[KeyWest]

8 of 11? They are getting stuff confused. There are probably 11 cruisers and somehow 8 not ready is probably the number of all ships not ready in the entire PacFleet or 8 hips out of 200, so this is a non-story but really an indictment of the press who thinks there are only 11 cruisers and destroyers in the entire Pacific Fleet!

8 not ready is no big deal since they are probably in refresher training and just out of overhaul. It is a non-story.

[PAR35]

8 of 11? They are getting stuff confused. There are probably 11 cruisers and somehow 8 not ready is probably the number of all ships not ready in the entire PacFleet or 8 hips out of 200, so this is a non-story but really an indictment of the press who thinks there are only 11 cruisers and destroyers in the entire Pacific Fleet!

Current number for the US Navy as a whole:

Deployed ships underway: 47

Ships under way for local ops/training 48.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

Thanks for clarifying. “”As of late June, eight of the 11 cruisers and destroyers in the Seventh Fleet””

What the reporter should have written is that there are 8 destroyers and 3 cruisers stationed at Yokosuka.

If the Yokosuka ships are lacking certifications, then what is the situation at the other Navy bases (San Diego, Pearl Harbor, Norfolk, etc)?

[Bob]

According to Wikipedia, the total number of ships in 7th Fleet is 60 to 70, not 200. With as many ship types as there are, eleven is not an unreasonable number for cruiser/destroyer classes.