U.S. Navy Active Ship Force Levels, 1920-1929
1886-1889 | 1890-1899 | 1900-1909 | 1910-1916 | 1910-1919 |
1920-1929 | 1930-1939 | 1940-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 |
1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 |
01 July each year
| DATE | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATTLESHIPS | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 (3rc) |
15 (3rc) |
16 (2rc) |
16 (2rc) |
| MONITORS, COASTAL | 1 | 2@ | - | - | ||||||
| CARRIERS, FLEET | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| CARRIERS, ESCORT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CRUISERS | 27 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| DESTROYERS | 189 | 68 (208rc ) |
103 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 103 |
| FRIGATES | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| SUBMARINES | 58 | 69 (11rc) |
82 (7rc) |
69 (5rc) |
77 (3rc) |
76 (3rc) |
80 | 77 | 77 | 80 |
| MINE WARFARE | 48 | 50 (8rc) |
36 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 37 |
| PATROL | 45 | 59 (1rc) |
43 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
| AUXILIARY | 173 | 104 | 83 | 82 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| RIGID AIRSHIPS | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL ACTIVE | 567 | 384 (228rc) |
379 (7rc) |
365 (5rc) |
376 (3rc) |
370 (3rc) |
368 (3rc) |
357 (3rc) |
360 (2rc) |
356 (2rc) |
| SURFACE WARSHIPS | 243 | 102 | 134 | 134 | 137 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 138 | 135 |
| NOTES |
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• Battleship modernization program in effect 1926-1934. • London Treaty in force 31 December 1930. @ The last Coast Defense Monitor went out of commission in 1921. rc Reduced Commission: not included in active& total. The drop in ship numbers evident from 1920-21 is a post-WWI readjustment to a peacetime strength, with limited budgets and naval arms limitation. • Washington Treaty in force 17 August 1923. |
