Moreover, the Newborn was an utterly obsolete ship.

To maintain a navy, worn-out, obsolete ships must be constantly replaced with new ones.

Drive cores were a lot cheaper and safer nowadays, which made ships this size obsolete.

As a result, many old and obsolete ships were scrapped, including the Kentucky.

All the obsolete ships currently located at the site will be cleaned of flaking paint within 2 years.

All the obsolete ships currently located at the site will be removed for disposal by September 30, 2017.

The Ottoman fleet on the other hand was in a period of transition with many obsolete ships.

Khemri is then forced to pilot an obsolete imperial ship to fight off the navy.

The problem is, if they've gone this far, it seems foolish of them to leave so much hanging on an obsolete ship.

An obsolete ship, crewed by a group of misfits, would be no loss to the Empire.