin could return to
active Navy service, USS Constitution cannot.