Innovation is a strong reason to include HMS Dreadnought in a favorite-ships list. The ship's one submarine kill then becomes a joke: one success from one opportunity produces a perfect anti-submarine percentage. The remark distinguishes a ship's influence on design history from the unusual events in its operational career. Dreadnought's place in naval memory therefore rests on more than the battleship revolution associated with its name.
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Dreadnought's unusual anti-submarine record
HMS Dreadnought's reputation for innovation is paired with the unusual fact that its single submarine success gives it a perfect percentage record in that narrow category.