But, like a new battleship that slides down the ways, it still wasn't ready for action.

There was a great deal of debate on the requirements for the new battleships.

The Committee's first task was to consider a new battleship.

As part of this, they decided to order a new battleship from a foreign shipyard.

Without a doubt he intended to try a short transition just to see if the new battleship could be depended on.

Oh, how she wished the new space-folding battleships were ready.

The public demanded eight new battleships instead of the four the government had planned for that year.

He was also assigned command of a new battleship, then under construction.

"I want to ride in that new battleship when they finish it," said Spencer.

The authorities had insisted in naming the new battleship after the state where it was being built.