Using U.S. Navy records, here's a year-by-year look at the numbers of different types of warships in the Navy from 1938 to 1946.
BATTLESHIPS-- 15, 15, (1940) 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, (1944) 23, 23, 10
FLEET CARRIERS-- 5, 5, (1940) 6, 7, (1942) 4, 19, (1944) 25, 28, 15
ESCORT CARRIERS-- 0, 0, (1940) 0, 1, 12, 35 (1944) 65, 71, 10
CRUISERS-- 32, 36, (1940) 37, 37, 39, 48, (1944) 61, 72, 36
DESTROYERS-- 112, 127, (1940) 185, 171, 224, 332, (1944) 367, 377, 145
There was a big drop in the numbers after the war was over. Also the drop in aircraft carriers in 1942 due to sinkings. But after 1942, the American industry kicked into overdrive.
Some Interesting Numbers. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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