One dot per ship — the world's largest navy vs the RAN's eleven
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370+PLA Navy (China)
battle-force ships — the world's largest navy295US Navy
battle-force ships (Dec 2024)11Royal Australian Navy
major surface combatants: 3 destroyers + 8 frigatesNavies count differently — the PLAN and USN figures are total “battle-force” ships; the RAN's front-line strength is its 11 major surface combatants (set to grow to 26 by 2040). However you count it, the scale gap is structural. Sources: Pentagon China Military Power Report / US ONI (PLAN, 370+); US Navy / USNI News (USN, 295, Dec 2024); Australian Government Surface Fleet Review 2024 (RAN, 11).