At the time, Britain had by far the largest navy in the world, and an empire which was global.
It was the third largest navy in the world.
But now the Germans were growing a large navy too.
It is the world's fourth largest navy in terms of personnel.
From some statistics, it seems that Singapore has the largest navy, air force and army in the world.
Their concern was chiefly that a government might see the scheme as an alternative to a larger navy.
However, the Kzintis' own aggressiveness would probably lead to a large navy in any case.
Brazil's first line of defense relied upon a large and powerful navy to protect against foreign attack.
The use of such a large navy was also a novelty to the Greeks.
This would not have been possible without an extremely large navy and merchant force.