U.S. Navy Active Ship Force Levels, 1930-1939
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 |
As of 01 July each year, 30 June from 1938
| DATE | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935* | 1936 | 1937* | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATTLESHIPS | 16 (2rc) |
12 (3rc) |
11 (4rc) |
11 (4rc) |
14 (1rc) |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| CARRIERS, FLEET | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3@ | 5 | 5 |
| CARRIERS, ESCORT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CRUISERS | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 36 |
| DESTROYERS | 103 | 87^ | 102 | 101 | 102^^ | 104 | 106 | 111 | 112 | 127 |
| FRIGATES | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SUBMARINES | 81 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 58 |
| MINE WARFARE | 36 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
| PATROL | 29 | 27 (1rc) |
24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 20 |
| AUXILIARY | 84 | 69 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 101 | 104 |
| RIGID AIRSHIPS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| SURFACE WARSHIPS | 139 | 119 | 132 | 132 | 140 | 144 | 147 | 153 | 159 | 178 |
| TOTAL ACTIVE | 357 (3rc) |
308 (4rc) |
313 (4rc) |
311 (4rc) |
320 (1rc) |
320 | 322 | 335 | 380 | 394 |
| EVENTS |
|---|
• Japan enters Manchuria 18 September 1931. Hitler to power 30 January 1933. • Failure of the International Economic Conference to stabilize world currencies in July 1933 leads to growing instability. • Vinson-Trammell Act, 27 March 1934, authorizes--though it does not fund--Navy construction to Treaty strength. • Japan renounces Washington Treaty 29 December 1934, effective 31 December 1936. • Germany renounces disarmament clauses of the Treaty of Versailles 16 March 1935. • Spanish Civil War begins 18 July 1936. • Japan begins large-scale military operations in China 7 July 1937. |
| NOTES |
|---|
* Data for 1 July not available. @ CV-1 to AV-1 (auxiliary). ^ London Treaty exchange of new DD for older types allowed. ^^ New DD begin to appear. rc Reduced Commission: not included in "active" total. |
