HC Deb 10 February 1978 vol 943 c697W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked 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.