| 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.