USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 transiting the English Channel August 2025
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Interactive dashboards for every major US Navy ship class — carriers, submarines, surface combatants, amphibious forces, auxiliaries, and expeditionary support. Force structure analysis from FY1970 to FY2056. Battle force verified against the Naval Vessel Register; projections from the FY2027 budget and May 2026 shipbuilding plan. Now including unmanned surface and undersea vessels.

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PB27
May 2026
Plan incorporated
U.S. Navy photo · USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) · English Channel · Aug 17, 2025
Fleet-wide analysis
Three aircraft carriers CVN-69 CVN-75 CVN-78 in formation Atlantic Ocean August 2024
U.S. Navy photo · CVN 69, 75 & 78 · Atlantic · Aug 2024
Fleet Force Structure Dashboard
Battle Force
Ship Composition

Monthly-resolution force structure tracker from FY1970 to FY2056, counted from delivery per SECNAVINST 5030.8D. Stacked area chart across 11 battle force categories. Slide to any month to see the exact fleet composition at that point in history — or project forward to any future fiscal year.

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Ship class dashboards
USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 with Arleigh Burke destroyer escorts Atlantic 2024
CVN
11
Aircraft Carriers
Nimitz and Ford class nuclear-powered carriers. Date slider, service life Gantt, construction timelines, and full ship registry.
NimitzFord
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USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51 Aegis guided-missile destroyer transiting the Mediterranean Sea
DDG
79
Guided-Missile Destroyers
Arleigh Burke and Zumwalt class Aegis destroyers. Flight breakdown, homeport distribution, service life Gantt, and full registry.
Arleigh BurkeZumwaltAegis
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Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser underway
CG
5
Guided-Missile Cruisers
Ticonderoga class cruisers. Shiloh and Lake Erie decommissioned Sep 2026; remaining five planned out by FY2028 (PB27 plan).
TiconderogaRetiring FY2028
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Constellation class FFG-62 frigate programme
FFG
UC
Guided-Missile Frigates
Constellation class programme. FFG-62 under construction at Marinette Marine. FFG-63 under construction. FFG-64–67 cancelled Nov 2025; FF(X) replaces the class (first delivery 2030, PB27).
ConstellationUnder ConstructionFF(X)
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USS Freedom LCS-1 Freedom-class littoral combat ship underway
LCS
27
Littoral Combat Ships
Freedom and Independence class fast surface combatants. Early-retirement programme underway. LCS now deploying MCM mission packages to 5th Fleet.
FreedomIndependence
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Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana SSN-789 arriving Naval Submarine Base New London September 2020
SSN · SSBN · SSGN
64
Submarines
Six classes — Columbia SSBN, Virginia SSN, Los Angeles SSN, Ohio SSBN and SSGN, and Seawolf SSN. Full date slider from 1974 to 2065.
VirginiaLos AngelesColumbiaOhio
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San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Somerset LPD-25 Pacific Ocean August 2016
LHA · LHD · LPD · LSD
31
Amphibious Ships
America, Wasp, San Antonio, Whidbey Island, and Harpers Ferry classes. LSD retirement underway. San Antonio Flight II expanding. New Medium Landing Ship (LSM) program from PB27.
America LHAWasp LHDSan Antonio LPD
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Military Sealift Command USNS auxiliary replenishment ship underway
T-AO · T-AKE · AGS · AS
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Auxiliary Ships
304 records across 25 hull types. Combat logistics force, sealift, oceanographic survey, submarine tenders (incl. AS(X)), and fleet support.
CLFT-AOT-AKESealift
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USNS Lewis B. Puller ESB-3 expeditionary sea base underway
EPF · ESB · ESD · LCC
20
Expeditionary Support
Spearhead EPF fast transports, Puller ESB sea bases, Montford Point ESD transfer docks, Blue Ridge command ships. LAW placeholders retained; the program continues as the Medium Landing Ship (Amphibious dashboard).
EPF SpearheadESB PullerLCC Blue Ridge
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U.S. Navy graphic of the planned Trump-class USS Defiant (BBG 1), 22 Dec 2025
BBG(X)
3
U.S. Navy graphic
Battleships
New PB27 program: three BBG(X) battleships funded FY28–FY31, first delivery projected 2036. Budget-book schedule and program context.
BBG(X)PB27Projected
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Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship at sea
MCM
4
Mine Warfare Ships
14 Avenger-class MCMs built 1987–1994. 4 remaining at Sasebo, Japan, planned to inactivate in FY2029 (PB27 plan) as LCS mine countermeasures packages take over.
AvengerSaseboRetiring FY2029
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Unmanned systems
USVs Ranger and Mariner under way in the Pacific during Integrated Battle Problem 23.2, 7 Sep 2023
VSUSV · SUSV · MUSV · LUSV
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U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jesse Monford
Unmanned Surface Vessels
Overlord and Sea Hunter prototypes, MCM USV, GARC, the DARPA Defiant demonstrator and the 30 MUSVs ordered Sep 2026 (50 vessels on order in all). Grouped by SECNAVINST 5030.8D size class.
MUSVMCM USVOverlord
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Orca XLUUV on its transport cradle (Navy program office photo, GAO-22-105974, Sep 2022)
SUUV · MUUV · LUUV · XLUUV
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U.S. Navy photo (via GAO-22-105974)
Unmanned Undersea Vehicles
Orca XLUUV, Snakehead prototype, Razorback, MK 18 Kingfish and Swordfish, Knifefish and Lionfish, grouped by SECNAVINST 5030.8D diameter class. Initial coverage; expanding.
OrcaSnakeheadMK 18Knifefish
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