User blog comment:FlammeumDraco333/Tales From the Not so Blocky Seas/@comment-24484083-20161009025733/@comment-10905876-20161009042133

If you're willing to deal with the Indiana class, then yes, go for battleships. The Florida class is one of the best low level dreadnoughts available, and the New York is far superior to the Nevada. But, battleship gameplay can be slow, and if you like faster ships, then the Baltimore line is the way to go.

Also, try British DDs some time, they have crazy amounts of armor available. Not to mention they can lead to ludicrously OP ships like the Renown and Admiral class battlecruisers...