From: Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings, Pt. 15, p. 1901-06.
Page 1901

       NAVAL COMBATANT STRENGTH, ATLANTIC OCEAN, as of May 1, 1941.  
                                        VICHY        OTHER
                 GERMANY      ITALY    FRANCE    AUGMENTATION     TOTALS
Battleships          6 (a)      6 (b)   5 (g)         -             17
Aircraft Carriers    -          -       1 (h)         -              1
Heavy Cruisers       4          4 (c)   4             -             12
Light Cruisers       4         11 (d)   9 (i)         2 (k)         26
Destroyers          15 (est.)  84 (e)  52 (j)         9 (l)        160
Submarines         150 (est.)  77 (f)  58             9 (m)        294

(a) Includes 2 overage battleships, SCHLESIEN and SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.
(b) Includes damaged DUILIO and CAVOUR, heavily damaged, resting on bottom.
(c) Includes damaged BOLZANO.
(d) Includes 5 ineffective light cruisers.
(e) Includes 2 ineffective destroyers.
(f) Includes 8 ineffective submarines.
(g) Includes 4 damaged or incomplete battleships.
(h) Interned in Martinique.
(i) Includes 2 interned in Martinique.
(j) Includes 4 damaged or incomplete destroyers.
(k) Includes Yugoslavian DALMACIA and Dutch GELDERLAND.
(l) Includes 3 Yugoslavian, 1 Greek and 5 Norwegian destroyers.
(m) Includes 3 Yugoslavian, 6 Dutch submarines.


Page 1902

       NAVAL COMBATANT STRENGTH, ATLANTIC OCEAN, as of May 1, 1941.  

                                   ALLIED
                  UNITED     GREAT     FREE        OTHER
                  STATES    BRITAIN    FRANCE  AUGMENTATIONS  TOTALS
Battleships          6      16 (a)(b)   3 (g)        -           25
Aircraft Carriers    3       7 (c)(d)   -            -           10
Heavy Cruisers       5      13 (e)      3 (h)        1 (k)       22
Light Cruisers       8      30 (f)      1 (h)        2 (l)       41
Destroyers          85     191 (f)     12 (i)       11 (m)      299
Submarines          53      65 (f)      8 (j)       15 (n)      141

(a)  Includes  3 battle cruisers.
(b)  Includes  6 battleships damaged and under repair.
(c)  Includes  1 escort carrier.
(d)  Includes  1 large carrier damaged and under repair.
(e)  Includes  5 heavy cruisers damaged and under repair.
(f)  Estimated, no accurate figures available at this time.
(g)  Includes  2 base ships and 1 interned at Alexandria.
(h)  Interned at Alexandria.
(i)  Includes  4 incomplete and 3 interned at Alexandria.
(j)  Includes  1 incomplete and 1 interned at Alexandria.
(k)  Includes  Greek GEORGIOS AVEROV.
(l)  Includes  Dutch HEEMSKERCK and SUMATRA
(m)  Includes  6 Greek, 1 Dutch, 2 Norwegian, and 2 Polish destroyers.
(n)  Includes  5 Greek, 7 Dutch, 1 Norwegian, 1 Polish and 1 Yugoslavian
     submarine.


Page 1903

       NAVAL COMBATANT STRENGTH, PACIFIC OCEAN, as of May 1, 1941.  

                                    AXIS
                     JAPAN             VICHY FRANCE          TOTALS
Battleships             10                 -                   10
Aircraft Carriers        7                 -                    7
Heavy Cruisers          18                 -                   18
Light Cruisers          17                 1                   18
Destroyers             100                 -                  100
Submarines              68                 2                   70


                                   ALLIES
                    UNITED STATES        GREAT 
                   Pacific  Asiatic      BRITAIN    DUTCH    TOTALS
Battleships          9        -             1         -        10      
Aircraft Carriers    3        -             1         -         4  
Heavy Cruisers      12        1             4 (a)     -        17      
Light Cruisers       9        2            13 (b)     3        27      
Destroyers          67       13             6 (b)     7        93
Submarines          27       28             - (c)    15        70

(a) Includes 1 unit damaged and under repair.
(b) Estimated, no accurate figures available.
(c) Number unknown. Not enough data for estimate.

Page 1904

       NAVAL COMBATANT STRENGTH, ATLANTIC OCEAN, December 7, 1941.  
                                        VICHY        OTHER
                 GERMANY      ITALY    FRANCE    AUGMENTATION     TOTALS
Battleships          5 (a)      6 (b)   5 (g)         -             16
Aircraft Carriers    -          -       1 (h)         -              1
Heavy Cruisers       4          4 (c)   4             -             12
Light Cruisers       4         12 (d)   9 (i)         2 (k)         27
Destroyers          20 (est.)  77 (e)  53 (j)         9 (l)        159
Submarines         155 (est.)  67 (f)  60             9 (m)        291

(a) Includes 2 overage battleships, SCHLESIEN and SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.
(b) Includes CAVOUR, heavily damaged but afloat.
(c) Includes damaged BOLZANO and GORIZIA.
(d) Includes damaged D'AOSTA, BANDE NERE, and MONTECUGGOLI.
(e) Includes 34 damaged destroyers.
(f) Includes 26 damaged submarines.
(g) Includes 3 damaged or incomplete battleships.
(h) Interned in Martinique.
(i) Includes 2 interned in Martinique.
(j) Includes 7 damaged or incomplete destroyers.
(k) Includes Yugoslavian DALMACIA and Dutch GELDERLAND.
(l) Includes 1 Greek and 5 Norwegian, and 3 Yugoslavian destroyers.
(m) Includes 6 Dutch submarines, and 3 Yugoslavian.
                                     
Page 1905

       NAVAL COMBATANT STRENGTH, ATLANTIC OCEAN, December 7, 1941.  

                                   ALLIED
                  UNITED         GREAT     FREE        OTHER
                  STATES        BRITAIN    FRANCE  AUGMENTATIONS  TOTALS
Battleships          6 (a)     12 (e)(f)    3 (k)        -           21
Aircraft Carriers    4 (a)(b)   8 (g)(h)    -            -           12
Heavy Cruisers       5         12 (i)       3 (l)        1 (o)       21
Light Cruisers       8         28 (j)       1 (l)        2 (p)       39
Destroyers          92        225 (j)      11 (m)       11 (q)      339
Submarines          58         80 (j)       8 (n)       15 (r)      161

(a) Does not include NORTH CAROLINA and WASHINGTON both on trials.
(b) Does not include HORNET on trials.
(c) Includes LONG ISLAND (Escort Carrier).
(d) JUNEAU, ATLANTA, SAN DIEGO and SAN JUAN carried on Atlantic Fleet
    lists but were not completed or commissioned and are not included.
(e) Includes 1 battle cruiser.
(f) Includes  one damaged battleship under repair.
(g) Includes 2  escort carriers.
(h) Includes 2 damaged aircraft carriers under repair.
(i) Includes 5 heavy cruisers damaged and under repair.
(j) Estimated, no accurate figures available at this time.
(k) Includes 2 base ships and 1 interned at Alexandria.
(l) Interned at Alexandria.
(m) Includes 4 incomplete and 3 interned at Alexandria.
(n) Includes 1 incomplete and 1 interned at Alexandria.
(o) Includes Greek GEORGIOS AVEROV.
(p) Includes Dutch HEEMSKERCK and SUMATRA
(q) Includes 6 Greek, 1 Dutch, 2 Norwegian, and 2 Polish destroyers.
(r) Includes 5 Greek, 7 Dutch, 1 Norwegian, 1 Polish and 1 Yugoslavian
     submarine.


Page 1906

       NAVAL COMBATANT STRENGTH, PACIFIC OCEAN, December 7, 1941.  

                                    AXIS
                     JAPAN             VICHY FRANCE          TOTALS
Battleships             10                 -                   10
Aircraft Carriers        9                 -                    9
Heavy Cruisers          18                 -                   18
Light Cruisers          17                 1                   18
Destroyers             103                 -                  103
Submarines              74                 1                   75


                                   ALLIES
                    UNITED STATES        GREAT 
                   Pacific    Asiatic      BRITAIN      DUTCH    TOTALS
Battleships          9          -             4 (e) (f)   -        13      
Aircraft Carriers    3          -             1 (g)       -         4  
Heavy Cruisers      12          1             4           -        17      
Light Cruisers      10 (a)      1            17 (h)       3        31      
Destroyers          54 (b) (c) 13            13 (h)       7        88
Submarines          25 (d)     28             - (i)      15        68

(a) Includes BOISE which at that time was escorting in Asiatic waters.
(b) Includes 4 destroyers assigned 14th Naval District.
(c) Does not include destroyers assigned other West Coast Naval Districts.
(d) Status of two submarines not clear.
(e) Includes 1 battle cruiser.
(f) Includes 1 damaged battleship under repair.
(g) This aircraft carrier damaged and under repair.
(h) Estimated, no accurate figures available.
(i) Number unknown. Not enough data for estimate.


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