In my opinion all of these so-called "Best", "Top" or "Greatest" (insert item here) lists are just plain crap. The criteria used is entirely subjective and as noted already, comparing apples to oranges is required as is an ignorance of the conditions under which the boats operated. What about habitability, range, sensors and blah, blah, blah. Using tonnage is a bogus measure and is like saying that Bomber X is better than Bomber Y because Bomber X got the opportunity to drop more bombs in action.
These things are entirely superficial and driven almost solely by fame and popularity.
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