§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will give for the longest and most convenient
APPROXIMATE FLEET STRENGTHS—1978 United Kingdom USA USSR China Ballistic missile submarines 4N 41N 65N+20 1 Other submarines 9N+18 65N+10 82N+270 70 Rotary and fixed wing carriers 3 14 3 — Cruisers 2 26 35 — Amphibious ships 8 65 100 35 Destroyers/escorts, frigates and ocean escorts 68 155 220 18 Corvettes and coastal escorts 5 — 250 43 MCM vessels 38 25 350 50 N=Nuclear Powered Submarine. FRG Italy France Japan Ballistic missile submarines — — 4N — Other submarines 24 9 21 16 Rotary and fixed wing carriers — — 3 — Cruisers — 3 1 — Amphibious ships — 2 7 4 Destroyers/escorts, frigates and ocean escorts 17 18 37 47 Corvettes and coastal escorts 5 9 9 20 MCM vessels 56 45 35 37 N=Nuclear Powered Submarine.