Cardassian Fleet Numbers

In many ways, the Cardassians have suffered more than any other group in the Dominion war. Their joining the Dominion was prompted by the Klingon invasion,1 which cost them heavily.2 As the tide of the war turned in favour of the Federation and its allies, there were suggestions that the Founders were more than happy to let the Cardassians soak up as much punishment as they possibly could in order to spare their own fleet. This certainly seems to be borne out by the casualty figures; the Cardassians have lost almost three quarters of their fleet since the beginning of the war, compared to only 31% for the Dominion proper.

The Cardassians suffered further when the Breen allied themselves with the Dominion after recieving several Cardassian territories in return.3 This led to their rebellion against the Dominion,4 which prompted various reprisals against the civilian population.5

Class	Type	Strength	Number Built	Number Lost/Retired	Number Remaining	Original Class Strength	Current Class Strength
Cardassian Freighter	General purpose cargo carrier	39	650	437	213	25,350	8,307
Galor Class (Type 3)	Destroyer6	347	850	668	182	294,950	63,154
Hideki Class	Patrol craft	150	1,200	892	308	180,000	46,200
Keldon Class (Figures for Type 2)	Heavy Cruiser7	510	405	250	155	206,550	79,050
Totals			3,105	2,247	858	706,850	196,711

Class	Type	Strength	Number Built	Number Lost/Retired	Number Remaining	Original Class Strength	Current Class Strength
Galor Class (Type 1)	Medium Cruiser	85	485	268	217	41,225	18,445
Totals			485	268	217	41,225	18,445
Grand Totals			3,590	2,515	1,075	748,075	215,156

Yellow text = Canon source

Green text = Backstage source

White text = DITL speculation

References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	DS9	5	By Inferno's Light
2	DS9	4	The Way of the Warrior
3	DS9	7	'Til Death Do Us Part
4	DS9	7	The Changing Face of Evil
5	DS9	7	What You Leave Behind, Part 1
6	DS9	6	Sacrifice of Angels
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Series:	DS9 Season 5 (Disc 4)
Source:	By Inferno's Light

Series:	DS9 Season 4 (Disc 1)
Source:	The Way of the Warrior

Series:	DS9 Season 7 (Disc 5)
Source:	'Til Death Do Us Part

Series:	DS9 Season 7 (Disc 5)
Source:	The Changing Face of Evil

Series:	DS9 Season 7 (Disc 7)
Source:	What You Leave Behind, Part 1