Have you ever wondered how big the United States Navy actually is?

SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 15:35:37 -0400

The amount of power here is incredible.

http://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-all-the-ships-in-the-us-navy-2015-4

This chart shows just how massive the US Navy is

The US has the globe's dominant naval force.

Response by PO1 Jason Taylor made Aug 22 at 2015 3:45 PM

PO1 Jason Taylor — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 15:45:47 -0400

Yes it is :)

Response by Col Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 22 at 2015 3:51 PM

Col Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 15:51:46 -0400

Hopefully bigger than China's

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 22 at 2015 3:57 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 15:57:43 -0400

Again, SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA, very impressive, keep 'em coming:-)

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 22 at 2015 4:02 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 16:02:51 -0400

When I started, it was with the Navy. I know the power, and the footprint across the world. It is impressive.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 22 at 2015 4:26 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 16:26:24 -0400

I knew we had a lot of ships, but wow. That's awesome!

Response by SN Greg Wright made Aug 22 at 2015 4:31 PM

SN Greg Wright — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 16:31:34 -0400

SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA Impressive indeed. When I was on the USS wichita, we refueled both the USS Missouri and USS Enterprise in one day, and I remember thinking to myself that those two ships alone could end whole countries.

Response by PO2 Angelika Laist made Aug 22 at 2015 5:53 PM

PO2 Angelika Laist — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 17:53:38 -0400

obviously not big enough according to the GOP! They want 350 ships!

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 22 at 2015 6:26 PM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 18:26:20 -0400

Looks about as I suspected from the chart. I was surprised though by just how small the ships themselves are. I had imagined them as being much larger prior to seeing them firsthand, but I suppose smaller is more impressive assuming unchanged firepower.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Aug 23 at 2015 2:29 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 02:29:06 -0400

Nowhere near as big as Ronny Ray-Guns. 600 ship navy with about 18/19 carriers. I think when all was said and done he got 589-599 ships. I don't think we need that anymore and we definitely can't afford it. Oh I remember the day when we had an Ubber Navy.

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Aug 23 at 2015 10:57 AM

LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 10:57:56 -0400

But due to poorly chosen budget cuts and force cuts, the Navy is far too small for such a big planet...

Response by CDR Michael Goldschmidt made Aug 23 at 2015 12:32 PM

CDR Michael Goldschmidt — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 12:32:31 -0400

With great power comes great responsibility.

Response by SSG Warren Swan made Aug 26 at 2015 11:11 AM

SSG Warren Swan — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:11:04 -0400

Still smaller than she is...yes I know I'm wrong as hell though.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 26 at 2015 11:11 AM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:11:55 -0400

No I know how big it is and was

Response by LCpl Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 26 at 2015 12:46 PM

LCpl Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:46:43 -0400

My Son just did a hull swap USS GW to USS Ronald Reagan. Serving proudly. AWESOME FORCE!!

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 28 at 2015 9:52 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:52:10 -0400

Did anyone else see the burn mark on the side of the USS Cole?