Is the U.S. Navy Too Small? The Question That Keeps Being Asked

The United States Navy is simply too small, a point made by Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers. With just 272 ships that made up its "deployable battle force" – the smallest since 1917, when the United States entered the First World War – the U.S. Navy isn't unready for a major conflict warned multiple GOP hopefuls.

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