The phrase 'survival of the most fit' warns against treating fitness as one abstract measure on which every design can be ranked. The relevant standard is fitness for a particular environment and set of demands. Warships and weapons succeed when their combined characteristics suit the mission, geography, doctrine, and constraints in which they operate. Isolated figures for speed, gun size, or armour thickness cannot answer that broader question.
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Warships must be fit for their operating context
Individual performance metrics matter less than whether a ship fits its mission and operating environment.