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Follow Business Insider: Reuters A Russian warship fires during celebrations to mark Navy Day in the Crimean port of Sevastopol July 27, 2014. Russia's plan to add 80 new warships to its Black Sea fleet will put the country's navy even further ahead of the US Navy in terms of sheers numbers.here, too, its navy's reach is at stake: Syria hosts Russia's only port in the Mediterranean, where Russian ships can refuel without making the long trip through the straits that traditionally divide Europe and Asia. But depending on how you measure size, the US is likely to hold on to its naval supremacy.