Statistics

Naval Production of Major Powers

 

Entente
  France Italy Japan Russia U.K. U.S.A. TOTAL
Battleship 3 3 4 7 13 6 36
Battlecruiser - - 2 - 4 - 7
Cruiser - 2 - - - - 2
Light Cruiser - - - - 54 - 54
Monitor - 10 - - 39 - 49
Aircraft Carrier - - - - 2 - 2
Seaplane Carrier 4 1 - 7 16 - 28
Destroyer 6 28 38 36 329 77 514
Torpedo Boat 7 32 - - - - 39
Sloop 45 - - - 134 - 179
Minelayer - - 11 11 - - 22
Minesweeper 52 37 - 8 156 42 295
Submarine 25 46 2 40 98 55 266

 

Central Powers
  Austria-Hungary Germany TOTAL
Battleship 1 6 7
Battlecruiser - - -
Cruiser - - -
Light Cruiser 3 - 3
Monitor - - -
Aircraft Carrier - - -
Seaplane Carrier - - -
Destroyer 5 107 112
Torpedo Boat 21 92 113
Sloop - - -
Minelayer - - -
Minesweeper - 148 148
Submarine 17 346 363

 

(1) Most seaplane carriers converted merchantmen One U.K. aircraft carrier coverted from battlecruiser during construction.

Source: John Ellis & Michael Cox, The World War I Databook (with changes).

Last modified: 10 December 2022