Subject: Re: let's talk BBG...
but also says we don't have the shipyards to build ships this big.

This is only partially true.
The Defiant-type ships are slightly smaller than the America and Wasp class amphibious assault ships that are built in Mississippi.

If it’s more VLS cells you want, then the way to do it is through the auxiliary cruiser route. CDRSalamandar mentioned these the other day.