| Year | Ships laid down | Ships comple-ted | Ships scrapped (age in parentheses) | Ships retained summary | |
| . | . | . | . | Pre | Post |
| . | . | . | . | Jutland | |
| . | . | . | Maine (20), Missouri (20), Virginia (17), Nebraska(17), Georgia (17), New Jersey (17), Rhode Island, (17) Connecticut (17), Loulsiana (17), Vermont, (16), Kansas (16), Minnesota (16), New Hampshire, (15), South Carolina (13), Michigan (13), Washington (0), South Dakota (0), Indiana (0), Montana (0), North Carolina (0), Iowa (0), Massachusetts (0), Lexington (0), Constitution (0), Constellation (0), Saratoga (0), Ranger (0), United States (0).* | 17 | 1 |
| 1922 | A, B# | Delaware (12), North Dakota (12). | 15 | 3 | |
| 1923 | . | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1924 | . | . | 15 | 3 | |
| 1925 | . | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1926 | . | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1927 | . | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1928 | . | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1929 | . | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1930 | . | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1931 | C, D | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1932 | E, F | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1933 | G | . | . | 15 | 3 |
| 1934 | H, I | C, D | Florida (23), Utah (23), Wyoming (22). | 12 | 5 |
| 1935 | J | E, F | Arkansas (23), Texas (21), New York (21). | 9 | 7 |
| 1936 | K, L | G | Nevada (20), Oklahoma (20). | 7 | 8 |
| 1937 | M | H, I | Arizona (21), Pennsylvania (21). | 5 | 10 |
| 1938 | N, O | J | Mississippi (21). | 4 | 11 |
| 1939 | P, Q | K, L | New Mexico (21), Idaho (20). | 2 | 13 |
| 1940 | . | M | Tennessee (20). | 1 | 14 |
| 1941 | . | N, O | California (20), Maryland (20). | 0 | 15 |
| 1942 | . | P, Q | 2 ships in West Virginia class. | 0 | 15 |
*The United States may retain the Oregon and Illinois, for noncombatant purposes, after complying with the provisions of Part 2, III(b). # Two West Virgina Class. Note.-A, B, C, D, etc., represent individual capital ships of 35,000 tons standard displacement, laid down and completed in the years specified.