IIRC after negotiations and an honest appraisal of the figures they settled on 27 bombers to a battleship.Mind you said 1000 bombers would be far more expensive to operate and man than a battleship. And said battleship would last a lot longer
The USAF tried a similar thing with the B2 vs the aircraft carrier. The Navy responded that carriers have recently been at several flashpoint around the globe while the B2 has appeared at some air shows.