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Originally Posted by Little Monster
Yeah, that Navy is so powerful that's why you needed our help when you invaded Iraq. So powerful that's why Russia & N. Korea continue to make a fool of it.
BAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
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Commentary: What the U.S. should learn from Britain’s dying navy
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKCN10L1AD
The Five Most-Powerful Navies on the Planet
https://nationalinterest.org/feature...610?page=0%2C1
United States
First place on the list is no surprise: the United States Navy. The U.S. Navy has the most ships by far of any navy worldwide. It also has the greatest diversity of missions and the largest area of responsibility.
No other navy has the global reach of the U.S. Navy, which regularly operates in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf and the Horn of Africa. The U.S. Navy also forward deploys ships to Japan, Europe and the Persian Gulf.
The U.S. Navy has 288 battle force ships, of which typically a third are underway at any given time. The U.S. Navy has 10 aircraft carriers, nine amphibious assault ships, 22 cruisers, 62 destroyers, 17 frigates and 72 submarines. In addition to ships,
the U.S. Navy has 3,700 aircraft, making it the second largest air force in the world. At 323,000 active and 109,000 personnel, it is also the largest navy in terms of manpower.
Guess who has the largest Air Force??? yeah .. we do!
https://largest.org/technology/air-forces/
we are number 1 and number 2. The Royal Air Force isn't even in the top 10
What makes the U.S. Navy stand out the most is its 10 aircraft carriers—more than the rest of the world put together. Not only are there more of them, they’re also much bigger: a single
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier can carry twice as many planes (72) as the next largest foreign carrier. Unlike the air wings of other countries, which typically concentrate on fighters, a typical U.S. carrier air wing is a balanced package capable of air superiority, strike, reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief missions.
The U.S. Navy’s 31 amphibious ships make it the largest “gator” fleet in the world, capable of transporting and landing on hostile beaches. The nine amphibious assault ships of the
Tarawa and
Wasp classes can carry helicopters to ferry troops or act as miniature aircraft carriers, equipped with AV-8B Harrier attack jets and soon F-35B fighter-bombers.
The U.S. Navy has 54 nuclear attack submarines, a mix of the
Los Angeles,
Seawolf, and
Virginia classes. The U.S. Navy is also responsible for the United States’ strategic nuclear deterrent at sea, with 14
Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines equipped with a total of 336 Trident nuclear missiles. The USN also has four
Ohio-class submarines stripped of nuclear missiles and modified to carry 154 Tomahawk land attack missiles.
The U.S. Navy has the additional roles of ballistic missile defense, space operations and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief. As of October 2013, 29 cruisers and destroyers were capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, with several forward deployed to Europe and Japan. It also monitors space in support of U.S. military forces, tracking the satellites of potential adversaries. Finally, the U.S. Navy’s existing aircraft carriers and amphibious vessels, plus the dedicated hospital ships
USNS Mercy and USNS
Comfort, constitute a disaster relief capability that has been deployed in recent years to Indonesia, Haiti, Japan and the Philippines.
and in 4th and next to last place ...
The United Kingdom
This list catches the Royal Navy at a historic ebb in firepower. Like much of the British Armed Forces, the Royal Navy has seen successive waves of equipment and personnel cuts. The recent retirement of two
Invincible-class aircraft carriers and the Sea Harriers of the Fleet Air Arm have greatly reduced the Royal Navy’s abilities. Nuclear firepower, as well as future aircraft-carrier plans earn it fourth place on the list.
The Royal Navy is the smallest on this list, with only 33,400 personnel on active duty and 2,600 in the reserves. The Royal Navy currently fields three large amphibious assault ships, 19 frigates and destroyers, seven nuclear attack submarines, and four nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines. The Royal Navy’s aviation force, the Fleet Air Arm, fields 149 aircraft, primarily helicopters.
The core of the Royal Navy’s surface force is its six
Type 45 guided missile destroyers. Each destroyer of the
Daring class is equipped with an advanced SAMPSON air tracking radar, similar to the SPY-1D radar of the U.S. Navy’s radar Aegis system. Paired with up to 48 Aster surface-to-air missiles, the destroyers can handle a wide spectrum of aerial threats, including ballistic missiles.
The Royal Navy’s submarine force has dwindled to less than a dozen submarines. The force of seven nuclear attack submarines is being upgraded by the introduction of the
HMS Astute class.
Astute and her sister ships carry Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk land attack missiles, and are among the most advanced submarines in the world. Four
Vanguard-class ballistic-missile submarines constitute the U.K.’s nuclear deterrent. Each
Vanguard weighs up to 15,900 tons submerged and is equipped with 16 Trident D II long-range ballistic missiles.
The Royal Navy will soon receive a quantum leap in capability with the construction of two new aircraft carriers, HMS
Queen Elizabeth and HMS
Prince of Wales. The two carriers, each weighing up to 70,000 tons fully loaded, will be the largest ships ever to sail in the Royal Navy. The carriers will each be capable of embarking up to 36 F-35B fighter-bombers and a number of helicopters.
you'll love this ... from Russia with love , comrade!!!
Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov,
passes through the English channel en route to the Mediterranean belching black smoke.
The carrier has never gone to sea without an oceangoing tug, which experts say is a 'cautionary tale' for the rest of the world. Leon Neal/Getty
Putin is embarrassed by his own Navy. Trump isn't.
https://www.businessinsider.com/tug-...roblem-2018-10
your new carrier .. nice .. but ya only have one of them.
our new carrier .. we have 10 Nimitz to go with the new Ford class ...
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Nimitz ...
