Ship Force Levels

U.S. Navy Active Ship Force Levels, 2000-2009

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 September each year

DATE	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
CARRIERS	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
CRUISERS	27	27	27	27	25	23	22	22	22	22
DESTROYERS	54	53	55	49	48	46	50	52	54	57
FRIGATES	35	35	33	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
LCS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2
SUBMARINES	56	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53
SSBN	18	18	18	16	14	14	14	14	14	14
SSGN	0	0	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	4
MINE WARFARE	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	14	14	14
AMPHIBIOUS	41	41	41	38	37	37	35	33	34	33
AUXILIARY	57	57	56	52	51	45	44	46	45	46
SURFACE WARSHIPS	128	127	127	118	115	111*	114	115	118	121
TOTAL ACTIVE	318	316	313	297	292	282	281	279	282	285

NOTES
• 9/11 and the GWOT does not increase Navy ship force levels. • START treaty limits encourage creation of SSGN class, fleet ballistic missile submarines converted to carry conventional strike cruise missiles. Older surface warships continue to be replaced at a less than one-to-one ratio. * Low since 1921 •To clarify the ship numbers included in this table, the year 2000 entries include active commissioned ships, those in the Naval Reserve Force (NRF) and ships operated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC). Row entries are self-explanatory, with the auxiliary category including combat logistic ships (such as oilers, ammunition, combat store ships), mobile logistics ships (such as submarine tenders) and support ships (such as command, salvage, tugs and research ships). Command ships have been subsumed into that category and the separate line entry removed. A new row has been added for guided missile submarines (SSGN). Post-1999 data provided by N8F.

NOTES

• 9/11 and the GWOT does not increase Navy ship force levels.

• START treaty limits encourage creation of SSGN class, fleet ballistic missile submarines converted to carry conventional strike cruise missiles. Older surface warships continue to be replaced at a less than one-to-one ratio.

* Low since 1921

•To clarify the ship numbers included in this table, the year 2000 entries include active commissioned ships, those in the Naval Reserve Force (NRF) and ships operated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC). Row entries are self-explanatory, with the auxiliary category including combat logistic ships (such as oilers, ammunition, combat store ships), mobile logistics ships (such as submarine tenders) and support ships (such as command, salvage, tugs and research ships). Command ships have been subsumed into that category and the separate line entry removed. A new row has been added for guided missile submarines (SSGN).

Post-1999 data provided by N8F.