There are a variety of things that are done. Sometimes they are used for target practice. They may be mothballed, stored for future use if the need should arise. They may be sold to foreign governments. And the final option is to scrap them.
The Air Force has Aircraft not Ships. The Navy has Ships.
245 active ships
To protect the ships and bases of the US Navy.
Privateers and more powerful ships.
The US Navy reached it's maximum number of ships in 1945 at the end of World War 2
Hi there, My research shows that the US Military is ranked #1 for its Navy Ship quantity, it is also ranked #1 for the overall strength. Currently the US Military own 1,599 Navy Ships. Hope this helped!
Prior to about 1975, asbestos was a common material in insulation around pipes and boilers in Navy Ships.
At least 200
it is basic form of camouflage.
Absolutely not - the U.S. Navy currently has the largest afloat Navy in the world, and with the collapse of the Soviet Union, no other nation is even close in size or strength. Army ships are generally logistics, landing, or electronics telemetry receiving ships and tugs. They are few in number compared to the Navy, since the Navy's mission is to keep global sea lanes open. A link below shows the current list of Army ships, excluding the US Army Corps of Engineers.
600 (at the climax of the Cold War)
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