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THE RISING SEA DRAGON IN ASIA
By Jeff Head - Last Update: June 20, 2008




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This site's mission is to document and analyse the rapid growth and modernization of the Red Chinese navy, and put that growth and modernization into perspective in the current geo-political situation as it relates to US vital interests in general, and as it relates particularly to the US Navy. Use the links above to navigate to areas of interest. The table below represents, in general terms, the relative growth of the overall fleets (USN and PLAN) over the last ten years for the major surface combatants listed.
Major Surface Combatant relative growth chart USN vs. PLAN 1997-2007 US NAVY PLAN
Ship Type/Description 1997 2007 1997 2007
SS - Diesel Electric submarines (does not include old Romeos) 00 00 15 44
SSN- Nuclear attack submarines 68 54 04 06
SSGN - Nuclear guided missile submarines 00 04 00 00
SSBN - Nuclear Ballistic missile submarines 18 14 01 03
LSD/T - Landing Ship Dock/Tank 12 12 13 25
LPD - Landing Platform Dock 12 10 00 01
LHA/D - Large Flat Deck Amphibious Assault Ships 11 11 00 00
FFG - Guided Missile Frigates 51 30 34 49
DD - Destroyers (US Spruance class) 31 00 00 00
DDG - Guided missile destroyers 26 54 16 29
CG - Guided missile cruisers 27 22 00 00
CGN - Nuclear powered guided missile cruisers 04 00 00 00
CV(N) Aircraft Carriers (including US nuclear powered) 14 11 00 01
TOTALS 1997 and 2007 274 222 83 158
RELATIVE PERCENT GROWTH -18.98% 90.36%
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Note: Jeff Head has maintained the Rising Sea Dragon site for years at his cost. Now donations help offset hosting & bandwidth costs for continued operations.
Jeff Head is an engineering consultant with many years experience in the power, defense, and computer industries. He currently works for the federal government helping maintain and protect regional infrastructure. He is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, and is also the author of a self-published and best-selling series of military techno-thrillers called the Dragon's Fury that projects a fictional third world war arising out of current events. You can learn more about that series by clicking on the pictures of the novel covers below:


THE DRAGON'S FURY SERIES

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