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> China's Navy is now bigger than the US Navy. Few have noticed. Measured in amount of ships/boats, yes. So is North Korea's navy, though. It is not a very he
by wilsonnb3 4y ago
> China's Navy is now bigger than the US Navy. Few have noticed.
Measured in amount of ships/boats, yes. So is North Korea's navy, though.
It is not a very helpful way to compare naval power between countries.
- Animats 4y agoTrue. The PLAN is working towards being more of a blue-water navy, but they are not there yet. Here's a list of shipyards in China.[1] It helps building a large number of commercial ships. China's third carrier was built in a shipyard that also builds commercial ships. The fourth carrier is reportedly being constructed in a commercial shipyard in Dalian. The US only has two shipyards left capable of building large surface naval vessels - Bath Iron Works and Newport News Shipbuilding. Both are very old companies, from the 19th century. There's Ingalls in Mississippi for medium-sized vessels, and Electric Boat in Connecticut for submarines. There are still four US naval shipyards run by the Navy, but they just do repairs now. [1] https://www.trusteddocks.com/catalog/country/47-china https://www.trusteddocks.com/catalog/country/47-china