How many navy ships are there?

285 in the US army

It is important to know that the United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.  Needless to say, it is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.  Believe it or not, the service has 317,054 personnel on active duty and 109,671 in the Navy Reserve.  Moreover, it operates 285 ships in active service and more than 3,700 aircraft.  Not too many people know that headquarter is in Arlington County, Virginia.