The submarine receives virtually no score for public presence because surfacing or revealing its position defeats its operational logic. Its strategic reach, high-end capability, and global utility instead make it a capital asset. USS Georgia's conversion to a guided-missile submarine also adds special-forces deployment to that strategic role. Capital-ship status therefore depends on purpose and strategic effect as well as size, visibility, and spectacle.
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USS Georgia and the capital ship that should not be seen
USS Georgia shows that a strategic asset can be a capital ship even when concealment, rather than visible presence, is central to its purpose.