List of submarine classes

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This is a list of submarine classes, sorted by country. The navies of 46 states operate submarines.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

Algeria[]

  • Raïs Hadj Mubarek class (Type 877EKM Kilo)
  • Raïs Hadj Slimane class (Type 877EKM Kilo)
  • 2 Project 636 (in order)

Albania[]

Argentina[]

See also: List of ships of the Argentine Navy

Armada de la República Argentina:

  • Santa Fe class (1930s built in Italy — decommissioned)
  • Santa Fe (1960s US-built Balao - decommissioned)
  • Santa Fe S-21 (1970s US-built Guppy - decommissioned)
  • Santa Cruz-class (German-built TR-1700 - one remaining boat inactive)
  • Salta-class (German-built Type 209/1200 - inactive; one used for dockside training)

Australia[]

Royal Australian Navy:

Azerbaijan[]

Bangladesh[]

Bangladesh Navy:

Brazil[]

Marinha do Brasil:

  • Humaita (1927) - (decommissioned)
  • Tupi class (1937) - (decommissioned)
  • Goiaz class (GUPPY III) (decommissioned)
  • Bahia class (GUPPY II) (decommissioned)
  • Humaita class (Oberon) (decommissioned)
  • Tupi class (Type 209/1400)
  • Tikuna (modified Tupi class) (modified Type 209/1400)
  • Scorpéne in order (with technology transference)
  • SSN being developed with French help

Bulgaria[]

  • Slava class (Romeo acquired from the USSR)

Canada[]

See also: List of ships of the Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy:

  • Victoria-class submarine - 4 ex-RN Upholder-class in active service
  • Oberon-class submarine (decommissioned after 2000); 3 acquired and 2 for training and spares; 2 sold as museum ship (HMCS Ojibwa (S72) and HMCS Onondaga (S73)) and 3 scrapped (HMS Olympus (S12), HMS Osiris (S13), HMCS Okanagan (S74))
  • Tench-class submarine (decommissioned); built for United States Navy; USS Argonaut (SS-475) renamed HMCS Rainbow 1968 and retired 1974
  • Balao-class submarine (decommissioned); built for United States Navy; USS Burrfish (SS-312) acquired 1961 and renamed as HMCS Grisle and served until 1969; return to USN and later scrapped.
  • British H-class submarine (decommissioned); built in United States; acquired 1919 HMCS CH-14 and HMCS CH-15 and disposed 1927 and 1922 respectively
  • CC-class submarine (decommissioned); built in United States for Chilean Navy and sold to British Columbia 1913; CC-1 and CC-2 Commissioned Royal Canadian Navy 1914; scrapped in 1920

Captured and recommissioned German U-boats[]

Chile[]

People's Republic of China[]

People's Liberation Army Navy:

  • Type 03 class (Whiskey) (decommissioned)
  • Type 031 class (Golf) (SSB)
  • Type 033 class (Romeo)
  • Wuhan class (Type 033G, license built Romeo)
  • Ming class (Type 035/based on Romeo)
  • Kilo class
  • Song class (Type 039)
  • Yuan class (Type 041)
  • Han class (Type 091) (SSN)
  • Xia class (Type 092) (SSBN)
  • Shang class (Type 093) (SSN)
  • Jin class (Type 094) (SSBN)

Colombia[]

Croatia[]

  • modified Una-class midget submarine

Cuba[]

Denmark[]

Royal Danish Navy:[2]

  • D class (1926—1946)
  • H class (1938—1950)
  • U class (1947—1959)
  • V class (1947—1958)
  • Delfinen class (1961—1990)
  • Narhvalen class (Type 205) (1970—2004)
  • Tumleren class (Kobben/Type 207) (1989—2004)
  • Kronborg class (Näcken) (2001—2004)

Ecuador[]

Estonia[]

Kalev class submarines.

Kalev class mine laying submarines

Estonian Navy:

Egypt[]

Finland[]

Finnish Navy:

France[]

Marine Nationale:

Germany[]

Kaiserliche Marine:

Kriegsmarine:

Modern German Navy:

Export Models:

Greece[]

Hellenic Navy

Greek Navy:

India[]

Indian Navy:

  • Foxtrot Class
  • Shishumar (Type 209) Class
  • Sindhughosh (Kilo) Class
  • Scorpène Class 3 Submarines are ready up to 31 January 2018 and also planning to develop with DRDO.
  • Akula Class. Indian navy is paying $2 billion for the completion of two submarines. The agreement was signed in late 2005 in Moscow. India will receive these submarines from late 2006 to late 2007. India will lease them until a projected 5 to 6 ATV indigenous submarines are manufactured. The Indians have a lease/ purchase deal.
  • Arihant Class is a Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine being constructed by India as a part of the Indian Navy's Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) Project and is expected to be commissioned by 2015.trails completed on 23 Feb 2016.

Indonesia[]

Indonesian Navy:

Iran[]

Iranian Navy:

Israel[]

Israeli Navy:

Italy[]

Main article: List of submarines of Italy

Regia Marina:

Marina Militare:

  • Toti class (decommissioned)
  • Nazario Sauro class
  • Salvatore Pelosi class (improved Sauro)
  • Primo Longobardo class (improved Pelosi)
  • Salvatore Todaro class (Type 212A)

Japan[]

Imperial Japanese Navy[]

  • Ko-hyoteki class submarine (midget)
  • Kaidai 1 class (aka I-51)
  • Kaidai 2 class (aka I-152)
  • Kaidai 3a, 3b class (aka I-153 and I-156)
  • Kaidai 4 class (aka I-162)
  • Kaidai 5 class (aka I-165)
  • Kaidai 6a, 6b class (aka I-168 and I-174)
  • Kaidai 7 class (aka I-176)
  • Junsen J1 class (aka I-1 class)
  • Junsen J2 class (aka I-6)
  • Junsen J3 class (aka I-7)
  • Junsen A1 class (aka I-9)
  • Junsen A2 class (aka I-12)
  • Junsen A Modified class (aka I-13)
  • Junsen B1 class (aka I-15 series)
  • Junsen B2 class (aka I-40)
  • Junsen B3 class (aka I-54)
  • Junsen C1 class (aka I-16)
  • Junsen C2 class (aka I-46)
  • Junsen C3 class (aka I-52)
  • Sen Toku class (aka I-400)
  • Sen Taka Dai class (aka I-200)
  • Kiraisen class (aka I-121)
  • Senho class (aka I-351)
  • D1 class (aka I-361)
  • D2 class (aka I-373)
  • Kaichū class
  • Kaishō class (aka Ro-100)
  • Sen Taka Sho class (aka Ha-201)
  • class

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[]

  • United States Gato-class:Kuroshio was commissioned on August 15, 1955 and stricken on March 31, 1966. The first Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force submarine.
  • Oyashio (SS-511): A single unit, launched on May 25, 1959 and stricken on September 30, 1976. The first indigenous submarine of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force.
  • Hayashio class
  • Natsushio class
  • Oshio class
  • Uzushio class
  • Yushio class
  • Harushio class
  • Asashio class (modified Harushio to test Stirling AIP System)
  • Oyashio class
  • Sōryū class
  • Tagei class

Republic of Korea[]

Republic of Korea Navy:

North Korea[]

Korean People's Army:

Libya[]

Malaysia[]

Royal Malaysian Navy:

Myanmar[]

Myanmar Navy:

  • Kilo class

Netherlands[]

Main article: List of submarines of the Netherlands

Royal Dutch Navy:[4]

Norway[]

Royal Norwegian Navy:

  • Kobben (1909–1933) One vessel built in Germany.
  • A class (1913–1940) Three vessels bought from Germany.
  • B class (1922–1946) Six vessels of the U.S. Holland type built under licence in Norway.
  • (1941–1943) One vessels given to Norway in 1941.
  • V class (1949-196X) Two vessels given to Norway in 1943, after the war Norway purchased three more.
  • K class (1949-1961) Three vessels left in Norway by the Germans.
  • Kobben / Type 207 (1964–2003) Fifteen vessels purchased from Germany.
  • Ula / Type 210 (1989-In use) Six vessels purchased from Germany.

Pakistan[]

  • Agosta class
  • PNS Ghazi (Formerly USS Diablo)
  • Hangor class

Peru[]

Poland[]

Polish Navy:

  • Wilk class (3 decommissioned)
  • Orzeł class (1 sunk, 1 decommissioned)
  • S-1 class (1 sunk)
  • U class (2 decommissioned)
  • Malyutka class (6 decommissioned)
  • Whiskey class (4 decommissioned)
  • Foxtrot class (2 decommissioned)
  • Kilo class (1 in service)
  • Kobben / Type 207 class (2 decommissioned, 2 deactivated)

Portugal[]

Portuguese Navy:

Romania[]

  • Delfinul class (Kilo - inactive)
  • Dalfinul class (World War II)
  • Rechinul class
  • Marsuinul class
  • CB class

Russia (and Soviet Union)[]

Soviet Navy and Russian Navy:

Singapore[]

Republic of Singapore Navy:

South Africa[]

South African Navy:

Spain[]

Spanish Navy: [3]

Export models:

Syria[]

Sweden[]

Swedish Navy:

Taiwan[]

Republic of China Navy:

Thailand[]

Royal Thai Navy:

Turkey[]

Turkish Navy:

United Kingdom[]

Main article: List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy:

United States[]

Main article: List of submarine classes of the United States Navy

Ukraine[]

Ukrainian Navy:

Venezuela[]

Vietnam[]

  • Kilo class
  • Yugo class

Yugoslavia[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Janes | Latest defence and security news". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  2. ^ See also: Danish Submarines 1909-2004 @ Danish Naval History
  3. ^ a b "North Korea's Submarine Ballistic Missile Program Moves Ahead: Indications of Shipbuilding and Missile Ejection Testing". 38 North. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. ^ See also: Dutchsubmarines.com

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