Restoring the Fleet: Naval Procurement and the National Shipbuilding Strategy Contents
Appendix 1: Numbers of ships in the surface fleet
|
Year |
Aircraft Carriers |
Assault ships/Landing Platform |
Frigates |
Destroyers |
Cruisers |
Patrol ships and craft |
Mine countermeasures vessels |
|
1975 |
3 |
2 |
60 |
10 |
2 |
14 |
43 |
|
1980 |
3 |
2 |
53 |
13 |
1 |
22 |
36 |
|
1985 |
4 |
2 |
41 |
15 |
0 |
32 |
45 |
|
1990 |
3 |
2 |
35 |
14 |
0 |
34 |
41 |
|
1991 |
3 |
2 |
35 |
13 |
0 |
30 |
37 |
|
1992 |
3 |
2 |
32 |
12 |
0 |
25 |
34 |
|
1993 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
12 |
0 |
25 |
35 |
|
1994 |
3 |
2 |
25 |
12 |
0 |
34 |
18 |
|
1995 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
12 |
0 |
32 |
18 |
|
1996 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
12 |
0 |
32 |
18 |
|
1997 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
12 |
0 |
34 |
19 |
|
1998 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
12 |
0 |
28 |
19 |
|
1999 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
12 |
0 |
24 |
20 |
|
2000 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
11 |
0 |
23 |
21 |
|
2001 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
11 |
0 |
23 |
23 |
|
2002 |
3 |
1 |
21 |
11 |
0 |
23 |
22 |
|
2003 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
11 |
0 |
22 |
22 |
|
2004 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
11 |
0 |
26 |
19 |
|
2005 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
9 |
0 |
26 |
16 |
|
2006 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
22 |
16 |
|
2007 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
22 |
16 |
|
2008 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
8 |
0 |
22 |
16 |
|
2009 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
16 |
|
2010 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
16 |
|
2011 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
15 |
|
2012 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
22 |
15 |
|
2013 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
15 |
|
2014 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
15 |
|
2015 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
15 |
|
2016 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
15 |
Source: Defence Statistics
[Note: The term Assault ship was renamed Landing platform during the 2000s.]
17 November 2016