I'd add that the supercarriers of today are larger than any BB built in the past.
Traditional gunboat BB's have been made obsolete, but huge floating ships haven't. If you think about it, the RN CVF is roughly the same displacement as the IJN Yamato, except 18" gun turrets have been replaced by runways and aircraft.
We don't really build guided missile cruisers anymore, but if you look at the Ohio-class SSGN, it's 17,000 - 19,000 tons and prolly carries more cruise missiles than any CG. The Russian Oscar-II is even larger at 24,000 tons and carries 24 supersonic P-700 missiles. Most warships today don't carry that many SSM's.
If I were to draw a comparison, the BB's of yesterday have been replaced by aircraft carriers, while cruisers of yesterday replaced by LHA/LHD's. Missile Cruisers have been passed over in favor of SSGN's.
Traditional gunboat BB's have been made obsolete, but huge floating ships haven't. If you think about it, the RN CVF is roughly the same displacement as the IJN Yamato, except 18" gun turrets have been replaced by runways and aircraft.
We don't really build guided missile cruisers anymore, but if you look at the Ohio-class SSGN, it's 17,000 - 19,000 tons and prolly carries more cruise missiles than any CG. The Russian Oscar-II is even larger at 24,000 tons and carries 24 supersonic P-700 missiles. Most warships today don't carry that many SSM's.
If I were to draw a comparison, the BB's of yesterday have been replaced by aircraft carriers, while cruisers of yesterday replaced by LHA/LHD's. Missile Cruisers have been passed over in favor of SSGN's.