The five largest navies are Russia, The U.S.A., China, Great Britain, & France.

But a Navies size isn’t the key to success. It’s the strength that counts. The U.S.A.’s main striking power is ballistic missile submarines & Navel Aircraft Carriers. The U.S.A. has 14 large fixed aircraft carriers, of which 4 are nuclear powered. See the chart below for details:

--------Personal----------------- Carriers -------------------Cruisers ----------------------Destroyers

China 360,000---------------------- 0-------------------------- 0 ------------------------------14

France 68,000---------------------- 3 ---------------------------1------------------------------ 20

Great Britain 71,700---------------- 3 ----------------------------0 ------------------------------13

Russia 460,000--------------------- 5 ---------------------------35------------------------------ 65

U.S.A. 569,000 --------------------14 --------------------------28----------------------------- 68

----------Frigates--------------------------------- Conventional ----------------------------Nuclear

China------ 21---------------------------------------- 100-------------------------------------- 3

France -----25 -----------------------------------------18 --------------------------------------6

Great Britain 46---------------------------------------- 15-------------------------------------- 16

Russia ------183-------------------------------------- 171 ------------------------------------180

U.S.A.------ 90 ----------------------------------------5 --------------------------------------124

One of the carriers in the navy is The USS Ranger. It is 56,300 tons & 1046 feet. The draft is 37 feet. It will go very fast. It is 34 knots. 3,826 people work on deck. It has 8 5-inch guns.

Another is the USS Wasp. It is 14,700 tons & it is 741 ft. 4 in. long. The draft is 19 ft. 11in. long. Its speed is 29-1/2 knots. 2,367 people work on deck. It can hold 80 aircrafts. It has 8 5-inch, 16 1.1-inch, & 16 50 caliber machine guns.

The last one we looked at was the USS Hornet. It is 19,800 tons. It is 809 ft. 9 in. long. The draft is 21ft. 8 in. long. The speed is 33 knots. 1,889 people work on deck. It has 8 5-inch &16 1.1 inch guns.