Statistics

Naval Strength of NATO & USSR (1950)

 

  BEL CAN DEN FRA ITA NET NOR POR UK USA NATO USSR
Battleships - - - 2 4 - - - 5 18 29 2
Aircraft carriers - - - - - - - - 10 25 35 -
Light carriers - 1 - 1 - - - - - 9 11 -
Escort carriers - - - 1 - 1 - - - 66 68 -
Cruisers - 2 - 4 2 - - - 27 41 76 16
Light cruisers - - - - - - - - - 84 84 -
Destroyers - 11 8 35 20 - 8 5 98 341 526 15
Escorts/Frigates 3 21 13 - 21 6 8 8 154 244 478 -
Submarines - - 2 12 - 6 5 3 61 167 256 ~360
MCM 9 30 40 - 16 - 2 - 47 175 319 ~150

 

Notes:

(1) A proportion of ships in most countries were in reserve.

Source: David Miller, The Cold War: A Military History.

Last modified: 10 December 2022