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APPENDIX B: MAJOR SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS OF THE WORLD (2016)

Major Shipbuilding Programs of the World (2016)

Countries

Surface Warships

Submarines

Total

Power Projection Ships

Major Surface Combatants

Minor Surface Combatants

Aircraft Carriers

Principal Amphibious Ships

Cruisers

Destroyers

Frigates

Corvettes

Patrol and Coastal Combatants

Mine Warfare Vessels

Asia-Pacific

4

10

0

90

45

162

27

104

442

Australia

0

0

0

3

9

0

12

0

12

36

Bangladesh

0

0

0

0

0

2

10

0

2

14

China

1

2

0

8

11

7

0

2

14

45

India

2

4

0

5

11

10

31

12

23

98

Indonesia

0

1

0

0

0

6

6

0

12

25

Japan

1

0

0

4

0

0

0

2

4

11

Malaysia

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

6

Myanmar

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

8

New Zealand

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Pakistan

0

0

0

4

0

8

0

8

20

Philippines

0

1

0

0

3

1

33

0

0

38

Singapore

0

0

0

0

0

8

5

0

2

15

South Korea

0

2

0

3

11

0

35

5

19

75

Taiwan

0

0

0

4

8

0

11

6

4

33

Thailand

0

0

0

0

2

1

2

0

3

8

Vietnam

0

0

0

0

4

4

0

0

1

9

Europe

2

3

1

23

76

19

62

13

59

258

Denmark

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

France

0

0

0

11

0

0

0

0

6

17

Finland

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Germany

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

10

Greece

0

0

0

0

6

0

2

2

1

11

Italy

0

1

0

0

5

10

0

0

1

17

Netherlands

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

4

6

Norway

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

6

7

Poland

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

3

3

7

Portugal

0

1

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

5

Russia

0

0

1

12

27

6

17

7

18

88

Spain

0

0

0

0

5

0

3

0

4

12

Sweden

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

0

2

20

Turkey

0

1

0

0

4

2

10

0

6

23

Ukraine

0

0

0

0

4

0

1

0

0

5

United Kingdom

2

0

0

0

13

0

5

0

8

28

Americas

2

10

0

66

4

125

0

38

245

Argentina

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

Brazil

0

0

0

0

5

4

25

0

7

41

Canada

0

0

0

15

0

6

0

0

21

Chile

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

Colombia

0

0

0

0

0

0

48

0

0

48

Mexico

0

0

0

0

0

0

37

0

0

37

Peru

0

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

4

United States

2

7

0

26

18

0

0

0

28

81

Uruguay

0

0

0

0

2

0

3

0

0

5

Venezuela

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

4

Africa

0

1

0

0

8

1

10

0

6

26

Algeria

0

1

0

0

3

1

0

0

2

7

Egypt

0

0

0

0

4

0

3

0

4

11

Nigeria

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

2

South Africa

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

6

Middle - East

0

0

0

0

9

7

36

0

11

63

Iran

0

0

0

0

5

0

4

0

10

19

Israel

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

1

5

Oman

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Saudi Arabia

0

0

0

0

4

6

25

0

0

35

United Arab Emirates

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

3

Grand Total

8

24

1

272

76

395

40

218

1,034

Notes: Figures pertain to surface warships and submarines that were under construction in 2016 as well as those that had been ordered or were projected to be ordered in the coming years. The table does not include figures on auxiliary non-combat ships, such as auxiliary oil replenishment (AOR) ships, logistics and support ships, amphibious landing ships and landing craft, hospital ships, research and survey ships, training ships, rescue boats, diving tenders, harbour patrol craft, fireboats, tugs, and other similar types of vessels.

Source: Table prepared using data from Stephen Saunders, ed., Jane’s Fighting Ships, 2016–2017, IHS Global, 2016, pp. 2–1006.