B class
If the A class of submarines were the start of the submariner programs for the United States Navy, then the B class series were the turning point in design. Appearing like the serviceable submarines of World War 1 and World W...

Bushnell Turtle (1775)
The Turtle was the world's first submarine to ever be used in warfare. It was designed and built in Connecticut in 1775 by David Bushnell for the purpose of approaching "Men of War" while submerged and attaching an explosive ...

Han
The Han was the first nuclear-powered submarine designed and build by the Peoples Liberation Army – Navy division or (PLA-N). The Han was an original design by the Chinese navy that used the “Albacore “ hull SSN outline with...

HIJMS RO-100 (Kaisho / Type KS)
Development and production of the RO-100 series (sometimes referred to as "Kaisho" or "small" or simply Type "KS") of Japanese submarines was started in earnest beginning in 1940. The vessels (eighteen in total) were designed...

HMCS Victoria 876
The Upholder-class were the last class of diesel boats built for the Royal Navy for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they were cheaper to produce than their nuclear counterparts and, secondly, they were able to be constructed in...

HMS Conqueror (S48)
HMS Conqueror nicknamed the "Conks" was a Churchill-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine that served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1990. Conqueror was the third and last of her class, along with the HMS Churchill and HMS Co...

HMS upholder (P37)
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HMS Vanguard (S28)
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IJN I-15
The most numerous of all the World War II Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarine class’s was the B1-Type, nicknamed the "I-15" class after the first boat launched. Twenty were produced and the I-15 was commissioned on Septem...

Kaiten
The Kaiten (meaning "Reverse Destiny" or "Change the World") was based on the Japanese Navy Type 93 torpedo and was a top secret suicide weapon, a one-person manned torpedo with a 3000lb (1,360 kg) warhead. Almost 400 of the...

Kilo-class
The Kilo-class submarine was laid down by the Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering and officially commissioned in 1982. Only some 16 remain in avtive service of the 57 or so constructed during its production run. The ...

RFS Dmitri Donskoi (TK-208) / (Typhoon)
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SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) Mk VIII
The SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) MK VIII was developed in 1975 by United States UDT (Underwater Demolition Team) / SEAL (SEa, Air and Land) teams as a reusable, submersible underwater vehicle. US Navy SEALs are essentially th...

Surcouf (N N 3)
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Triomphant (S616)
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Type 092 (Daqingyu)
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Type 094
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Type 209
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Type I
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Type IX
The German Kriegsmarine paid a heavy price for their actions in World War 2, with most of her Type IX class being lost to the sea, most times with all hands aboard. The Type IX made up an effective fighting force, particularl...

Type VII
Type VII u-boats made up a large part of the u-boat fighting force in the Atlantic. This class of fighting ship helped the German Navy reign the high seas between America and England for years and became the face of the U-boa...

Type XXI
The Type XXI series of German U-boats were a phenomenal revolutionary design brought about in 1944. Their type was designed specifically for lengthy underwater operations centered around proven high-powered electrical machine...

Type XXIII
The Kriegsmarine Type XXIII were developed as smallish coastal submarines to operate in the shallow waters between England and France and the Mediterranean Sea. These boats were part of the all-new electric boat designs pione...

Type XXVII Seehund (Seal)
The Seehund (seal) was the most successful of several Nazi Kriegsmarine attempts to perfect a midget submarine designed in 1944 known as the XXVII B 5, also known as Type 127. Their small size and evasive action made them vir...

USS Gato (SS-212)
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USS Growler (SSG-577)
USS Growler (SSG-577), a submarine powered by conventional diesel engines, carried nuclear cruise missiles and was built and operated by the United States Navy. Growler was the second of the Grayback-class laid down in Febr...

USS Grunion (SS-216)
The USS Grunion (SS 216) is best known for her mysterious dissappearance. Until recently, little was known of the last whereabouts of the vessel and her 70 crew members. It was known that she had been attacked after experienc...

USS Holland (SS-1)
The Holland series of submarines was the first step towards building the new-face United States Navy. The Holland was born out of a competition presented by the USN for a new underwater vessel with adequate submerged range an...

USS Ling (SS-297)
The Ling (SS-297) is a late model Balao-class and was the result of an improved Gato-class submarine of which 77 were produced. A major difference between the two boats was an improved pressure hull in the Balao class having...

USS Los Angeles (SSN-688)
The nuclear-powered USS Los Angeles represented the largest constructed group of vessels for the United States Navy during the Cold War, totaling 62 ships in her class. The Los Angeles class was specifically design for anti-s...

USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
The USS Nautilus was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first vessel to complete a submerged voyage under the North Pole. The USS Nautilus was planned and personally supervised by Admiral Hyman G....

USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
The USS Ohio was from a family totaling three other ships in her Ohio-class, with those designated as USS Michigan, USS Florida and USS Georgia. Her primary responsibility since her inception in the early 1980's has been as a...

USS Scorpion (SSN-589)
USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a United States nuclear submarine of the "Skipjack" Class. Scorpion was made by the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut at a cost of 40 million dollar...

USS Seawolf (SSN-21)
The USS Seawolf was designed and developed during the Cold War though by the time she was made available, the Cold War was all but over. Some 29 vessels of her Seawolf-class were originally ordered though the collapse of the ...

USS Virginia (SSN-774)
The USS Virginia is a relatively new class and breed of attack submarine in service with the United States Navy. She has since completed her first deployment throughout 2005 and was brought back into port for review and adjus...