Del brings up a good point. You honestly wont get much action in a battleship in Kusari. The GC and Blood Dragons love their bombers, you'll be hunted down every time you go near them.
I have a destroyer and even that rarely ever gets any action. The most common enemies you'll see in a Naval character are going to be Outcasts, GC, and Blood Dragons which will be gunboats or smaller 90% of the time. Kusari ships tend to be small, fast, and agile. You're going to have a really hard time doing much good against them in a battleship.
Thank you for putting forth all the effort to learn the RP of the area though, that speaks wonders.