and how many of them were Warships?
You know like Carriers, battleships Destroyers.......?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_ship
OVER FIVE THOUSAND SHIPS OF WAR!!
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org9-4.htm
yeah thats right, since you cannot seem to read "Grownup Text" i had to get muh crayons.
[TABLE="class: forcelevel"]
[TR]
[TH="class: alt1"]Date[/TH]
[TH]6/30/38[/TH]
[TH]6/30/39[/TH]
[TH]6/30/40 [/TH]
[TH]12/7/41[/TH]
[TH]12/31/42[/TH]
[TH]12/31/43[/TH]
[TH]12/31/44[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Battleships[/TH]
[TD] 15[/TD]
[TD] 15[/TD]
[TD] 15[/TD]
[TD] 17[/TD]
[TD] 19[/TD]
[TD] 21[/TD]
[TD] 23[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Carriers, Fleet[/TH]
[TD] 5[/TD]
[TD] 5[/TD]
[TD] 6[/TD]
[TD] 7[/TD]
[TD] 4[/TD]
[TD] 19[/TD]
[TD] 25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Carriers, Escort[/TH]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] 1[/TD]
[TD] 12[/TD]
[TD] 35[/TD]
[TD] 65[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Cruisers[/TH]
[TD] 32[/TD]
[TD] 36[/TD]
[TD] 37[/TD]
[TD] 37[/TD]
[TD] 39[/TD]
[TD] 48[/TD]
[TD] 61[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Destroyers[/TH]
[TD] 112[/TD]
[TD] 127[/TD]
[TD] 185[/TD]
[TD] 171[/TD]
[TD] 224[/TD]
[TD] 332[/TD]
[TD] 367[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Frigates[/TH]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] 234[/TD]
[TD] 376[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Submarines[/TH]
[TD] 54[/TD]
[TD] 58[/TD]
[TD] 64[/TD]
[TD] 112[/TD]
[TD] 133[/TD]
[TD] 172[/TD]
[TD] 230[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Mine Warfare[/TH]
[TD] 27[/TD]
[TD] 29[/TD]
[TD] 36[/TD]
[TD] 135[/TD]
[TD] 323[/TD]
[TD] 551[/TD]
[TD] 614[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Patrol[/TH]
[TD] 34[/TD]
[TD] 20[/TD]
[TD] 19[/TD]
[TD] 100[/TD]
[TD] 515[/TD]
[TD] 1050[/TD]
[TD] 1183[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Amphibious[/TH]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] -[/TD]
[TD] 121[/TD]
[TD] 673[/TD]
[TD] 2147[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Auxiliary[/TH]
[TD] 101[/TD]
[TD] 104[/TD]
[TD] 116[/TD]
[TD] 210[/TD]
[TD] 392[/TD]
[TD] 564[/TD]
[TD] 993 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Surface Warships[/TH]
[TD] 159[/TD]
[TD] 178[/TD]
[TD] 237 [/TD]
[TD] 225[/TD]
[TD] 282[/TD]
[TD] 635[/TD]
[TD] 827 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="class: rowscope"]Total Active[/TH]
[TD] 380[/TD]
[TD] 394[/TD]
[TD] 478[/TD]
[TD] 790 [/TD]
[TD] 1782[/TD]
[TD] 3699[/TD]
[TD] 6084[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]