Ok so yes to be justified. The iowa class are not that fast. However when comparing to other battleships, she was considered fast. The north Carolina battleships, were "fast battleships" but were slow compared to the iowas. The iowa is fast (33 at top, and 36 knotts at flank ) while the yamato has a top speed of about 27 28 knotts.
Do you want Ms. Mesa to model the super battleship plan "H44" of Nazi Germany's delusional explosion...? "But in order to prevent death from overwork, we need to wait for hope for a while."