Originally Posted by slowplay

It's one that was tremendously effective when active from 1945 through 1973. When reactivated in a post deregulation environment it looked really cool as the lead ship of a surface action group, but wound up killing more of its own sailors than the enemy. It use, expense, and lack of efficacy caused tremendous division inside the US Navy. Ultimately it was retired. It is still looked upon fondly by the battleship admirals and armchair warriors, but it has been supplanted in modern naval warfare by air and submarine power.

Yup, the analogy is still good!