I've seen some similar numbers; in the thousands at least. After seeing some believed numbers for single battles involving ~500 Roman ships in ~260-0 BC [0], th

I've seen some similar numbers; in the thousands at least. After seeing some believed numbers for single battles involving ~500 Roman ships in ~260-0 BC [0], thousands for the entire Chinese fleet centuries later doesn't seem too surprising. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium#Order_of_battle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium#Order_of_batt...