Will the USS Iowa-Class Battleships Ever Come Back?-- Part 1

From the July 12, 2022 1945 site "U.S. Navy Iowa-Class battleships broke all the rules (But stop asking for a comeback)" by Peter  Sucio.

The Iowa-class battleships were the best warships of the battleship era.  They were the largest ever built in the United States.  That would be the USS Iowa, Wisconsin, New Jersey and Missouri.

There are still some who call for their return.  And for some, including me,  there is just something too much about seeing one or more of our big gun fast battleships in service again.  And, they have all been preserved intact so it is possible for them to return to duty.

But is that possible?

Not likely.  Smaller and more mobile guided-missile destroyers are today able to do shore bombardment better.  These ships would require massive crews and would simply be too inviting of a target  in this era of hypersonic missiles and stealth aircraft.

And, then there would be the huge costs of modernizing them and operating them.

But Still Wishful Thinking.   Those Were Beautiful Warships.  --GreGen