China has the biggest maritime force on the globe with an inventory of about 355 vessels, according to a Defense Department report released Wednesday. With 355 ships in its fleet, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is slated to expand its inventory to 420 ships within the next four years, the Pentagon’s annual China military […]
Source: China Has World’s Largest Navy With 355 Ships and Counting, Says Pentagon – USNI News
US has “480 total ships, of which 290 deployable (As of 2019)”, per Wikipedia. So similar size navies.
One big difference: China’s navy has yet to show full “blue water” capability, so they’re mostly limited to the China Seas.
