U.S. Navy Active Ship Force Levels, 1960-1969
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 30 June
| DATE | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATTLESHIPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| CARRIERS | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| CRUISERS | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| DESTROYERS | 226 | 223 | 240 | 222 | 215 | 221 | 217 | 216 | 219 | 201 |
| FRIGATES | 41 | 41 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 43 |
| SUBMARINES | 106 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 105 | 100 |
| SSG/SSBNS | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| COMMAND SHIPS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| MINE WARFARE | 81 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 74 |
| PATROL | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| AMPHIBIOUS | 113 | 110 | 130 | 132 | 133 | 135 | 159 | 162 | 157 | 153 |
| AUXILIARY | 197 | 206 | 218 | 216 | 212 | 213 | 212 | 216 | 210 | 207 |
| SURFACE WARSHIPS | 280 | 276 | 321 | 280 | 279 | 287 | 288 | 296 | 304* | 279 |
| TOTAL ACTIVE | 812 | 819 | 900 | 857 | 859 | 880 | 909 | 932 | 933 | 885 |
| NOTES |
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• Cuban quarantine October-December 1962. • Tonkin Gulf incident 1964 • Carrier strikes on North Vietnam and Market Time Operations begin 1965. • Sea Dragon amphibious operations 1966-1968. * Vietnam era high. The dramatic fall in ship numbers after 1968-1969 is due to the decision to limit the use of American military force in Vietnam and the decommissioning of many WWII-era ships. |
