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NAVAL FORCES SUMMARY, FEBRUARY 1979
Compiled by the Office of the Navy Comptroller, Statistics and Reports Branch
FISCAL YEARS | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1976 | 1978 | 1979 | m 1979 1 plA^ 540 |
TOTAL SHIPS OPERATING | 900 | 1003 | ACTUAL 1055 555 | 531 | 1st Qtr. 532 | ||
TOTAL ACTIVE FLEET SHIPS | 812 | 917 | 976 | 476 | 453 | 453 | ___ £3^ |
WARSHIPS | 424 | 444 | 489 | 289 | 295 | 296 | 301 |
Carriers (CV, CVN) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
ASW Carriers (CVS) | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | J |
Cruisers (CG, CGN, CLG, CA, CC) | 14 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Destroyers (DD, DDR) | 223 | 184 | 184 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 35 37 65 fj |
Destroyers (DDG) | 3 | 29 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | |
Frigates (FF,FFG) | 41 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 65 | 65 | |
Submarines (SS,SSN) | 111 | 104 | 105 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Submarines (SSBN) | 2 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Submarines (AGSS) | 7 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 - 'I |
PATROL COMBATANTS | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
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AMPHIBIOUS | 113 | 133 | 157 | 62 | 64 | _64 | _65 |
Amphib Helo/Landing Craft Carriers | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 38 |
Landing Craft Carriers | 104 | 111 | 124 | 38 | 38 | 38 | |
Miscl Amphib | 6 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | I y |
MINE WARFARE | 81 | J15 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
AUXILIARIES | 190 | 249 | 237 | 114 | 88 | _87 | _83 |
TOTAL NAV RES FORCE SHIPS | 88 | _85 | 75 | 60 | 57 | _57 | _59 |
TOTAL NAV FLT AUX FORCE-CIVILIAN MANNED | — | 1 | _4 | J9 | 21 | 22 |
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AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS FIGHTER!ATTACK (VF/VA) | 79 | 84 | 81 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 60 1 |
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HELICOPTER (HC) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 22 39 | 'V | |
PATROL (VP) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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ASW (VSIHS) | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
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OTHER | 26 | 20 | 28 | 39 | 38 | 38 |
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AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS ATTACK/FIGHTER | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 24 8 | ||
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HELICOPTER (ASSAULT) | 11 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 |
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OTHER | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
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MARINE CORPS DIVISIONS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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SUMMARY OF MAJOR MILITARY FORCES
(As of 1 January 1979 unless otherwise indicated)
OTAL AIRCRAFT INVENTORY | 11272 | 10274 | 9326 | 6839 | 6357 | 6392 | 6320— | 'ijj |
Active Inventory | 8863 | 8391 | 8491 | 5752 | 5432 | 5428 | 5534 | i & |
Pipeline | 2104 | 1442 | 1388 | 821 | 920 | 952 | 6/2 | |
Total Operating | 6759 | 6949 | 7103 | 4931 | 4512 | 4476 | 4862 | i ij |
Fighter | 1307 | 1075 | 886 | 623 | 613 | 608 | 703 | |
Attack | 1458 | 1522 | 1539 | 1135 | 1020 | 1018 | 1057 |
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Anti-Submarine | 458 | 353 | 302 | 112 | 150 | 141 | 141 | Sj lj |
Patrol | 474 | 491 | 493 | 369 | 334 | 336 | 369 104 185 43 65 | |
Warning | 90 | 192 | 142 | 106 | 102 | 102 |
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Transport | 392 | 374 | 362 | 213 | 184 | 184 |
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In-Flight Refueler | — | 37 | 40 | 35 | 41 | 38 | f | |
Observation | 39 | — | 36 | 63 | 53 | 53 |
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Training | 1708 | 1644 | 1876 | 1067 | 907 | 916 | 965 |
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Utility | 91 | 256 | 199 | 110 | 65 | 58 | 50 1172 8 | |
Rotary Wing Drone Control | 732 | 957 48 | 1191 37 | 1087 11 | 1036 7 | 1017 5 |
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Department of the Navy
Strategic Forces:
Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines. . .41 (656 SLBMs)
General Purpose Forces: (FY 1979 Planned)
Active Fleet Ships............................. 398
Fleet Auxiliary Ships.......................... 22
Naval Reserve Ships........................... 59
Total Ships................................................... 479
Second Fleet.................... Atlantic Area
Third Fleet .Eastern and Middle Pacific
Sixth Fleet ........................ Mediterranean
Seventh Fleet...........................................
. .Western Pacific and Indian Ocean
Middle East Force ........... Persian Gulf,
Red Sea and Indian Ocean
First Marine Division...............................
........ Camp Pendleton, California
Second Marine Division .........................
........ Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Third Marine Division .Okinawa, Japan First Marine Air Wing . .Atsugi, Japan
Second Marine Air Wing.........................
........ Cherry Point, North Carolina
Third Marine Air Wing............................
........ El.......................... Toro, California
(Fourth Marine Division and Fourth Marine Air Wing in Reserve)
Department of Defense Military Strength as of 31 December 1978
Total Strength of the
Armed Forces......................... 2,040,751
Army..................... 756,644
Navy...................... 529,176
Marine Corps .... 187,928
Air Force............... 567,003
This represents a decrease of 19.649 from the 31 December 1977 combined strength of 2,060,400.
As of 30 Sept. 1980 (estimated)
Total Strength of the
Armed Forces.......................... 2,050,000
Army..................... 774,000
Navy...................... 528,000
Marine Corps .... 189,000 Air Force 559,000
Major Naval Aircraft Procurements FY 1979 | |
12 | A-6E Intruder |
6 | EA-6B Prowler |
12 | A-7 Corsair II |
.36 | F-14 Tomcat |
9 | F-18 Hornet |
12 | P-3C Orion |
6 1 | E-2C Hawkeye C-9B Skytrain II |
22 1 | UC-12B EC-130Q Hercules |
14 | CH-53 Sea Stallion |
131 | Aircraft |
FY 1980 (DOD Proposed) | |
12 | A-6E Intruder |
6 | EA-6B Prowler |
18 | A-4M Skyhawk |
24 | F- 14A Tomcat |
15 | F-18A Hornet |
12 | P-3C Orion |
6 | E-2C Hawkeye |
3 | EC-130 |
22 | UC-12B |
15 | CH-53E Sea Stallion |
133 Aircraft | |
National Command Authorities INCA) | |
Commander in Chief of Armed Forces . . . | |
| ............ President Jimmy Carter |
Secretary of Defense .........................................
................................. Hon.... Harold Brown
Major Naval Ship Procurements
FY 1979 1 SSN-688
8 FFG-7
- AD
- T-AGOS (sonar ships)
____ 1_ T-ARC (cable ship)
13 Ships
FY 1980 (DOD Proposed)
1 CVV
1 Trident SSBN 1 SSN-688
6 FFG-7
5 T-AGOS (sonar ships)
1 DDG-47 (Aegis)
15 Ships
Unified & Specified Commands
Atlantic Command (LantCom)
......... Hqtrs: Norfolk, Va.
European Command (USEurCom)
... Hqtrs: Stuttgart, W. Germany
Pacific Command (PaCom)
... Hqtrs: Honolulu, Hawaii
Readiness Command (RedCom)
... Hqtrs: McDill AFB, Florida
U.S. Southern Command (USSouthCom) .
... Hqtrs: Quarry Hts, Canal Zone
Strategic Air Command (SAC)
... Hqtrs: Omaha, Nebraska
Aerospace Defense Command (ADCom) . .
. . . .Hqtrs: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Military Airlift Command (MAC)
... Hqtrs: Scott AFB, Illinois
Department of the Army
General Purpose Forces:
16 Active Divisions ( +8 National Guard Divisions) Stationed in the Continental United States:
1st Infantry Division (Mechanized)
(-1 Brigade) Ft Riley, KS.
1st Cavalry Division, Ft Hood, TX.
2nd Armored Division (-1 Brigade)
Ft Hood, TX.
4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
(-1 Brigade) Ft Carson, CO.
5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
(-1 Brigade), Ft Polk, LA.
7th Infantry Division
(-1 Brigade), Ft Ord, CA.
9th Infantry Division
(-1 Brigade), Ft Lewis, WA.
24th Infantry Division, Ft Stewart, GA. 82nd Airborne Division, Ft Bragg, NC. 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division,
Ft Campbell, K.Y.
6th Air Cavalry Combat Brigade,
Ft Hood, TX.
194th Armored Brigade, Ft Knox, KY. 197th Infantry Brigade, Ft Benning, GA. 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment,
Ft Bliss, TX.
Stationed in Hawaii:
25th Infantry Division (-1 Brigade), Schofield Barracks, HI.
Stationed in Alaska:
172nd Infantry Brigade,
Ft Richardson, AL.
Stationed in Panama Canal Zone:
193rd Infantry Brigade, Ft Amador, CZ. Stationed in Europe:
1st Armored Division 3rd Armored Division 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)
8th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 1st Infantry Division (1 Brigade)
2nd Armored Division (1 Brigade)
4th Infantry Division (1 Brigade)
Berlin Infantry Brigade Stationed in South Korea:
2nd Infantry Division (—1 Brigade)
Other Units:
Separate Infantry/Armored Brigades ... .5 (Includes Berlin)
Armored Cavalry Regiments 3
Ranger Battalions 2
Air Cavalry Combat Brigade 1
Airborne Task Force 1
(1 Airborne Battalion)
Department of the Air Force
Strategic Forces:
(Strategic Air Command)
Bomber Squadrons
(B-52, FB-111).....
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (1,000 Minuteman II & III;
54 Titan II).... 1,054
Reconnaissance & Command and Control Squadrons (SR-71, U-2,
RC/EC-135, E-4A).... 2
Tanker Squadrons
(KC-135)........... 32
Aerospace Defense Forces:
(Aerospace Defense Command)
Interceptor Squadrons (Regular)
(F-106, F-101, F-4) 6
General Purpose Forces:
Fighter/Attack Squadrons (F-15, F-4, F-105, F-lll,
A-7, A-10)......... 77
Reconnaissance Squadrons
(RF-4).............. 7
Special Operations Forces Squadrons (AC-130, C-130, CH-3, UH-1). . .5 Tactical Airlift Squadrons
(C-130)............ 12
Strategic Airlift Squadrons
(4 C5A & 13 C-141)...... 17
Medical Transport Squadron
(C-9)............... 1
Miscellaneous Squadrons
(E-3A, DC-130, C-130, EC-135, 0-2, OV-IO, EB-57, CH-53, CH-3,
HH-1).............. 21
Air National Guard Squadrons 89
Air Force Reserve Squadrons
(Including Associate Squadrons) . .53
General Purpose Forces organized into 26 Wings with 11 Wings deployed overseas (8 Europe, 3 Pacific).
U.S. Coast Guard (Department of Transportation)
Uniformed personnel .37,765
Officers ... 4,7)2
Warrant Officers 13^
Cadets.......... ^.
Enlisted... 3O.806
Commissioned Ships and Boats:
Cutters ...... "si
Buoy Tenders .. '' <
Patrol Craft... ' ^
Lightships.... • ■ ' fc)
Tugs............................................... '... ‘' \6
Icebreakers .... j
Oceanographic Cutters lO
Construction Tenders |
Training Cutters
Operational Boats
Fixed Wing Aircraft ''
Helicopters. '
MERCHANT SHIPPING DATA
Compiled from U.S. Maritime Administration Data
U.S. Merchant Marine Summary as of 1 January 1979
U.S.-flag oceangoing merchant fleet (ships of over 1,000 gross tons)
Active............................................. 572
Government-owned.................................. 26
Freighters.................................................. 19
Passenger/cargo.......................................... 5
Tankers....................................................... 2
Privately-owned ...................................... 546
Freighters................................................. 124
Passenger/cargo.......................................... 4
Tankers*.................................................. 265
Intermodal** ........................................... 130
Bulk carriers............................................. 15
Other .......................................................... 8
Inactive........................................... 307
Government-owned (excluding 23
scrap candidate ships).............................. 246
Passenger/cargo........................................ 63
Freighters ................................................ 182
Tankers..................................................... 22
Intermodal ................................................. 2
Privately-owned ......................... 38
Pasenger/cargo.............................. 2
Freighters ................................... 12
Bulk Carriers................................. 4
Tankers.......................................... 8
Intermodal .................................. 12
Total U.S. (privately owned) merchant ships over 1,000 tons under construc
tion in U.S. yards...........................
Freighters (cargo break-bulk)............. 3
Tankers............................................ 12
Intermodal ...................................... 11
Dry Bulk.......................................... 12
Other .................................................. 6
* Includes LNG/LPG types ** Includes RO/RO, LASH, Seabee, con- tainership.
As of Jan 1,55 merchant ships totaling more than 3.5 million dwt., were
Employment of U.S. Privately-Owned Merchant Shipping as of I January 1979
Status and Area of Employment | No. of Ships | Deadweight Tons |
Total ships.......................................... | . . 879 | 21,926,000 |
Active ships....................................... | . . 572 | 18,535,000 |
Foreign Trade............................... | . . 248 | 8,316,000 |
Nearby foreign........................ | 41 | 2,912,000 |
Great Lakes-Seaway Foreign . . . . | . . | — |
Overseas Foreign .................... | . . 207 | 5,404,000 |
Foreign to Foreign................... | 17 | 496,000 |
Domestic Trade............................ | .. 234 | 8,371,000 |
Coastwise................................. | . . 110 | 3,079,000 |
Intercoastal .............................. | .. 41 | 1,539,000 |
Noncontigious.......................... | .. 83 | .3,753,000 |
Other U.S. Agency Operations . . . | .. 73 | 1,352,000 |
MSC Charter .......................... | . . 47 | 1,079,000 |
Government & Other Custody . . | .. 26 | 273,000 |
Note: Tonnage may not be additive due to rounding.
under construction or on order io American shipyards.
U.S. Merchant Marine manpower, seafrr" ing jobs in active ocean-going U.S-' flag ships of 1,000 tons or over as0 1 January 1979 23
Men in training (as of 1 January
1979)..................................................... 3,5<j
U.S. merchant marine cadets . • 1-'
State maritime academies ........................ 2.V
Longshoremen............................... 46,5^
Atlantic.................................................. 25,
Gulf. 10.600
Pacific.................................................... 10.2
Great Lakes................................................ 5
U.S. Shipyard employees in commer1-''1
yards of major size...................... 94.3
(as of 1 Oct 19V»
Top 15 Merchant Fleets of the World Arranged in order "I number of ships (of 1,000 gross tons or over) as of 31 Uecenl her 1977*
Country of Registry
- Liberia
- USSR
- Greece
- Panama
- Japan
- United Kingdom
- Norway
- Italy
9- Germany (West) ................
10. Singapore..........................
1 1. United States (private)....
12. Cyprus..............................
13- Spain................................
- China, People’s Republic of
- Netherlands
No. Gross Deadwei?"1 of ships Tons
2,627 81,852,000 157,788.3*’ 2,456 15,651,000 20,480,5
2,379 29,461,000 49,825.9" 2,041 18,887,000 31.250.5
1,846 36,471,000 62,455.3
1,377 30,495,000 51,105-5
978 29,527,000 52,568.9
603 10,679,000 17,858.'
590 8,902,000 14,641.'
575 7,083,000 11,894-9,
571 11,163,000 17,321", )(l
502 2,508,000 3,638-3 .
479 6,910,000 12,195-';.
462 4,342,000 6,476.9
443 4,826,000 7,686-
1978-
'Compiled from U.S. Maritime Administration data published in December