I disagree - the French and British can field carrier task forces - but in both cases doing so puts a serious strain on their fleets to do so. And a battleship given proper escorts can put a serious hurt on an enemy task force.
Also keep in mind that what would be proposed is bringing them back for gun fire support for the Marines - which is pretty much what happened to them after 1942 in the USN anyway. Outside of the one slugfest at Leyte they basically did gunfire support while it was the carriers that swept the seas.
Thus if one or two was brought back and used for that function it would be an effective use of the ships. I.e. they wouldnt be slugging it out with a Chinese Kirov but instead laying down a lot of steel on a beach instead.
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