Fleets of Major World Powers, Jan 1939
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
| Britain and Commonwealth |
Germany | France | Italy | USA | Japan | |
| Battleships | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 9 |
| Battlecruisers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pocket Battleships | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cruisers | 62 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 39 |
| Aircraft Carriers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Seaplane Carriers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Destroyers | 159 | 17 | 58 | 48 | 209 | 84 |
| Torpedo Boats | 11 | 16 | 13 | 69 | 0 | 38 |
| Submarines | 54 | 57 | 76 | 104 | 87 | 58 |
| Monitors and Coast Defense Ships | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Minelayers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Sloops and Escort Vessels | 38 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Gunboats and Patrol Vessels | 27 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 10 |
| Minesweepers | 38 | 29 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 12 |
Source: Paul Collier, The Second World War
Last Major Update: Jul 2005
Fleets of Major World Powers, Jan 1939 Timeline
| 27 Oct 1944 | B-24 bombers of No. 159 Squadron RAF from Kharagpur in eastern India mined the Penang Strait. |
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3 Mar 2015 03:28:15 PM
Hi, sorry folks, the list of the strengths of major fleets isn´t correct at all. Please do research it one more time. Just three examples: In January 1939 France had two battlecruisers, Germany had no battleship (those two were not even fitting out), the USA had one seaplane carrier - and if I would try harder I would find a lot more mistakes. So your source is not correct. Best, Klaus