Were battleships a dead concept by World War Two?

This week I ask myself the question as to whether the Battleship, as a concept, was dead by the start of the Second World War as has been argued elsewhere and if so, what has made it obsolete?

Two things I forgot to mention that I only picked up on the listen through.

1.) Goliath was the battleship I forgot!

2.) Air craft carriers are also useful in the Pacific because of the nature of the campaign as for any landing on islands require air support and it is a lot easier ifyou bring your own airfields with you rather than rely on previously conquered islands which may be many miles away slowing your reaction time and straining your fuel or not have ready airfields.

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