Fleet Boards

2026 United States Navy

Commissioned battle force plus the Military Sealift Command ships that actually keep a carrier navy at sea. Counts are current as of August 2026.

256 hulls on the boardDownload

The 2040 USN is not a bigger 2026 USN. Ticos and SSGNs are gone; Fords, Columbias, BBG(X) and LSM are in. China still leads hull count.

Combatants: 223 / 242 / 354. Unmanned USN vessels (83 by FY31) are not on the boards.

Aircraft carriers

Surface combatants

Amphibious

Submarines

Mine warfare & logistics

256 total

USNI Fleet Tracker
292 battle force (233 USS + 59 USNS) in spring/summer 2026 trackers.
Wikipedia — List of current ships
Commissioned totals: 11 CVN, 7 CG, 77 DDG, 27 LCS, 9 LHA/LHD, 13 LPD, 10 LSD, 45 SSN, 14 SSBN, 4 SSGN, 4 MCM, 4 ESB.
Navy fact files / DDG-51 program
74 Arleigh Burke-class delivered (DDG 51–123, 125) plus Flight III arriving; 3 Zumwalt-class.
MSC / T-AO program
Kaiser-class oilers still active plus John Lewis-class deliveries through 2026; Lewis & Clark T-AKE dry-cargo ships.