Naval history of World War II
Before and after the war
In the beginning of World War II the Royal Navy was still the strongest navy in the world, with the largest number of warships built and with naval bases across the globe.

Naval history of World War II

Section Title: Before and after the war
Table Section Text: In the beginning of World War II the Royal Navy was still the strongest navy in the world, with the largest number of warships built and with naval bases across the globe.

Country	Aircraft carriers	Battleships	Cruisers	Destroyers	Convoy escorts	Submarines	Merchant tonnage

United States	28 (71)	23	72	377	420	232	33,993,230

British Empire and Commonwealth	19 (46)	19	57	335	875	264	21,000,000 (1939) - 22,000,000

Soviet Union	3	7	59	150	218

Japan	16	9	51	63	178	167	4,152,361

Germany	0	4	12	17	22	1,140

Italy	1	3	6	6	28	1,469,606

Romania	0	0	5	9	8	516,000

Poland	4	5

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The U.S. Navy was operating 28 aircraft carriers, 23 battleships, 72 cruisers, 232 submarines, and 377 destroyers in the World War II.

final_sentence: The U.S. Navy was operating 28 aircraft carriers, 23 battleships, 72 cruisers, 232 submarines, and 377 destroyers in the World War II.